N Korea bans smoking in public places, asks businesses to save resources

Nov 05, 2020

Pyongyang [North Korea], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has enacted two new laws banning smoking in public places and...

SC dismisses plea seeking to increase smoking age to 21

Jul 22, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 22 : The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places...

Karnataka govt bans hookah across state citing 'public health and safety'

Feb 08, 2024

Taking to his social media, the Karnataka Health Minister posted on X, "Statewide Ban on Hookah to Protect Public Health and Youth Given the...

PIL in SC seeks to raise smoking age, ban loose cigarettes sale

May 30, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 30 : A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking direction for removing designated...

Governments can pass laws banning online games involving money: Madras HC

Jul 25, 2020

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 25 : The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has observed that the Central and State governments could...

Vaping combined with smoking is as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone

Jan 04, 2021

Dallas [US], January 4 : A new research has revealed that the effects of vaping when combined with smoking cigarettes, results in similar health...