Health ministry reports 350 violations of e-cigarette ban, black market thrives
The Union Health and Family Ministry’s tobacco cell has reported 350 vape-related violations since 2022. This data highlights a small part of a larger issue, despite the ban on e-cigarettes and vapes in India under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Act, 2019. Electronic nicotine delivery…