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    Many industries have rules to abide by, especially on a government level. The government can impose laws that industries may not agree with. Such as the case with the banning of tobacco advertisement in certain countries all over the world. India’s government put a ban on this practice in their country and some people were for it, but others were opposed to this law. One of the main reasons why the ban was initiated was to get younger people to stop smoking. They wanted to see a decrease…

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    Introduction The tobacco industry is big business in the country of India. It provides jobs, revenue, and funding to a variety of events. Because of concerns related to a rising adolescent consumer base within this industry, a ban on advertising was introduced on 2001. This sparked a great debate within the country and the world, regarding the ethics behind advertising a product that results in hospitalization and eventually, death. Some believe that this movement was not well-thought out, as…

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    The prohibition on tobacco advertisements by the Indian Government most likely raises numerous worries and moral contentions. There are those that firmly boycott tobacco products, and there are those that emphatically restrict it. They each have contrasting perspectives and counter contentions to contentions exhibited. I plan to outline every perspective in support of and against the boycott, talk about the irreconcilable circumstance as it relates to the legislature of India, and in addition…

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    Min Yi Xie Professor: Dr. Motti Anafi Assignment 2 NATS 1670 July 10 2017 Tobacco Advertisement Advertisement as a means of communication is the transmission of information communication function which rapidly transfers a variety of business information to the vast number of consumers, the supply and demand sides and time to communicate. Advertising can guide consumer behavior and promote commodity sales, competition and open up the market and can effectively change the concept of…

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    reported to impose a ban on advertising and sponsorship of Tobacco in sport and social events. The main reason for such a debated measure seems to be the unhealthy aspect of the consumption of this product which leads GOI to consider its responsibilty in controlling the health of its people in this regard . There are two arguments ,one from the Ayes which approve such a ban and the Nayes which are against the implementation of such a measure (Bellamy,2001). In fact,Tobacco seems not to have the…

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    The ban on tobacco advertising in India is a complex issue. It sparkled a lot of controversy since the government of India announced on February 6, 2001 its intent to issue a bill banning tobacco ads (Ban, on Tobacco, 2010, 1). Aiming mainly at dissuading youngsters from consuming tobacco, the government wanted through this ban to gain enough powers to launch an anti-tobacco program (Ban on Tobacco, 2010, 1). While some people were in favor of this decision, other people were against it. This…

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    the ban on tobacco advertising in India are as follows. That it was not an out of the ordinary ban compared with other countries. France, Finland, Norway and Belgium all had bans and in all these countries the bans were ruled as constitutional. That there were bans on other products deemed to be dangerous such as firearms and pharmaceuticals. That advertising was the major factor that lead young people to first try tobacco and get them hooked and that the ban on advertising of tobacco…

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    Tobacco advertising ban in India The government of India argues that it had tabled the ban in order to protect youngsters. It wanted to protect the youngsters from smoking. The government also wanted to gain more powers to prevent tobacco smoking officially. The ban was not out of the ordinary as other countries had also effected this, successfully. icmrindia.org (2001) It was generally felt that the government had its citizens at heart and therefore should interfere for their sake and well…

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    In February of 2001, the Government of India announced they would be tabling a bill to ban advertising by Tobacco Companies. The arguments in-favor and opposing this ban were the topic of the Indian Tobacco article (Case Code BECG002). There were a number of reasons to support the ban. Several European nations had already implemented bans on advertising, and they all witnessed a drop in cigarette consumption once the bans were in effect. In Finland for example, the period from 1978 to 1996…

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    Tobacco smoking is big business in India. Through tobacco advertising, citizens of all ages are attracted to smoking tobacco. The advertising is very dynamic and impacting on those exposed to it. As a result, it became an obsession and hence an addiction even before the viewers willingly consented to first sample and then fully commit to enjoying the taste of the products. The viewers of the advertisements knew full well that the addiction to smoking tobacco based products has serious health…

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