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The Citizen : Globally, about 40 percent of children are exposed to secondhand smoking.

The Telegraph: Although often referred to as lifestyle issues – implying personal choice – the rapid spread of NCDs around the world suggests they are a more universal problem, correlating strongly with economic development and urbanisation.

CityLab: Tuberculosis continues to be a formidable killer around the world due to tobacco use.

The Hindu: The Health Department is launching a major initiative as part of a national programme for developing a registry for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with focus on protocol-based standardized management of diabetes and hypertension

Live Mint: People are often victims of their environment and bounded rationality, and government policy can help make the necessary corrections.

Quartz: More people die of tuberculosis (TB) in India than anywhere else in the world. In 2016 alone, an estimated 423,000 Indians lost their lives to the infectious disease, accounting for nearly a third of global TB-related deaths.

NPR: Preventing an epidemic is a tough mission in any country, especially a nation lacking in resources.