Indian tobacco firms have halted cigarette production after they protested against a new rule mandating bigger warning labels on packages. Above, a shopkeeper selling cigarettes in Mumbai.

Cheap to buy and easy to ignore, bidi powers a vast economy that thrives on labour violations, policy loopholes and health ...

India has just forced big tobacco to adopt bigger scary labeling on cigarette packages but health campaigners say it should also hike taxes and crack down on bidis, the cheap, hand-rolled ...

Tobacco use in rural India is not merely a personal choice — it is a social norm ingrained in everyday life. From chewing gutka and khaini to smoking bidis and adopting modern nicotine products, the ...

Philip Morris’ place in the Indian tobacco space may be under threat. Foreign investment in cigarette makers has been outlawed in India since 2010. However, tobacco firms are still allowed to ...

Deepak Talwar is an influential tobacco consultant in India and confidant of the nation’s leading bidi maker. India Today Praful Patel (center) is India’s minister for heavy industries and a former ...

A camping site at El Capitan State Beach with the beach below. “Indian tobacco” plants intertwine with the potent datura foliage along the bike path at Refugio State Beach. Nicotiana ...

Shares of Indian tobacco companies rebounded Wednesday after news that the country is planning to ban the sales of single cigarettes to discourage smoking in the South Asian nation triggered a tumble.