Karnataka gutkha ban: Karnataka has announced a one-year ban on the sale and distribution of tobacco and nicotine products, including gutkh...

The Bombay High Court has told the Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA to use its powers judiciously after Cadila Pharmaceuticals challenged...

Karnataka has banned gutkha and pan masala products for one year. The ban follows warnings from Chief Minister DK Shivakumar about intoxica...

Indian customs authorities support the health ministry's stance against Adani Group's airport nicotine pouch sales. The customs department ...

India's government argues Adani Group's airport sale of nicotine pouches violates drug laws. The government asserts these sales pose a seri...

Britain passes landmark law to create a smoke-free generation by permanently banning cigarette sales to those aged 17 and under and tighten...

Tobacco kills 1.35 million Indians annually, yet quit rates remain low at just 7%. Experts urged science-backed harm reduction strategies, ...

An e-cigarette is a battery-operated device that uses liquid nicotine, propylene glycol, water, glycerin and flavour to give a user the sen...

The health ministry said it was possible that children and non-smokers using such products could switch to cigarettes once they get addicte...

Cigarette and bidi manufacturers may soon have to declare tar and nicotine content on their packets, with government preparing to launch te...

An expert panel on e-cigarettes constituted by the health ministry has recommended a blanket ban on the product, saying its safety has not ...

This anti-tobacco crusader who hates to be called whistle-blower says he got death threats as late as last year from Big Tobacco.