tobacco products

08.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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RAJASTHAN Govt to ban e-cigarette.   The rajasthan government is in the process of banning e-cigarettes and also considering issuing licences to tobacco vendors. State government is committed to making Rajasthan tobacco free.   After making all schools a tobacco-free zone, all the 17,000 government health facilities have been asked to make their premises tobacco-free … Read more 08.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

16.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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RAJASTHAN High tax results in 5.6% drop in tobacco use in Rajasthan   The prevalence of smoking in Rajasthan has decreased by 5.6 percentage points in Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2), 2016-17, compared to GATS-1, as per the recently released GATS-2. Experts give the credit to high tax on tobacco products in Rajasthan.   State government had imposed up … Read more 16.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs