As India debates a nationwide ban on popular harm-reduction products such as e-cigarettes since 2019 versus continued protection for tobacco-cigarette makers, Upendra N Sharma, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors, holds that the government must embrace a progressive approach, including Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy introduced in 2014, which has been utilized for legislations like information technology and data protection laws.

Health risks and productivity issues linked to tobacco addiction are estimated to put an economic burden of over $27.5 billion besides claiming over 1.3 million lives annually in India.

Playing online games for long periods of time has been linked to not getting enough sleep, social disconnection, insomnia, poor mental health, and other health issues. Consistently, experts and health practitioners have expressed their views on responsible gaming, which may have certain advantages

By 2025, India’s online gaming industry income is predicted to reach $3.5 billion, but the industry’s success will depend on the capacity to create a secure and transparent environment for all stakeholders

Tobacco control is not working for most of the world, it is not progressing and maintains status quo. Interestingly, four out of five of the world’s smokers are in low-income and middle-income countries.

Safeguarding the rights of consumers is critical, and our consumer policy expert provides an in-depth study of the ways in which a National Consumer Policy can protect consumers’ health and safety.

Consumers must have access to healthier alternatives. Hardly anyone would have missed the headline of past few weeks that vaping causes erectile dysfunction.

Innovation changes the world, not regulations! As consumers, we often underestimate the great power in our own hands. Our day-to-day spending decisions have a profound effect on the economy.

Dani Drysdale has been working overtime to address the needs of the unhoused since the pandemic began, when needle exchange options shuttered and Santa Cruzans were left without options.

Drug addiction is a complex and widespread health issue in India and across the world. However, despite increasing crackdowns on drug cartels in India by law enforcement agencies