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A beedi (also spelled bidi [1] or biri [2]) is a thin cigarette or mini-cigar filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon) [3] or Piliostigma racemosum [4] leaf tied with a string or adhesive at one end. It originates from the Indian subcontinent.
Smoking in India is one of the oldest industries and provides employment to more than five million people directly and indirectly. India is the second-largest producer of tobacco in the world. Smoking has been known since at least 2000 BC when cannabis was smoked and is first mentioned in the Atharvaveda (compiled c. 1200 BC – c. 1000 BC).
Forum Cigarettes Indonesia Indonesia [citation needed] Four Square Godfrey Phillips India: India [20] Four Aces W.D. & H.O. Wills/ Imperial Brands: Sri Lanka: 1901; 124 years ago () [43] FS1 Godfrey Phillips India: India [20] Furongwang Hunan Tobacco Group People's Republic of China: 1951; 74 years ago () [citation needed] Galan Wismilak: Indonesia
Gold Flake is a classic Indian cigarette brand that has been on the market for over a century. [1] Gold Flake is sold in a multitude of varieties, including Gold Flake Kings (84mm), Gold Flake Kings Lights (84mm), Gold Flake and Gold Flake Lights. This brand is owned, manufactured and marketed by ITC Limited. [2]
The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 or COTPA, 2003 is an Act of Parliament of India enacted in 2003 to prohibit advertisement of, and regulate the trade and commerce in, the production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products in India.
Until 2008, [43] cigarette packets sold in India were required to carry a written warning on the front of the packet with the text CIGARETTE SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH in English. Paan, gutkha and tobacco packets carried the warning TOBACCO IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH in Hindi and English. The law later changed.
Pages in category "Indian cigarette brands" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Classic ...
Classic Filter Kings is a cigarette brand with a number of variants. The first Classic variant was launched in India by ITC Limited in 1979. At the time the Indian cigarette market was mainly dominated by plain and Regular Size Filter Tipped products, with king size contributing barely 5% of the total market.