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Health ministry to ban e-cigarettes; stakeholders urge govt to reconsider

Experts have claimed that e-cigarettes are harmful as the nicotine in it is addictive in nature

No more vapes in India? Govt all set to ban e-cigarettes and e-hookahs

'Asking for a ban on e-cigarettes and not cigarettes or 'beedis' would mean asking for a ban on a less harmful nicotine delivery system while allowing a more harmful one free market availability'

Trade ministry memo says no legal basis to ban e-cigarette imports: Report

This comes amid repeated calls for a ban from the country's health ministry

Tamil Nadu govt bans e-cigarettes, users' body to approach judiciary

Association of Vapers India have begun protesting the move

Ban manufacture, sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes: Govt to states

Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, the most common prototype, are devices that do not burn or use tobacco leaves but instead vaporise a solution, which a user then inhales

Failed innovation? E-cigarettes proving to promote, not deter tobacco use

The team discovered that any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, was associated with future smoking, especially when adolescents used more than one product

E-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes, says study

The study stated that no changes were observed in the blood pressure or heart rate of the young e-cigarette users

E-cigarettes may double risk of tobacco smoking in teenagers: Study

E-cigarettes can contain nicotine but not many of the harmful substances produced by smoking tobacco

Tobacco lobby hits back at govt over e-cigarette stubbing plan

The ban will lead to growth of illicit trade and large scale smuggling of products

Alert! e-cigarettes may be as harmful as tobacco smoking, says study

E- cigarettes have as much potential to cause DNA damage as unfiltered regular cigarettes: Study

Study: E-cigarettes may up cardiovascular health risk

The study included 23 habitual e-cigarette users and 19 non-users between the ages of 21 and 45 yrs

Use of e-cigarettes by young people major concern: Report

Some researchers have said that e-cigarette use among youth could act as a gateway to traditional smoking

Now, you can no longer smoke e-cigarettes on flights

Passengers can carry vapour devices in their hand baggage, provided these remain packed and unused.