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E-cigarettes banned nationwide: Twitterati calls govt's decision a 'good move, but not good enough'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam addressed a press conference today in Delhi to announce that the Cabinet has approved the decision to ban e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery-operated hand-held devices that resemble cigarettes, but don’t burn tobacco.

E-cigarettes, vapes to be banned nationwide as Cabinet brands them a harmful 'style statement' for India's youth

The ban is yet to be implemented, and may lapse if it doesn't seek the approval of lawmakers and the President, which will likely be sought in November this year.

India joins the bandwagon: Bans e-cigarettes, warns of epidemic among young people

The Indian prohibition will be imposed through an executive order and will include jail terms of up to three years for offenders.

The puzzling ban of e-cigarettes in India: Restrictions will do more harm than good

Policy should be viewed as tuner knobs, dialling up and down policies based on their success, instead of on-and-off switches.

Tobacco farmers, merchants in Gujarat urge Centre to reconsider ban on e-cigarettes, say farmers will be severely affected

An organization of tobacco farmers and merchants in Gujarat on Wednesday urged the Union government to reconsider its decision to ban e-cigarettes.

Over 11 lakh railway employees to get productivity-linked bonus; Prakash Javadekar says incentive to equal 78 days' wages

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said the move will benefit 11.52 lakh railway employees who will get 78 days wages as bonus

India bans production and import of e-cigarettes in 'public health move' pending final session in November

India has 106 million adult smokers, making it a lucrative market for firms such as Juul and Philip Morris.

Using e-cigarettes to quit smoking shows 95 percent more success: Study of 19,000 smokers

The study involved almost 19,000 people in England who had tried to quit smoking in the preceding 12 months

Trade body asks Centre to reconsider proposed e-cigarette ban, calls for regulation and standardisation

E-cigarettes are handheld battery powered electronic devices which heat a liquid formulation — often containing nicotine — to create a vapour which can be inhaled.

Vaping trumps patches and chewing gum to quit smoking habit in new study

Study finds e-cigarettes might encourage smokers to try vaping as a way to wean off traditional cigarettes