Karnataka bans sale of tobacco, nicotine products for one yearKarnataka has banned gutkha and pan masala products for one year. The ban follows warnings from Chief Minister DK Shivakumar about intoxica...
No gutkha, no pan masala: Karnataka announces one-year ban on prohibited tobacco and nicotine productsKarnataka gutkha ban: Karnataka has announced a one-year ban on the sale and distribution of tobacco and nicotine products, including gutkh...
Explainer: How could New Mexico's $567 million ruling change Meta?The court in Santa Fe ruled on Thursday that Meta must pay $567 million into a New Mexico fund for teen mental health prevention and treatm...
Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fundJudge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raul Torrez,...
India seeks to quash Adani airport's nicotine pouch court challenge citing illegality, health riskIndia's government argues Adani Group's airport sale of nicotine pouches violates drug laws. The government asserts these sales pose a seri...
Karnataka: Chief Minister Shivakumar warns gutkha industry of ban if substances are foundKarnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has warned the pan masala and gutkha industry of an outright ban if any intoxicating substances are...
The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...
Shopify to ban vapes as US authorities crack down on illegal e-cigarettes industryShopify is poised to ban all vape sales from its platform this week, responding to pressure from U.S. state attorneys general. This move ta...
Philip Morris India calls for stronger enforcement and collaboration to disrupt illicit tobacco ecosystemAs per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimate...
Tobacco-based mouth fresheners banned in Leh to protect school childrenLeh district authorities have banned the sale and distribution of mouth fresheners containing tobacco. The order aims to protect school-goi...
2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
Anbumani Ramadoss, who banned public smoking during UPA govt, asks PM Modi to bar cigarette sales to those born after 2009PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact legislation prohibiting cigarette sales to individuals born af...
Odisha imposes complete ban on all chewable tobacco, nicotine productsOdisha has implemented a comprehensive ban on all tobacco and nicotine products, including chewable and non-chewable varieties, regardless ...
Maldives becomes world’s first country to enforce generational tobacco ban, outlawing smoking and vaping for anyone born after 2007The Maldives has enacted a historic generational ban on tobacco. Individuals born after January 1, 2007, will never legally buy or use toba...
Chandigarh government plans to impose ban on tobacco saleThe state government has already banned tobacco-based 'gutkha' and 'pan masala' products and is now contemplating to completely ban tobacco.
All forms of chewable tobacco banned in Delhi from todayBegining today, sale, purchase, storage and manufacturing of all forms of chewable tobacco including 'guktha' and pan masala containing tob...
- Ban tobacco ads worldwide: WHO
Cross-border advertising, among the few remaining means available to cigarette companies to advertise their wares without violating laws, i...