China is home to around 350 million smokers, the largest smoking population in the world, and a recent public dispute in Shenzhen has reignited a national debate over tobacco use. Public health experts are urging authorities to consider higher cigarette taxes and stricter controls, arguing that smoking continues to impose major health and economic costs. As younger generations increasingly push for smoke-free public spaces, the debate is becoming a key part of China's broader public health conversation.


China's Smoking Habit Faces Global Scrutiny

The Parliament approved a Bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to the Lok Sabha.


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People who regularly drank and smoked and got little exercise were likely to feel more depressed and get physically sick. It all starts at one particular age. Science & Tech Trending

Booze, cigs and lazying around start triggering health problems exactly at THIS age

The current health minister Adonis Georgiadis said Greece would not extend smoking restrictions in line with the European Union recommendation.
Find out more in this report.

Even as Greece Banned Indoor Smoking, 14 Years Later, People Are Found Flouting Rules

The analysis published in the Journal of Addiction claimed that a single cigarette can take 17 minutes from a man's life and 22 minutes from a woman's life.

Smoking one cigarette can take away 20 minutes of your life, study finds

After the video was circulated online and she started being criticised, the lawmaker took to X to issue an apology. 



Watch: Columbian lawmaker caught vaping in parliament while discussing health reforms, apologises

Columbian lawmaker Cathy Juvinao sparked discussions online after a video of her vaping in the parliament during a meeting on healthcare reforms went viral. Juvinao, a representative of Bogotá and a member of the Green Alliance Party received massive backlash over the video in which she was seen using a vape pen when suddenly the camera turned to her and she quickly hid the device.

Filmmaker David Lynch has spoken out about the dangers of smoking, revealing that he started smoking at the age of eight and now needs supplemental oxygen to walk even small distances.

David Lynch reveals he started smoking at the age of 8, uses supplemental oxygen now to walk 

Audiences who watch films in theatres will no longer see Akshay Kumar in the anti-smoking advertisement before the beginning of the film. A report from Bollywood Hungama claims that the CBFC has decided to discontinue Akshay Kumar’s anti-smoking ad.

CBFC takes down Akshay Kumar's Mukesh-Nandu no smoking ad after six years

The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that his government is considering expanding smoking ban in some outdoor areas.

UK PM Keir Starmer confirms outdoor smoking ban proposal

In a world-first, lung cancer vaccine trials have been launched in seven countries, which could revolutionise the way the deadly disease is treated, and possibly prevented.

Can vaccines prevent cancer? World's first lung cancer vaccine trials will have answers

We all know that smoking and drinking alcohol regularly and being excessively overweight can pose serious health risks. However, new evidence has emerged which proves that 40 per cent of cancer cases can be prevented by cutting out high-risk behaviours and adopting a healthy lifestyle.

40% of cancer cases can be prevented with just these 3 lifestyle changes: Study

In a bizarre medical case, a 52-year-old man from Austria was found to have developed the rare condition of endotracheal hair growth after smoking a pack of cigarettes every day for 30 years.

Bizzare! Rare hair grows inside throat of a man who smoked cigarettes for 30 years

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's proposal to place a ban on smoking cleared its first parliamentary hurdle even though it faced opposition from within his cabinet, while Labour backed the bill.

UK PM Rishi Sunak's smoking ban clears first hurdle. What it entails and who will be affected

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces very vocal resistance against his plans to effectively ban smoking for anyone aged 15 and younger as a new bill comes up for a vote in the House of Commons on April 16.

UK: Sunak's Anti-smoking bill passes first round

UK advances 'smoke-free generation bill' | UK votes on toughest anti-tobacco law

UK's smoking ban passes first Parliamentary hurdle, Sunak faces Tory rebellion over ban

UK advances 'smoke-free generation' bill

UK parliament votes on smoking ban

In a shocking case from the Indian state of Maharashtra, a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death for allegedly staring at two women who were smoking. The incident, according to the police, took place on Saturday (Apr 6) night.

India: Man fatally stabbed for staring at two women smoking in Maharashtra; 3 arrested

People have often used vaping as a “less harmful” alternative to smoking. However, a new study published in the journal Cancer Research suggests that might not entirely be the case.

Is vaping better than smoking? Study links e-cigarettes to cancer, changes to DNA of smokers

Rishi Sunak is to introduce a bill in the parliament to fulfill his promise to phase out smoking amongst young people by banning tobacco sales for people below a certain age.

UK to introduce bill to phase out smoking

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