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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicE-cigarettes

Topic: E-cigarettes

Lighting up debate: AIIMS distances self from oncologists calling for review of e-cigarette ban

Experts say even manufacturers don’t claim e-cigarettes are cessation devices, and no amount of ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric can obscure evidence that these devices inflict serious damage.

Australia to tighten e-cigarette laws in biggest crackdown on tobacco industry in over a decade

The federal government will take action to restrict flavours, colours, and nicotine levels while outlawing all disposable vapes and the import of non-prescription vapes.

Famous for paans, infamous for run-ins with cops — Mumbai’s Muchhad Paanwala in trouble again

On Thursday, Shivkumar Tiwari, a co-owner of the business, was arrested on the charge of selling e-cigarettes. But this isn’t the first time its owners have courted trouble.  

India’s vaping ban is failing. Parents, schools, activists unite to corner govt

India's youth is in the grip of banned vape. And the police and judges ask 'what's an e-cigarette'.

US startup seeks FDA nod for RespiRx, an inhaler that can help one quit smoking

Triggered by breathing, the RespiRx also emulates the hand-to-mouth experience of a cigarette — which may prove to be a notable advantage over gums or patches.

Blanket vaping ban could do more harm than good to smokers, say experts

Paper published in Science journal says rushed blanket ban on e-cigarettes takes away a powerful tool from smokers trying to quit the habit.

Something is not right, says e-cigarette traders body as it starts campaign against ban

Modi govt in September issued an ordinance to ban the use, sale, manufacture, distribution and advertisement of e-cigarettes in India.

Scientists are working hard to dismiss the anti-vaping argument

Vaping advocates, some of whom are backed by groups with industry ties, are trying to undermine research questioning the safety of e-cigarettes.

When CM B.S. Yediyurappa smelt a rat in Karnataka Vidhana Soudha

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Toxic chemicals and not fatty substances are responsible for vaping-related lung damage

The results, based on lung biopsies of 17 US patients, may help investigators narrow the long list of suspects in the mysterious outbreak that has killed at least 12.

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.