France will ban disposable electronic cigarettes or vapes as a part of the country’s plan to combat smoking and fight tobacco use, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on broadcaster RTL, on Sunday (September 3).

France plans to ban disposable e-cigarettes in bid to curb smoking habit

To enhance employee health, Japan's largest brokerage company, Nomura, has advised its workers not to smoke during working hours, even if they work from home. The company released a memo stating that the new policy will take effect in October.

Japan firm asks staff not to smoke cigarettes even if working from home

As countries all around the world went into a complete lockdown in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic, people started picking up various habits such as cooking, meditation, exercising and more.

Nearly 652,000 people have started smoking in pandemic: Study

As the world battles coronavirus, there is another danger that hides in shadows, ready to attack the human body — smoking. New research has found almost eight million people died due to smoking in 2019, and the number has only increased since then, in the pandemic years.

Smokers increased to 1.1 billion; youngsters affected worst: Study

A little over 11 per cent of the world's smokers are Indian

Half of smoking deaths in 2015 in India, China, Russia, US

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