CHENNAI: Smuggling of misbranded cigarettes from south-east Asian countries into India causes an annual tax revenue loss of ...

Smoking beedies - the traditional Indian hand-rolled cigarette - is less socially acceptable. Men and boys will not smoke in front of their elders, and women almost never smoke. It is a woman's ...

CHENNAI: In one of the biggest recent seizures, Chennai Seaport Customs recently foiled a bid to smuggle in 19.8 lakh sticks ...

“We note that even post-lockdown, when the production and availability improve; social distancing norms could result in pressure on volumes as Indian cigarette smoking is still predominantly ...

India aims to surpass $1 billion in organic product exports by next year, with significant growth in the last decade. The ...

Vaping: How popular are e-cigarettes? What's behind a vaping illness outbreak in the US? While the Indian market seemed ripe for the expansion of popular e-cigarette companies like Juul ...