FRAI urges PM to order recall of proposed changes in law on cigarettes
NEW DELHI: Federation of Retailer Association of India (FRAI), a representative body of micro, small and medium retailers, on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order recall of proposed amendments in law on cigarettes and other tobacco products insisting the changes threaten to further attack livelihoods of petty retailers selling tobacco products across India. […]
India drafts law to raise legal age of smoking to 21 years
By Sanjeev Sharma NEW DELHI: The government of India (Centre) has prepared a bill to raise the age for allowing sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to 21 years from the current 18 years. The government has drafted the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply […]