For the kids' sake, target grown-upsGovernment bans on cough syrups for young children and energy drinks for minors are positive steps, but effective implementation requires m...
24 Apr, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
Get ready to show physical ID cards as Delhi bans digital IDs for alcohol service in hotels and restaurantsDelhi enforces strict age verification for alcohol. Establishments must check physical IDs. Digital copies are not allowed, except from Dig...
13 Dec, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
Pune Porsche Accident: Teen spent over Rs 48k at pub before mowing down 2, skipped Rs 1,758 registration feePune Porsche Crash Accident: A 17-year-old son of a prominent Pune builder caused a fatal accident that resulted in the death of two young ...
22 May, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Startup launches 10-min liquor delivery service in KolkataOnline liquor delivery is already offered by several companies but none have the 10-minute service so far
02 Jun, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
View: Taxation alone can’t be the instrument to reduce alcohol consumption & regulate safe drinkingWithin 'sin goods', there are different product categories with different nutrition levels and health impacts. Therefore, treating all of t...
04 Dec, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
Delhi govt’s move to lower drinking age to propel Delhi in big league alcobev market: Industry executives“Lowering the age to 21 is progressive and pragmatic. In any case, underage consumers were breaking the law in unsupervised spaces like hou...
22 Mar, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
Diageo targets net zero carbon emissions across direct India operations by 2025Under its global 'Decade of Action' to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Diageo, the maker of popular brands l...
24 Nov, 2020, 04.19 PM IST
Swiggy starts home delivery of alcoholTo ensure safe delivery of alcohol and in compliance with applicable laws, Swiggy has introduced measures such as mandatory age verificatio...
22 May, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Don't rely on digital age proof while serving liquor to suspected underage customers: Delhi govt to barsThe directive was issued after the excise department found during recent inspections that a few "underage" customers were consuming liquor ...
23 Dec, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Millennials eager to raise a toast at 21Enlisting the reasons why 46% of respondents wanted a uniform drinking age of 21 years, a study by Kantar and NFX said it would enable them...
04 Nov, 2019, 07.08 AM IST
Beware! Delhi govt finds some restro bars, clubs serving 'expired beer'The Excise department has found nine prominent venues in popular hangout spots like Hauz Khas, New Friends Colony and Connaught Place servi...
10 Jun, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
YouTube videos promote alcohol abuse, binge drinking in teensSome videos show encouragement of excessive drinking including those with branded alcohol, with no negative consequences to the drinker.
07 Sep, 2016, 08.26 PM IST
Liking alcohol-related posts on Facebook may promote drinkingResearchers from Michigan State University asked 400 participants about their feelings after they encountered and responded to alcohol-rela...
10 Feb, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Age at first drink linked to binge drinking riskAn early age of onset of drinking is a risk factor for subsequent heavy drinking and negative outcomes, scientists found.
24 Sep, 2014, 07.19 PM IST
Diageo launches road safety programme in IndiaAround 80 per cent of road traffic deaths occur in middle-income countries, which account for 72 per cent of the world’s population.
01 Sep, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
Threefold surge in male teenage drinking in India: StudyResearchers said that alcohol consumption & its effects are a major public health problem & the trend is "alarming" in India
06 Aug, 2014, 03.35 PM IST
- Driving by under-aged boys: Renuka for action against parents
With increasing number of road accidents involving vehicles driven by under-aged boys, Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary on Tuesday said pare...
17 Jun, 2008, 04.28 PM IST