India Not Planning to Relax E-Cigarette Ban
India is not planning to relax its ban on e-cigarettes, dealing a blow to a lobbying campaign conducted by Philip Morris for New Delhi to permit the devices, Aditya Kalra and Emma Rumney of Reuters reports. "The government of India is not considering revoking, amending or relaxing this ban," the health ministry told Reuters. "India remains committed to evidence-based tobacco control and cessation measures."