No boarding pass required: Abu Dhabi airport allows entry for non travellers to shop, dineZayed International Airport is offering a unique eight-week opportunity for UAE citizens and residents to explore its terminal without a bo...
22 Apr, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
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...
03 Nov, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smokingThe Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational proh...
01 Nov, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
Gutka ban: SC issues notice on Tamil Nadu govt's plea against Madras HC orderAdditional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for the state, argued that orders of the Food Safety Commissioner banning the sale...
04 Mar, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
Sale of single cigarettes to be banned by Parliament to reduce tobacco consumptionEmphasizing the side effects of tobacco, the Standing Committee has proposed a ban on the sale and production of all single cigarettes to t...
12 Dec, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
New Zealand plans lifetime ban on cigarette sales to stamp out smoking"We want to make sure young people never start smoking so we will make it an offence to sell or supply smoked tobacco products to new cohor...
09 Dec, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
Health Ministry mulling to increase legal age for tobacco consumptionThe committee, besides increasing the legal age of tobacco consumption, has also recommended increasing the fine amount for violation of ru...
23 Feb, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Restrict tobacco advertisements at point of sales in Jammu and Kashmir: DGPIn an order, the DGP directed all district police chiefs to implement the rules related to section 5 of COTPA (restriction of tobacco adver...
25 Aug, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Pictorial warnings killing Indian tobacco brands: ITC ChairmanITC, a diversified conglomerate, is a dominant player in the cigarette manufacturing business and owns popular brands like Wills, Gold Flak...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.12 PM IST
Health secretary stresses on need to check illicit tobacco tradeDirectorate of Revenue Intelligence's seizure data indicates a four-fold increase in the value of seizures of smuggled cigarettes in 2014 a...
29 May, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Puff factory: Government considers cigarette-making permitDharampal Satyapal Group, the manufacturer of Baba zarda and Rajnigandha pan masala, has sought permission to manufacture cigarettes.
04 Dec, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
Narendra Modi government shelves anti-tobacco bill“The tobacco growing farmers have requested that without providing a suitable alternative crop they should not be deprived of their livelih...
04 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Ban on loose cigarette sale: Health Minister JP Nadda urged to resolve issuesThe proposal of banning the sale of loose cigarettes is likely to be put on the backburner as some Ministers have urged Health Minister JP ...
03 Dec, 2014, 07.07 PM IST
Gutka be banned: Centre tells SC but expresses reservation on cigaretteThe Centre today favoured banning of all kinds of gutka saying the poor are vulnerable to it but expressed reservation on banning cigarette...
01 Oct, 2013, 08.50 PM IST
Cigarettes consumption up in 2011-12: GovtThere is no proposal to put a ban on production and export of tobacco products, including cigarettes.
18 Mar, 2013, 03.34 PM IST
- Tobacco curbs hit Bidi exports
The bidi export market is seeing a downward trend and confusion prevails among bidi exporters about the actual figures.
20 Jun, 2008, 03.18 AM IST
- Tobacco cos' SEZ plans may go up in smoke
Tobacco companies will not be able to set up units in special economic zones (SEZ).
30 Oct, 2007, 05.00 AM IST