The Karnataka government introduced the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill, 2024, raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes. ...

The bill titled the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, S...

The state government of Karnataka has imposed a ban on hookah bars, including the sale and promotion of hookah and its related ingredients....

The possession of e-cigarettes and similar devices is a violation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarette Act (PECA) 2019, according to ...

The government plans to increase the age limit for buying tobacco items to 21 years and ban hookah bars due to concerns over their addictiv...

Speaking after the meeting, the Health Minister said apart from schools, the sale and consumption of tobacco products had been banned aroun...

Justice Rekha Palli, who was hearing a batch of pleas by several restaurants and bars against the prohibition on the sale or service of her...

"Upon the prohibition of electronic-cigarettes by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, it has been decided that e-cigarettes includes...

In 2018-19, India has imported these products worth USD 91.2 million. During April-July this fiscal, the imports stood at USD 58 million.

The Prohibition of E-cigarettes Ordinance, 2019, was recently examined by a Group of Ministers (GoM) following directions from the Prime Mi...

Concerns have spiralled after the deaths of two youths in the US, one in June and another in August, were tied to vaping.

The Union Health Ministry's proposal pertains to classifying ENDS devices including e-cigarettes as "drugs" under the Drugs and Cosmetics A...

The health ministry had asked the commerce ministry to issue a notification banning import of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), ...

It has also proposed raising of fine to Rs 1000 from Rs 200 on smoking in public places as well as recommending removal of designated smoki...

The law, as it stands, prohibits smoking in all public places except in specially designated smoking rooms in hotels, restaurants and airpo...

Haryana govt has decided to clamp a complete ban on food articles containing nicotine & tobacco in public interest with effect from Aug 15,...

The supply crunch of tobacco in the global market spurred India's exports by 33.66 per cent to 80,571 tonne during the first four months of...