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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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Centre Urges States To Ensure Effective Compliance Of Ban On E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has written to states to ensure effective compliance of government's ban on e-cigarettes, expressing concern that these devices are still available online and at local vendors.
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Aviation Security Regulator Bans E-Cigarettes In Airports And Aircraft
Aviation security regulator BCAS or Bureau of Civil Aviation Security Office has banned e-cigarettes and similar products on all airports and aircraft in India, according to an official document.
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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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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes.
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Philippines Bans E-Cigarettes And "Toxic" Vaping, To Arrest Violators
Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered on Wednesday to begin arresting people caught vaping in public and to confiscate the devices.
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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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"Do Not Harbour Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes," Says PM Modi
Urging people to stop using tobacco, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said e-cigarettes were banned to prevent people from a new way of intoxication.
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Walmart To Stop Sale Of E-Cigarettes In US Amid Crackdown On Vaping
Walmart Inc told its staff on Friday the retailer was discontinuing the sale of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery products at its US stores. In an internal memo seen by Reuters, Walmart said growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty were behind its decision.
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WHO Welcomes Government's Ban On E-Cigarettes
The World Health Organization congratulated India on Thursday for its ban on electronic cigarettes, the latest evidence of a global backlash against a technology touted as safer than regular smoking.
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Flipkart, Amazon, Others Rush To Pull Vaping Devices Post E-Cigarette Ban
Amazon.com, Walmart-owned Flipkart and other e-commerce portals in the country scrambled on Thursday to pull listings of vaping products a day after the government imposed a nationwide ban on electronic cigarettes.
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A Twitter Exchange Between Nirmala Sitharaman And Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
In an exchange on Twitter, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rebutted Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as she wondered why the ban on e-cigarettes, approved on Wednesday by the cabinet, had not been announced by the Health Minister.
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"To Appease US": Congress On Centre's Decision To Ban E-Cigarettes
The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's move to ban e-cigarettes but claimed the decision was taken to appease the United States.
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"A Headline A Day...": Congress' Dig Over Ban On E-Cigarettes, Economy
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at the Centre's decision banning production, import and sale of e-cigarettes, saying the governance motto now is "a headline a day keeps news of the worsening slowdown away".
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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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Centre Urges States To Ensure Effective Compliance Of Ban On E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has written to states to ensure effective compliance of government's ban on e-cigarettes, expressing concern that these devices are still available online and at local vendors.
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Aviation Security Regulator Bans E-Cigarettes In Airports And Aircraft
Aviation security regulator BCAS or Bureau of Civil Aviation Security Office has banned e-cigarettes and similar products on all airports and aircraft in India, according to an official document.
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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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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes.
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Philippines Bans E-Cigarettes And "Toxic" Vaping, To Arrest Violators
Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered on Wednesday to begin arresting people caught vaping in public and to confiscate the devices.
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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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"Do Not Harbour Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes," Says PM Modi
Urging people to stop using tobacco, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said e-cigarettes were banned to prevent people from a new way of intoxication.
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Walmart To Stop Sale Of E-Cigarettes In US Amid Crackdown On Vaping
Walmart Inc told its staff on Friday the retailer was discontinuing the sale of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery products at its US stores. In an internal memo seen by Reuters, Walmart said growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty were behind its decision.
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WHO Welcomes Government's Ban On E-Cigarettes
The World Health Organization congratulated India on Thursday for its ban on electronic cigarettes, the latest evidence of a global backlash against a technology touted as safer than regular smoking.
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Flipkart, Amazon, Others Rush To Pull Vaping Devices Post E-Cigarette Ban
Amazon.com, Walmart-owned Flipkart and other e-commerce portals in the country scrambled on Thursday to pull listings of vaping products a day after the government imposed a nationwide ban on electronic cigarettes.
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A Twitter Exchange Between Nirmala Sitharaman And Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
In an exchange on Twitter, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rebutted Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as she wondered why the ban on e-cigarettes, approved on Wednesday by the cabinet, had not been announced by the Health Minister.
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"To Appease US": Congress On Centre's Decision To Ban E-Cigarettes
The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's move to ban e-cigarettes but claimed the decision was taken to appease the United States.
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"A Headline A Day...": Congress' Dig Over Ban On E-Cigarettes, Economy
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at the Centre's decision banning production, import and sale of e-cigarettes, saying the governance motto now is "a headline a day keeps news of the worsening slowdown away".
