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Tobacco prices: Experts demand action

Tobacco is among the leading threats to public health in India. Between 1998 and 2015, the number of smokers in India increased from 79 million to 108 million. At present, fourteen percent of adults use smoking tobacco. 25.9 percent of adults use smokeless tobacco. Although fewer Indians are using tobacco today than at the start …

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Kerala flood relief efforts get shot in the arm from Centre

The Centre has given a shot in the arm for relief efforts in flood-battered Kerala. Rs 600 crore (more than $85.9 billion) will be released to the state and emergency supplies will be exempted from both customs duty and Goods and Service Tax (GST). Kerala endured one of the worst calamities in its history this …

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For Indian women and girls, period tax is now a thing of the past

In a boon for India’s women and girls, the Centre has made feminine hygiene products tax-free. The decision was announced more than a year after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) imposed a twelve percent duty on menstrual pads. The levy sparked controversy, as items such as bindi, bangles and sindoor were classed as “essential” …

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Medical oxygen sees tax increase

In the wake of the Gorakpur tragedy, it has been revealed that medical oxygen has seen a tax increase. Medical oxygen has seen its tax rate rise to 18 percent under the recently updated Goods and Services Tax (GST) which fixed the cost of most life saving medicines at a lower rate of five percent tax. …

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Menstrual pads: A weapon against cervical cancer?

Menstrual pads could have a role to play in the fight against cervical cancer in India.  A weapon against cervical cancer A study of rural women says analysing the blood on used menstrual pads could act as an effective screening tool for cervical cancer. The study was carried out by the Tata Memorial Hospital and …

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Healthcare devices to become more expensive under GST

Key healthcare services will become more expensive under India’s new Goods and Services Tax (GST). According to the Union Health Ministry, pacemakers and kidney dialysis are among the healthcare amenities which will witness price increases due to tax hikes. The ministry was responding to a question submitted online. It says tax increases will be 5 …

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Paid menstrual leave in India: Progress?

Paid menstrual leave is gaining popularity among companies in India. However, debate continues over whether it is a progressive or regressive policy. A number of Indian companies now allow women to take paid leave for dysmenorrhea, or period pain. Culture Machine, Magzter and Mathrumbi are among the firms to have taken this step in recent …

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India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST): What does it mean for pharma?

India’s long-awaited and divisive Goods and Services Tax (GST) will soon take effect. What effect will it have on healthcare? The GST has effectively more than thirty years in the making. A large-scale stab at tax reform, it seeks to impose a levy on all goods and services across India at the national level. The …

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