World No Tobacco Day 2022 – Strengthen Tobacco Control Laws to save lives
World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on 31st May to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco not only on humans but on the environment at large. As per World Health Organisation, Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year. It is also responsible for...
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Study-Gujarat Workshop
Big Tobacco Tiny Targets Study - Gujarat workshop Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Study-Rajkot Workshop Consumer VOICE in collaboration with its state partner Rajkot Saher Jilla Grahak Suraksha Mandal Rajkot, Gujarat organised a stakeholders’ workshop on July 24, 2021 at...
Big Tobacco, Tiny Targets Study 2020
Big Tobacco, Tiny Targets Study 2020On 12th January, on the occasion of Swami Vivekanada’s birth anniversary, which is also celebrated as National Youth Day, the report of Big Tobacco, Tiny Targets Study 2020 was released online. The study was conducted across 1011...
India and WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
India and WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force...
World No Tobacco Day 2020 – Towards a tobacco free generation
World No Tobacco Day 2020 – Towards a tobacco free generation Tobacco products kill more than 8 million people every year which effectively means the future generation. With each passing day, tobacco and related industry is becoming smarter by the day. To target...
National Youth Day 2020 -Tobacco Intervention
National Youth Day 2020 -Tobacco Intervention Every year National Youth Day is celebrated across India on 12th January to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, to spread his ideas among the youth in our country. To remember his values and ideals,...
E Cigarettes Act 2019 Explained
E Cigarettes Act 2019 Explained The Parliament of India passed the “ Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Bill, 2019” by voice vote and with long discussion in both...
State Level Consultation for Sensitization of Stakeholders to Mandate the Strict Implementation of Vendor Licensing in Goa
State Level Consultation for Sensitization of Stakeholders to Mandate the Strict Implementation of Vendor Licensing in Goa Consumer VOICE in collaboration with National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) Goa organised a stakeholders’ consultation at...
New set of Health Warnings on all Tobacco Products
New set of Health Warnings on all Tobacco Products From September 1st, 2019, new tobacco new sets of specified health warnings issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for all tobacco product packs will be implemented. The Ministry notified new sets of...
Higher Taxation by GST Council will curb Tobacco Addiction
Higher Taxation by GST Council will curb Tobacco Addiction Consumer VOICE in its effort to control tobacco menace has been working closely with the government and other state partners. With the budget round the corner and the new Finance Minster taking charge,...
World No Tobacco Day – Bhopal-MP
World No Tobacco Day - Bhopal-MP National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal and Consumer VOICE- a New Delhi based non-profit organization working on tobacco control issues in the state of Madhya Pradesh, organised a consultation on the eve of World...
World No Tobacco Day 2019
World No Tobacco Day 2019 “ I curse the day I was introduced to smoking by my peer group. Today at 30, just when I thought I am on a roller coaster ride I am diagnosed with lung cancer,” said Pradyut who is lying on the hospital bed since the past one month.Tobacco...
E-Cigarettes Survey Report
E-Cigarettes Survey Report Electronic cigarettes (‘e-cigarettes’) are nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that heat a nicotine cartridge and allow users to inhale the vaporized liquid. There is no substantial evidence to prove that ENDS are effective for cessation and...
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Survey State Dissemination-Madhya Pradesh
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Survey State Dissemination-Madhya Pradesh National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, Bhopal along with Consumer VOICE, New Delhi organised stakeholders workshops to disseminate the “Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets” survey report. The...
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets study survey study dissemination – Tamil Nadu
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets study survey study dissemination - Tamil Nadu Consumer VOICE, Delhi in collaboration with Consumer’s Association of India, Chennai organized Stakeholders’ dissemination workshop on ‘’Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets’’ study in Chennai on 26th March...
Health Ministry Issues Advisory to States to Ban E-Cigarettes
Health Ministry Issues Advisory to States to Ban E-Cigarettes Following the advisory of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), 11 states in India (Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,...
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Survey State Dissemination in Gujarat
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Survey State Dissemination in Gujarat Consumer VOICE, Delhi in collaboration with Rajkot Saher Jilla Grahak Suraksha Mandal, Gujarat, organized a Stakeholders’ dissemination workshop on ‘’Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets’’ study in four cities of...
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Survey State Dissemination in Assam
Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets Survey State Dissemination in Assam Consumers’ Legal Protection Forum along with Consumer VOICE, New Delhi organised workshops for stakeholders in Assam to disseminate the “Big Tobacco-Tiny Targets” survey report. The workshops were held in...
State Level Workshop for Sensitization Of Stakeholders to Support Tobacco Vendor Licensing Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh
State Level Workshop for Sensitization Of Stakeholders to Support Tobacco Vendor Licensing Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh The Consumer Guidance Society, Vijayawada in with support from Consumer VOICE, New Delhi organised a state level workshop on tobacco control...
City Level Workshop for Sensitization Of Stakeholders to Support Tobacco Vendor Licensing Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh
City Level Workshop for Sensitization Of Stakeholders to Support Tobacco Vendor Licensing Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh The Consumers Guidance Society, Vijayawada and Consumer Awareness Society, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh in collaboration and support of VOICE, organized a...