Passez à l'illimité avec Magzter GOLD

Passez à l'illimité avec Magzter GOLD

Obtenez un accès illimité à plus de 9 000 magazines, journaux et articles Premium pour seulement

$149.99
 
$74.99/Année

Essayer OR - Gratuit

GCPL sounds alarm bell over use of illegal, Chinese mosquito repellent incense sticks

The Statesman Siliguri

|

July 15, 2025

It's high time to sound an alarm bell over the growing use of the illegal and Chinese mosquito repellent incense sticks and various health hazards caused by them.

- RITWIK MUKHERJEE

The illegal and Chinese mosquito repellent incense sticks market in East India is pegged at over Rs 600 crore out of an overall national category size of Rs 1675 crore. That's not all. The category is growing by nearly 20 per cent annually. In East India, West Bengal is the biggest market for illegal incense sticks, followed by Chhattisgarh.

Quite interestingly, this growing use of such repellent incense sticks is notwithstanding the fact that as high as 73 per cent citizens in East India feel uneasy or irritated while using illegal and unregulated mosquito repellent incense sticks.

This has to be seen in light of a recent survey by Good Knight, India's leading household insecticide brand from Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (GCPL) and conducted by market research firm YouGov, which highlights the risks associated with mosquito-borne diseases.

PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE The Statesman Siliguri

The Statesman Siliguri

Nitish slams Tejashwi over Jeevika Didis sops

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday launched astrong counterattack on RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, criticising his ambitious welfare promises for women and contractual workers.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Preparations afoot by Hooghly admin, police for Chhath Puja

A sizable number of migrant families from the predominantly Hindi-speaking states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar live in Hooghly district, especially along the industrial belts alongside the Hooghly River.

time to read

2 mins

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Sabarimala gold heist: SIT arrests suspended TDBofficial

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala temple gold heist arrested suspended Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) officer Murari Babu on Thursday. He’s the second accused to be taken into custody in this high-profile case.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Mayawatito launch BSP’s Bihar election campaign from 6 November

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National President Mayawati is gearing up to launch her Bihar Assembly election campaign on 6 November.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Sensex, Nifty extend winning streak for 6th day, led by IT stocks

Equity benchmark indices continued their upward momentum for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, supported mainly by strong buying in IT stocks.

time to read

1 mins

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Blueprint for coming years holds opportunities for HK

Proposals for China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), expected to be announced after the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from Oct 20 to 23, are poised to place the country firmly on the path toward Chinese modernization and national rejuvenation.

time to read

2 mins

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Tagore to DMK: Honour Congress or become ex- CM

With the Tamil Nadu Congress flexing its muscles ahead ofthe 2026 assembly election to make a better bargain in seat-sharing from big brother, the ruling DMK, Congress whip in parliament Manickam Tagore said only those who accord due respect to the party could become the chief minister of this Dravidian heartland.

time to read

2 mins

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

INDIA bloc declares Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministercandidate, Mukesh Sahaniits Deputy CM face

The INDIA bloc on Thursday declared Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for theupcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

time to read

1 mins

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Srijani: A creative dance festival

Payal Dance Troupe, Bally staged its much-awaited creative dance fiesta, Srijani at Bally Rabindra Bhavan under the artistic direction and choreography of Mousumi Bhandari. A team of 103 performers enthralled a full auditorium with a vibrant showcase of Indian creative dance.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

The Statesman Siliguri

Meghalaya Khasi Hills Council opposes Centre’s move to scrap public hearings for uranium mining

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has opposed a recent Central government directive that removes the requirement for public consultations before uranium mining projects can begin in tribal areas, calling it a direct threat to indigenous rights and environmental safeguards.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size