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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 ...- ITC bulking up with products rich in protein and fibre: Sanjiv Puri“India is also a protein-deficient market. We already have offerings such as high-protein atta, soya chunks and protein shakes, and we will...
- 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...
- Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records showDEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger case...
- 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 ...
- New Mexico seeks $3.7 billion, changes to Meta platforms in youth harm trialNew Mexico is suing Meta Platforms, accusing it of harming young users. The state wants a judge to declare Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and ...
- Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platformsA New Mexico trial could force Meta to overhaul its social media platforms. The state accuses Meta of addicting young users and failing to ...
- 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...
- Caught on camera: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag filmed vaping in dressing roomRajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was filmed vaping in the team dressing room during a live match broadcast. The incident occurred in th...
- UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18sBritain passes landmark law to create a smoke-free generation by permanently banning cigarette sales to those aged 17 and under and tighten...
- Murshidabad’s forgotten crisis: Beedi workers struggle amid charged political debates, SIR deletionsIn Murshidabad's beedi belt, children work alongside mothers to meet daily targets. Families earn meager wages for rolling beedis. Contract...
- 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...
- Karnataka cracks down on tobacco use: Legal age raised to 21, hookah bars banned under new lawKarnataka has implemented a strict anti-tobacco law. Hookah bars are now banned. The legal age to buy tobacco has increased to 21. Penaltie...
- Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertisingNearly 56 percent of voters and 15 of Switzerland's 26 cantons backed the near-total tobacco advertising ban, according to official results...
- Delhi's anti-Tobacco law to get more teethSurveys reveal that in Delhi nearly 10.5% adults (16.7% males and 2.8% females) consume smokeless tobacco products.
- Police plan to turn Kerala capital 'tobacco-free'City Police Commissioner H Venkitesh said major state-run firms & their premises would be declared smoke-free zones & strict vigil would pu...
- Post tax hike on cigarettes, tougher anti-tobacco law in the offingFrom banning branding on cigarette packets to raising the age limit on tobacco consumption, the government is considering many amendments t...
- Centre asks states to strictly implement anti-tobacco lawThe Union Health Ministry has directed states to strictly implement the central rules to discourage consumption of cigarette and other toba...
- Govt plans regulator to scan tobacco law implementationHealth minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday that a national regulatory authority (NRA) would be set up to ensure the effective implem...
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