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3 days ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
“But nicotine addiction hasn’t disappeared; it has simply shape-shifted. The rise of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), synthetic nicotine pouches, and ‘flavoured wellness’ lozenges represents a quiet but aggressive reinvention of the nicotine business. These products are marketed as cleaner, safer, and even medicinal — often using the language of ‘harm reduction’.
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4 days ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
Health warnings are an effective way to help people quit tobacco use and India is among the countries identified as having best-practice-level graphic health warning labels in 2024, showed a WHO report released on Monday.
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4 days ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
India is among the six countries that received 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Global Tobacco Control for prioritizing tobacco cessation approaches to reach a significant number of tobacco users in the country. The National Tobacco Control Cell of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, was presented with the award at the World Conference on Tobacco Control held in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday. India was presented the ‘O’ category award for promoting tobacco cessation.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
“LEN is an injectable PrEP that is to be taken twice yearly,” said Dr Glory Alexander, president of AIDS Society of India (ASI) and founder director of ASHA Foundation, Bengaluru. PrEP was first approved by the US FDA in 2012, but the Indian government’s National AIDS Control Organisation is yet to roll it out. “If we invest in HIV prevention, we not only protect people’s health but also save expenses in providing lifelong HIV care, including lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART).
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
“A family that dances together stays together” is the mantra embraced by renowned kathak guru Maneesha Sathe and her family. Spanning three generations, five artistes share a profound love for kathak and work together to ensure that each graceful step keeps alive both tradition and togetherness. Sathe, 72, is globally recognised for her innovative choreographies that incorporate themes from contemporary social issues and blend kathak with other art forms like Japanese taiko drumming.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
“A family that dances together stays together” is the mantra embraced by renowned kathak guru Maneesha Sathe and her family. Spanning three generations, five artistes share a profound love for kathak and work together to ensure that each graceful step keeps alive both tradition and togetherness. Sathe, 72, is globally recognised for her innovative choreographies that incorporate themes from contemporary social issues and blend kathak with other art forms like Japanese taiko drumming.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
A new, interactive modelling tool demonstrates how countries can use tobacco taxes to quickly generate millions in new revenue, reduce smoking, increase economic productivity and recover millions in healthcare expenses on treatment of smoking-related illnesses. The Cost Recovery and Revenue Estimator (CoRRE) uses recent data from more than 100 countries to estimate the tax revenue gain possible depending on different potential tax scenarios.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
Dr Eknath Pawar, Dean of B J Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, who completes a year in the post on June 19, said that despite the vacancies, a slew of measures are in place to ensure patient care and deliver quality services at Maharashtra’s largest government-run hospital. “The staff shortage is being addressed. During my tenure of a year, several efforts have been taken, and we have filled up a fair share of vacancies.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
Suraj Sathale (28) is in a state of shock as the horror keeps playing in his mind. It was he who had pursuaded his family for a Sunday outing at Kundamala, a scenic temple village 30 km from Pune. “Why did I ask them to come? Why did I insist that my father should come with us,” he said, clutching his head. On Sunday evening, Suraj watched helplessly as the iron bridge over the Indrayani river gave way beneath his father’s feet.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas
The Akhil Maharashtra Giryarohan Mahasangh (AMGM), the apex organisation for mountaineering in Maharashtra, has appealed to tourists and trekkers to exercise caution while exploring the Sahyadri mountains during the monsoon. “Trails in the Sahyadris become slippery due to rainfall.
