Smoking Banned

Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises.

The air quality index in most of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category.

If Rishi Sunak's party fails to get a majority in the July 4 polls, it will draw the curtains on 14 years of the Conservative rule.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking for younger generations will not become law after he called a snap election leaving no time to push through one of his flagship policies.

A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favour of the controversial measure.

The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 - effectively raising the smoking age by a year each year until it applies to the whole population.

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.

The French government said on Tuesday it would ban smoking on all the country's beaches, in public parks and forests and near schools.

E-cigarettes are extremely harmful to our health. New studies suggest that they can inflict permanent damage to our respiratory health, here's how.

Amsterdam's famous red-light district became a smoke-free zone for cannabis users on May 25.

A 62-year-old man from Kerala was arrested for allegedly smoking inside the lavatory of a private airlines, which landed at the airport here on January 29.

Mexico is thought to have the most comprehensive and robust legal system, the outlet further said.

Cigarette manufacturers will also be required to remind and educate consumers not to throw away butts in public areas.

New Zealand will be smoke-free by 2025, thanks to the passage of a world-first law prohibiting smoking for the next generation.

According to nutritionists, smoking, frying, grilling, barbequing, baking, and roasting at high temperatures "produces loads of HCAs (basically nasty chemicals) in meats."

Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises.

The air quality index in most of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category.

If Rishi Sunak's party fails to get a majority in the July 4 polls, it will draw the curtains on 14 years of the Conservative rule.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking for younger generations will not become law after he called a snap election leaving no time to push through one of his flagship policies.

A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favour of the controversial measure.

The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 - effectively raising the smoking age by a year each year until it applies to the whole population.

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.

The French government said on Tuesday it would ban smoking on all the country's beaches, in public parks and forests and near schools.

E-cigarettes are extremely harmful to our health. New studies suggest that they can inflict permanent damage to our respiratory health, here's how.

Amsterdam's famous red-light district became a smoke-free zone for cannabis users on May 25.

A 62-year-old man from Kerala was arrested for allegedly smoking inside the lavatory of a private airlines, which landed at the airport here on January 29.

Mexico is thought to have the most comprehensive and robust legal system, the outlet further said.

Cigarette manufacturers will also be required to remind and educate consumers not to throw away butts in public areas.

New Zealand will be smoke-free by 2025, thanks to the passage of a world-first law prohibiting smoking for the next generation.

According to nutritionists, smoking, frying, grilling, barbequing, baking, and roasting at high temperatures "produces loads of HCAs (basically nasty chemicals) in meats."