India records slowest growth in a decade: FY 2012-13 at a glance

According to a report published in DimensionToday "Indian economy grew by only 5.0% in FY 2012-13, its slowest pace in a decade, according to figures revealed by the Ministry of Statistics today. Low investor confidence, slumping investment, high inflation and weak export demand were blamed for the economy’s dismal performance. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 4.8 percent in the quarter ending March 31st. The manufacturing sector grew an annual 2.6 percent during the quarter while farm output rose just 1.4 percent. The economy in contrast had grown by 6.2 percent in FY 2011-12.The economy has clearly not been able to sustain the booming growth rates of the last decade which hovered around 10 percent. "

World No Tobacco Day: Say No to Smoking and Yes to Life

According to  Dimension Today The world today observes World No Tobacco Day (WNTD).The aim of this day is to spread awareness about the harms of tobacco consumption and encourage abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption. There are approximately 120 million smokers in India, about 37 percent of all men and 5 percent of all women between the ages of 30 and 69. The theme of this year’s ‘World No Tobacco Day’ is to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. The ban on any promotion of tobacco usage can bring down the incidence of diseases associated with tobacco usage significantly. Cigarette smoke contains several Carcinogenic products. There are roughly 45 Carcinogens in cigarette smoke. However, cessation of smoking can repair the damage gradually. The primary risk of tobacco usage includes many forms of cancers like cancer of larynx, head and neck, breast cancer, bladder cancer, oesophagus and pancreas cancer and cervical cancer.