Tobacco was introduced in India by the Portuguese 400 years ago. Since then tobacco consumption continued to rise in India. It has been estimated that there are 1.1 billion smokers worldwide and 182 million (16.6%) of them live in India. It has been predicted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that more than 500 million people alive today will be killed by tobacco by 2030 and tobacco consumption will become the single leading cause of death...click here to read ahead.
