Cigarette packets

67% of cigarette packets display pictorial warnings: Study

Only 67 per cent of cigarette packets of various brands in the country display the mandatory 85-per-cent-pictorial warning since the rule came into force on April 1 this year, a national-level study said on Tuesday.

Sep 20, 2016, 21:22 PM IST

ITC says to keep cigarette factories shut over health warning rules

India`s top cigarette maker ITC Ltd, part-owned by British American Tobacco, said it was not ready to print bigger health warnings on its packs as mandated by the government and will keep its factories shut until clarity emerges on the new rules.

Apr 15, 2016, 14:17 PM IST