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Delhi Man Arrested In Gurugram For Supplying Banned E-Cigarettes: Cops
A joint team of the CM flying squad and the district drug control department arrested a Delhi man here when he came to allegedly supply banned electronic cigarettes, said police.
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10 Ways Electronic Cigarettes Can Affect Your Health
Below we discuss various ways in which e-cigarettes can affect our health.
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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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Can E-Cigarettes Worsen Respiratory Health Permanently?
E-cigarettes are extremely harmful to our health. New studies suggest that they can inflict permanent damage to our respiratory health, here's how.
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Health Ministry Notice To 15 Websites For Selling E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.
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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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E-Cigarettes' Consumer Base Small, Ban Will Be Effective: Health Minister
Bringing an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes was an urgency as vaping was turning into an epidemic among the youth and allowing such products would have seriously undermined the government's tobacco control efforts, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
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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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Delhi Man Arrested In Gurugram For Supplying Banned E-Cigarettes: Cops
A joint team of the CM flying squad and the district drug control department arrested a Delhi man here when he came to allegedly supply banned electronic cigarettes, said police.
-
10 Ways Electronic Cigarettes Can Affect Your Health
Below we discuss various ways in which e-cigarettes can affect our health.
-
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.
-
Can E-Cigarettes Worsen Respiratory Health Permanently?
E-cigarettes are extremely harmful to our health. New studies suggest that they can inflict permanent damage to our respiratory health, here's how.
-
Health Ministry Notice To 15 Websites For Selling E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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E-Cigarettes' Consumer Base Small, Ban Will Be Effective: Health Minister
Bringing an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes was an urgency as vaping was turning into an epidemic among the youth and allowing such products would have seriously undermined the government's tobacco control efforts, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
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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.
