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#MintPrimer | Tamil Nadu has banned online #gambling, rekindling a campaign against #gaming firms in India that has raged for over a year-and-a-half.

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#MintPrimer | After much back-and-forth the #TamilNadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance was passed on 10 April.

The bill seeks to prohibit online gambling, its promotion through advertising, and more.

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#MintPrimer | Since India’s constitution says that a Supreme Court ruling becomes law of the land, gaming firms argue that the Tamil Nadu ordinance runs against the constitution.

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#MintPrimer | Online card games didn’t exist when the original SC ruling was passed, and hence a case could be made that it considered offline rummy as a game of skill.

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#MintPrimer | On 7 April, the Centre amended its Information Technology rules to include gaming firms as intermediaries.

These rules give gaming firms the same protection as social media firms under the IT Act.

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#MintPrimer | Tamil Nadu has clarified that only #onlinegambling is banned within its borders, & the ordinance doesn’t apply to all online games.

Gambling firms worry the ordinance may set a precedent for other states, & lead to more bans.

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#MintPrimer | Demand for refined #petroleum products hit a record in FY23, led by transportation fuel.

The Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) said consumption reached 222.30 million tonnes in the last fiscal.

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#MintPrimer | The 222.30 million tonnes of petroleum products consumed in FY23 was 10.2% higher than the year before. The previous record for consumption came in FY20 at 214.13 million tonnes.

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#MintLongStory | The global market held a promise beyond the over-regulated, complex and heavily taxed domestic market in India. The international accolades, in turn, helped shore up domestic sales.

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#MintLongStory | About a fourth of the 475,000 cases of single malt consumed within India now comprise home-grown brands, according to estimates from the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies.

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#MintPlainFacts | India’s retail #inflation eased to a 15-month low of 5.66% in March, data released on Wednesday showed.

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#MintPlainFacts | The automobile industry recovered the majority of its lost ground in 2022-23, with sales of retail vehicles jumping by 21%.

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#MintLongStory | Psychotherapists play a critical role in helping people overcome their mental issues.

Lack of regulation apart, counselling psychology has no standard curriculum & training varies from college to college.

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#MintLongStory | Almost a decade ago, in 2015-16, a National Mental Health Survey estimated that 13.7% of Indians aged 18 years or above — roughly 150 million people — suffered from common to severe mental disorders at some point in their life.

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