Bidi smoking costs India over Rs 80,000 crore in ill health and early deaths every year which is equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the goods and services (GDP) the country produces and more than two per cent of its total health spend, says a study.
During Dusshera, Maharashtrians across the world exchange sona (gold) with each other. This isn't real gold though! These are the leaves of a tree called apta or Bauhinia racemosa.
Social smoking is the most familiar trend of smoking among youngsters.
Smoking killed 100 million Indians in the last 100 years!
It's official! Bidi smoking causes cancer
Jaw stiffness among smokers and tobacco eaters is a warning sign for oral cancer
Smokers in Kerala spend 9 percent of income on tobacco
Bidi smoking costs India over Rs 80,000 crore in ill health and early deaths every year which is equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the goods and services (GDP) the country produces and more than two per cent of its total health spend, says a study.
During Dusshera, Maharashtrians across the world exchange sona (gold) with each other. This isn't real gold though! These are the leaves of a tree called apta or Bauhinia racemosa.
Social smoking is the most familiar trend of smoking among youngsters.
Smoking killed 100 million Indians in the last 100 years!
It's official! Bidi smoking causes cancer
Jaw stiffness among smokers and tobacco eaters is a warning sign for oral cancer
Smokers in Kerala spend 9 percent of income on tobacco
