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• Ban up in smoke, sale of e-cigarettes in goes online in Punjab and Haryana

  According to government data, more than 460 e-cigarette brands are available in India, with various configurations of nicotine delivery and in over 7,700 flavours.

  

• Union Health Ministry's proposal to classify ENDS devices as 'drugs' sent to Attorney General

  Banning alternative smoking devices like e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn devices, vape and e-nicotine flavoured hookah is one of the priorities of the Health ministry in the first 100 days agenda of the second term of the Modi government, an official source said.

  

• 3 per cent of India's adult population aware about e-cigarettes: Govt

  According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), also known as e-cigarettes, heat a solution to create an aerosol which frequently contains flavourants, usually dissolved into propylene glycol or/and glycerin.

  

• ICMR seeks complete ban on e-cigarettes

  In a white paper, presented on Friday, the Council said the suggestion is made based on scientific data that shows ENDS contain nicotine which is highly addictive and harmful for health. Use of ENDS also has documented adverse effects including DNA damage, carcinogenesis, cardiovascular and neurological disorders and respiratory problems among others, it said.

  

• World No Tobacco Day: It’s Time to Go Beyond Quit or Die

  So, 30 years after the first World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), where do we stand?

  

• Want to quit smoking? Do it in pairs: Study

  "Quitting smoking can be a lonely endeavour," said Magda Lampridou from the Imperial College London in the UK.

  

• New smartphone app may help you quit smoking: Study

  The researchers created the mobile app, Gero Healthspan, that offers real-time monitoring of bioage changes in response to lifestyle interventions.