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Indians reluctant to stub it out with 186 million tobacco users

With over 186 million tobacco users in India, two in every three people who chew dry snuff tobacco the world over are Indians

Updated On: 12 Jun 2022 | 9:40 PM IST

No consumer goods at Paan shops: Biscuit, beverage, FMCG cos to bear brunt

These categories typically derive 10-30% sales from paan-plus shops; asking the shops to stop stocking these products could hit the segments hard

Updated On: 28 Sep 2017 | 6:07 PM IST

Cigarettes, tobacco shops can no longer sell chips, biscuits, candies

The move is aimed at preventing exposure of children to tobacco products

Updated On: 27 Sep 2017 | 12:21 PM IST