New York: A US-based survey has revealed that stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and PublicContinue Reading
Pyongyang: North Korea, one of the last bastions of free, unhindered smoking, a country where just about every adult male can and does light up almost anywhere he pleases and where leader Kim Jong Un is hardly ever seen without a lit cigarette in his hand, is now officially tryingContinue Reading
Around 900,000 people die of tobacco-related illnesses in India each yearContinue Reading
Dimapur – With a population of about 20 lakh, Nagaland is considered the second highest tobacco consuming State with 57 per cent of the populace into the tobacco habit. The statistics is more worrisome as 37 per cent of students are into smoking habit while 41 per cent school childrenContinue Reading
