Govt likely to completely ban FDI in tobacco sector
After making it mandatory to carry larger pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, the government is now working on a proposal to completely ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in the tobacco sector.
Apr 25, 2016, 17:34 PM ISTSupreme Court to hear plea of tobacco industry against government on Monday
Supreme Court said on Friday that it will hear petitions related to stringent package warning rules filed by tobacco industry against the government on Monday
Apr 22, 2016, 19:02 PM ISTReview pictorial warning on beedi packets: Labour Minister to JP Nadda
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today urged Health Minister J P Nadda to reconsider the mandated pictorial warnings covering 85 percent of the packaging space on beedi packets, a move that threatens the livelihood of 1.50 crore workers
Apr 21, 2016, 21:00 PM ISTBeedi industry in crisis, says Federation
The 'beedi' industry might face closure due to the mandated larger pictorial warnings covering 85 per cent of the packaging space, a federation said on Saturday
Apr 09, 2016, 21:35 PM IST