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The National: Doctors have urged the government to look at bringing in 'minimum pricing' for tobacco to lift the prices of the cheapest cigarettes on the shelves.

India Times: More than 6.25 lakh children in India smoke cigarette every day, a sign of serious public health threat, a global study claimed.

Hindustan Times: According to the Global Tobacco Atlas study, tobacco consumption claims 17,887 lives in India every week, and the economic cost of smoking in India is Rs 1,818,691 million.

Times of India: More than 6.25 lakh children in India smoke cigarette every day, a sign of serious public health threat, a global study claimed.

Asian News International: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), during the End-TB Summit here, has relaunched 'Cough,' a national mass media campaign to warn citizens about the links between TB and tobacco use.

Economic Times: During the End-TB Summit in New Delhi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on 13th March, The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has re-launched “Cough,” a national mass media campaign to warn citizens about the links between TB and tobacco use.

Devex: The International Labour Organization is again under intense pressure from a growing number of stakeholders to put an end to its relationship with big tobacco.

Asian Tribune: More than 2000 delegates from about 100 countries gathered in Cape Town to participate at the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) from 7th to 9th March 2018, to discuss how to strengthen tobacco control measures.