Karnataka: Civic groups write to CM and Chief Secretary recommending blanket ban on crackers 

Karnataka: Civic groups write to CM and Chief Secretary recommending blanket ban on crackers 

Civic groups have said it is appalling to see the sheer number of stores selling non-green crackers. | Photo Credit: File photo Drawing the attention of the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, Pollution Control Board, and other allied departments to the online sale of non-green crackers in Karnataka, like-minded civic groups have recommended a blanket ban … Read more

Junk food ban: What is included under new advert rules for online?

Junk food ban: What is included under new advert rules for online?

PA Burgers and other fast foods are among those that will likely be affected by the new rules Online adverts for junk food will not be allowed from next year under new government rules introduced to tackle childhood obesity. The ban, which will also apply to adverts shown on TV before 21:00, will begin in … Read more

Smoking ban: Hospitality and health leaders clash on outdoor smoking plan

Smoking ban: Hospitality and health leaders clash on outdoor smoking plan

Getty Images Health experts have welcomed proposals for tougher regulations on outdoor smoking, but leading figures in the hospitality sector worry restrictions could hinder some businesses, particularly pubs. On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the government was looking at tougher outdoor smoking rules to help reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to … Read more

Puberty blockers ban is lawful, says High Court

Puberty blockers ban is lawful, says High Court

A ban on puberty blockers introduced by the previous government using emergency legislation was lawful, the High Court has ruled. Former health secretary Victoria Atkins curbed the use of the drugs for children and young people with gender dysphoria under emergency powers at the end of May. A trans campaign group then took legal action, … Read more

Fishers protest against U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp

Fishers protest against U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp

The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee staging a protest against the U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Fishermen under the aegis of Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee, representing fisheries trade unions across the spectrum of political affiliations, organised a march to the headquarters of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology … Read more

Labour plans to ban under-16s buying high-caffeine energy drinks

Labour plans to ban under-16s buying high-caffeine energy drinks

Under-16s will be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks in England, if Labour wins 4 July’s general election. Drinks such as Monster, Prime and Red Bull would be blocked from sale, to protect children’s health – but Coca-Cola and Lucozade would not be covered by the ban. The proposal was welcomed by TV chef Jamie … Read more

Bengaluru-Mysuru highway struggles to enforce ban on two-wheelers and three-wheelers

Bengaluru-Mysuru highway struggles to enforce ban on two-wheelers and three-wheelers

Bengaluru-Mysuru highway. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM It’s been nearly a year since the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) banned two-wheelers, autos, tractors, non-motorised vehicles, multi-axle hydraulic trailer vehicles, and quadricycles from the main carriageways of the Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled highway. Despite the ban, two-wheelers and three-wheelers continue to be seen on the highway. Other … Read more