COTPA Current Affairs, GK & News
Punjab becomes 3rd state to ban hookah bars or lounges
Punjab becomes third state in the country after Maharashtra and Gujarat to ban hookah bars or lounges. The ban was announced through law after President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2018. The objective ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Topics: Bills and Acts • COTPA • Hookah Ban • President Ram Nath Kovind • Punjab • States • Tobacco
Bihar Government bans sale of loose cigarettes
Bihar Government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in the state. This decision aims to be deterrent to kids and youngsters who start smoking by buying loose cigarettes. In this regard, state health department has issued notification under Section 20 of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. Bihar is the 12th state in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Topics: Bihar • Cigarettes • COTPA • Smoking • States
Karnataka HC strikes down 85% pictorial warning rule for tobacco
The Karnataka High Court has struck down 2014 amendment rules that mandated pictorial health warnings to cover 85% of tobacco product packaging space, holding that they violated Constitutional norms. However, it made it clear that 40% pictorial health warning rule, which existed prior to amendment rules, will remain in force. The HC passed the order ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Topics: COTPA • Karnataka High Court • Pictorial Warnings • Public health • Tobacco Industry • Tobacco Products