Cigarettes to burn holes in your pocket from Feb 2026: Govt raises Excise Duty on tobacco products
Finance Ministry has notified an increase in excise duty on tobacco products, applicable from February 2026.
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Karnataka HC dismisses petitions challenging complete ban on sale of Hookah in any public place in the State
“It is a fact that a session of hookah is more harmful than a pack of cigarettes (…) If it is 200 puffs per session, it is equivalent to 100 cigarettes, in any of these sessions. Hookah, is, as addictive as a cigarette; as harmful as a cigarette; has the same chemicals as a cigarette”.
[GOLD STEP v. GOLD FLAKE] Delhi High Court grants ad-interim injunction to ITC Ltd for its mark ‘GOLD FLAKE’ in relation to cigarettes
“Since defendants are using different marks on outer packaging of the impugned products and identical roundel devices on the individual cigarette sticks, the Local Commissioner is permitted to open cigarette packs to inspect the logos/devices on the individual cigarette sticks.”
Texas increases legal age to 21 years — To purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes or other tobacco products
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott while signing a Senate Bill 21 has increased the age to 21 from 18 to buy cigarettes,
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Amendment) Draft Bill 2015
On 13-01-2015, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare placed the draft COTPA Bill, 2015 in the Public domain to elicit