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India: The Ministry of Commerce appointed three members of Parliament (MPs) to the Tobacco Board under Section 4 of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975. According
India: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a new advisory about the ban on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other electronic nicotine
India: Two members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, the ruling party), Shalini Yadav and Shehzad Poonawala, have called for stricter enforcement of anti-tobacco laws,
India: A survey from Doctors Against Addiction (DAAD), conducted in partnership with Saizen Global Insights & Consulting, indicates an enhanced tolerance towards harm-reduction
India: Several public health initiatives have been launched across the country, emphasising the connection between tobacco and cancer. Mizoram’s health minister, Pi Lalrinpuii,
India: Researchers have found that vaping brands are using e-commerce platforms and influencers to market e-cigarettes to Indian youth on social media, despite the
India: Mothers Against Vaping, a public health advocacy group, has urged for a ban on “new age” nicotine devices like e-cigarettes in the country.
India: The National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC), part of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has published data on vape-related violations
Pakistan: The health organisations Blue Veins and Provincial Alliance for Sustainable Tobacco Control have asked Haji Ghulam Ali, the governor of the province
India: The Ministry of Health has said in a clarification that the possession of e-cigarettes is in violation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act
India: The Ministry of Health has asked state ministries to report violations of the nationwide ban on the production, sale, import, export, assembly,
India: The Health Ministry has called for stricter enforcement of the statutory e-cigarette ban, which covers manufacturing, import, export, distribution and advertising of
India: A former Parliament member has published an academic paper concluding that the national ban on e-cigarettes ordered by the government in 2019 has been
India: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said yesterday that the central government is working on amending several laws regulating tobacco, namely the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
India: The national Ministry of Health has written to all state health ministries asking them to ensure compliance with the statutory e-cigarette ban, press reports.
India: The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to ensure compliance with the 2019 act banning the manufacture, import, export, transportation, sale,
