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Maldives tobacco ban: Maldives becomes first country to impose generational smoking ban

November 04, 2025 3:13 pm

Maldives generational smoking ban, Maldives tobacco ban 2025: According to WHO data, in 2024, about 25.5 per cent of the Maldivian population between the ages of 15 years to 69 years were tobacco users. Among males it is 41.7 per cent and females it is 9.3 per cent.

UK PM Rishi Sunak, smoking ban, Tobacco and vape bill, House of Commons

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces resistance over his smoking ban plans

April 16, 2024 10:58 pm

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also give the government new powers to tackle youth vaping by restricting flavours and regulating the way that vapes are sold and packaged to make them less appealing to children

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Debate over anti-smoking ads on OTT platforms: How Indian films and TV saw warnings come in

September 26, 2023 1:50 pm

Smoking warnings for films and TV shows were introduced a few years ago but were followed by court cases and debates. How were the warnings finally adopted? We explain.

Bengaluru: 72-year-old throat cancer survivor urges govt to revise smoking rules

October 02, 2020 11:21 am

Now that she has successfully recovered from the disease, Satyanarayana believes the harmful effects of passive smoking on non-smokers are inadequately addressed by Indian lawmakers and the society at large.

Govt likely to raise fine for smoking in public to Rs 1,000 from Rs 200

January 14, 2015 10:30 am

The bill also proposes special session courts for the trial of offences under it.

Smokers make air quality worse than in dumping ground: study

May 21, 2009 3:28 am

Months after the anti-smoking law was implemented in the country,restaurants and bars in the city fare better than suburbs on complaince with the anti-smoking law...