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Gutkha replaces beedis as tobacco consumption surges in Telangana
22 Jan 2026 10:38 GMT
… tobacco-consuming habits, with a growing number of people abandoning traditional beedis … regions of Telangana, where beedi is being replaced by gutkha … a rise in spending on cigarettes and gutkha.
Based on … dual rise in gutkha and cigarette consumption
16.8 per …
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The making and stalling of India’s herbal cigarettes market
11 Jan 2026 11:51 GMT
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Nirdosh now sells herbal cigarettes, cigars, beedis and herbal smoking mixtures, for a total … this herbal cigarettes business then, just like in tobacco cigarettes."
Shifting … he told Mint.
Meanwhile, regular tobacco cigarettes are about to become more …
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UPSC Key: New duty rates for tobacco products, Adjusted gross revenue, and CBAM
02 Jan 2026 14:12 GMT
… filters and longer cigarettes attracted higher duties, and cigars, cheroots and … chewing tobacco and jarda scented tobacco. Smoking mixtures for pipes and cigarettes will … as chewing tobacco, products like zarda, unmanufactured tobacco and beedi will continue …
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Excise duty hike on tobacco will hurt farmers, fuel smuggling: Farmers’ body
02 Jan 2026 08:29 GMT
… Virginia (FCV) tobacco used in cigarettes, with per-kilogram … taxation over 50 times higher than for ‘beedis … ’—hand-rolled cigarettes popular among lower … finished products, while beedis and chewing products face …
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FAIFA, TII oppose sharp increase in taxes on tobacco products
02 Jan 2026 08:16 GMT
… packet of beedis or hand-rolled traditional cigarettes for sale … of the Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco and Gutkha Packing … 000 sticks, depending on cigarette length, effective 1 February, … high taxation rate on cigarettes (using FCV tobacco), which, on …
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Duty hike on tobacco products will hurt farmers, fuel smuggling: FAIFA
02 Jan 2026 08:10 GMT
… reduce legal cigarette consumption, hurting demand for domestically-grown tobacco and potentially … Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco used in cigarettes, with per-kilogram taxation … than for 'beedis' — hand-rolled cigarettes popular among lower-income …
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Cigarette prices: FAIFA says duty hike on tobacco products will hurt farmers, fuel smuggling
02 Jan 2026 07:35 GMT
… Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco used in cigarettes, with per-kilogram taxation … than for 'beedis' -- hand-rolled cigarettes popular among lower … dose in finished products, while beedis and chewing products face less …
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February 1 Price Hike: Cigarettes, Beedi, and Pan Masala to Cost More Under New Tax Regime
02 Jan 2026 07:38 GMT
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FAIFA warns tobacco duty hike may hit farmers, boost illegal smuggling
02 Jan 2026 07:28 GMT
… Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco used in cigarettes, with per-kilogram taxation … than for 'beedis' -- hand-rolled cigarettes popular among lower … dose in finished products, while beedis and chewing products face less …
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Smoking will burn a bigger hole in your pocket now as govt imposes new excise duty on tobacco
01 Jan 2026 21:27 GMT
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The share prices of cigarette manufacturers crashed Thursday. The … could push consumers towards smuggled cigarettes," it said.
The … on length. Beedi, pan masala and chewing tobacco too will face … for every three legal cigarettes sold, one smuggled or …