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"More Harmful Than Cigarettes": Telangana Passes Bill Banning Hookah Parlours
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill banning hookah parlours.
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Ban Flavoured Vapes: WHO Urges Countries To Use Tobacco-Style Controls
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.
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Rishi Sunak May Ban Cigarettes In UK: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.
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"Cheapest Rocket Launch": Man's Unusual Way Of Lighting Firecrackers Stuns Internet
Ahead of Diwali, an old video showing a man's unusual way of lighting firecrackers, specifically rockets, is going viral on social media yet again.
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"Publicity Interest Litigation": Supreme Court Calls Out Plea On Smoking
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Increase Smoking Age To 21
The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes.
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Cigarette-Makers Moved To Environment-Friendly Packs Before Plastic Ban
Cigarette makers have shifted from regular plastic wrapping to environment-friendly biodegradable wrapping for cigarette packs, well ahead of the single-use plastic ban, industry body Tobacco Institute of India said on Friday.
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Denmark Plans To Go Tobacco-Free For Anyone Born After 2010
Denmark unveiled plans on Tuesday to ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010.
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Switzerland Could Become First Country To Ban Animal Testing
Voters in Switzerland will decide on Sunday whether to become the first country to ban animal testing in a referendum that will also consider tightening controls on cigarette advertising.
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New Zealand To Ban Cigarette Sales For Future Generations
New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry, arguing that other efforts to extinguish smoking were taking too long.
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No Decision Yet On Cigarette Ban Over Smoking-Covid Link: Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it had not yet decided on taking any action against the production and sale of cigarettes and beedis over a possible link between smoking and COVID-19.
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US Imposes Partial Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes
The US government on Thursday announced it would soon ban most flavored e-cigarettes as it tries to curb a rising tide of youth vaping, but stopped short of the full ban promised in September by President Donald Trump.
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Rajya Sabha Takes Up Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.
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Impending Product Launch Was Factor In Centre's Move To Ban E-Cigarette
The impending launch of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government's decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a top government lawyer said on Tuesday while defending the move in a Kolkata court. Last month, India banned the sale and import of electronic cigarettes, warning of a vaping "epidemic" among young people and dashing pla...
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Export Of Electronic Cigarettes Banned, Says Centre
The commerce ministry on Monday said it has banned exports of electronic cigarettes, e-Hookah and other similar devices.
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"More Harmful Than Cigarettes": Telangana Passes Bill Banning Hookah Parlours
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill banning hookah parlours.
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Ban Flavoured Vapes: WHO Urges Countries To Use Tobacco-Style Controls
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.
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Rishi Sunak May Ban Cigarettes In UK: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.
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"Cheapest Rocket Launch": Man's Unusual Way Of Lighting Firecrackers Stuns Internet
Ahead of Diwali, an old video showing a man's unusual way of lighting firecrackers, specifically rockets, is going viral on social media yet again.
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"Publicity Interest Litigation": Supreme Court Calls Out Plea On Smoking
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Increase Smoking Age To 21
The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes.
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Cigarette-Makers Moved To Environment-Friendly Packs Before Plastic Ban
Cigarette makers have shifted from regular plastic wrapping to environment-friendly biodegradable wrapping for cigarette packs, well ahead of the single-use plastic ban, industry body Tobacco Institute of India said on Friday.
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Denmark Plans To Go Tobacco-Free For Anyone Born After 2010
Denmark unveiled plans on Tuesday to ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010.
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Switzerland Could Become First Country To Ban Animal Testing
Voters in Switzerland will decide on Sunday whether to become the first country to ban animal testing in a referendum that will also consider tightening controls on cigarette advertising.
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New Zealand To Ban Cigarette Sales For Future Generations
New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry, arguing that other efforts to extinguish smoking were taking too long.
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No Decision Yet On Cigarette Ban Over Smoking-Covid Link: Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it had not yet decided on taking any action against the production and sale of cigarettes and beedis over a possible link between smoking and COVID-19.
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US Imposes Partial Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes
The US government on Thursday announced it would soon ban most flavored e-cigarettes as it tries to curb a rising tide of youth vaping, but stopped short of the full ban promised in September by President Donald Trump.
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Rajya Sabha Takes Up Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.
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Impending Product Launch Was Factor In Centre's Move To Ban E-Cigarette
The impending launch of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government's decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a top government lawyer said on Tuesday while defending the move in a Kolkata court. Last month, India banned the sale and import of electronic cigarettes, warning of a vaping "epidemic" among young people and dashing pla...
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Export Of Electronic Cigarettes Banned, Says Centre
The commerce ministry on Monday said it has banned exports of electronic cigarettes, e-Hookah and other similar devices.
