49% BEST Staffers enlisted for quitting program give up tobacco/smoking in 2026 : CPAA latest survey

Mumbai: The city’s tobacco-free BEST Initiative has delivered a strong public health outcome, with 62 BEST drivers and conductors successfully quitting tobacco, which is 49% of the total enlisted for the quitting programme, according to survey findings released by the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) on Sunday.A baseline survey conducted in 2016-17 among nearly 3,000…

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Rejuvenating the power sector in Tamil Nadu

V SriramThe year 2024–25 was a watershed for India’s state-owned power distribution sector, which turned profitable on an aggregate basis after more than a decade. What should ordinarily have been a routine business outcome becoming headline news underscores the condition of India’s state-owned electricity distribution system. While the sector has turned the corner nationally, Tamil…

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