Whether due to rising prices or decision fatigue, it can feel overwhelming to go shopping for groceries and household items nowadays. Especially as consumers become increasingly aware of the hazardous chemicals in our cleaning and cosmetics products, as well as in our food and water, it can feel like you need a PhD to vet … Read more
Karnataka government has banned hookah citing ‘public health and safety’. StateHealth Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao took to social media to inform the public about the decision. This decisive action is backed by alarming data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2016-17 (GATS-2), which states that 22.8 per cent of adults in Karnataka … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the prohibition on carrying e-cigarettes on flights. This petition was filed by a public health professional. Justice Subramonium Prasad refused to entertain the plea and hinted at dismissing it with heavy cost. Thereafter, the counsel appearing for petitioner Sutirtha Dutta sought … Read more