AVI Press & Media Coverage https://vapeindia.org/press/ Independent media coverage of the Association of Vapers India, and AVI's own public statements, letters and rebuttals. en-in Vaping ban up in smoke https://vapeindia.org/press/2026-financial-express-vaping-ban-up-in-smoke/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2026-financial-express-vaping-ban-up-in-smoke/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Financial Express India's Vape Ban: A Case Study in Unintended Consequences https://vapeindia.org/press/2025-2firsts-vape-ban-case-study/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2025-2firsts-vape-ban-case-study/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2Firsts, authored by AVI's director Will Indonesia, a Key Tobacco Control Outlier, Keep Vaping Legal? https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-filtermag-indonesia-vaping-legal/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-filtermag-indonesia-vaping-legal/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter AVI response to editorial in The Hindu https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-hindu-rebuttal/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-hindu-rebuttal/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT AVI statement Brazil Scraps Flight Ban on Vapes, in Win for Consumer Advocacy https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-filtermag-brazil-flight-ban/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-filtermag-brazil-flight-ban/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter A Perfect Storm https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-tobaccoreporter-perfect-storm/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-tobaccoreporter-perfect-storm/ Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Authored article by Samrat Chowdhery, for Tobacco Reporter GFN News #85: Does India have a vape misinformation problem? https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-gfn-news-85-vape-misinformation/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-gfn-news-85-vape-misinformation/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT GFN.tv (Global Forum on Nicotine) India Doubles Down on Vape Ban With Research and Media Censorship https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-filtermag-india-vape-ban-research-censorship/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2024-filtermag-india-vape-ban-research-censorship/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter Will New Bloomberg Funds Spread Vape Bans in Low-Income Countries? https://vapeindia.org/press/2023-filtermag-bloomberg-funds-low-income-bans/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2023-filtermag-bloomberg-funds-low-income-bans/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter Taiwan Is About to Ban the Use of Nicotine Vapes https://vapeindia.org/press/2023-filtermag-taiwan-vape-ban/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2023-filtermag-taiwan-vape-ban/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter India's vaping ban is failing. Parents, schools, activists unite to corner govt https://vapeindia.org/press/2023-theprint-vaping-ban-failing/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2023-theprint-vaping-ban-failing/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT ThePrint Pakistan Nicotine-Pouch Surge Brings Harm Reduction Hope in South Asia https://vapeindia.org/press/2022-filtermag-pakistan-nicotine-pouch/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2022-filtermag-pakistan-nicotine-pouch/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter Philippines Vaping Policy Could Be a Model for the Rest of Asia https://vapeindia.org/press/2022-filtermag-philippines-vaping-policy/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2022-filtermag-philippines-vaping-policy/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for Filter Vaping Ban in India: Is It Time for a Review? https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-quint-vaping-ban-review/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-quint-vaping-ban-review/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Samrat Chowdhery, for The Quint Association of Vapers India (AVI) welcomes new research paper by eminent tobacco control scientists https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-prnewswire-research-paper-welcome/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-prnewswire-research-paper-welcome/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via PR Newswire) Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Work for India's Poor? https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-filtermag-thr-indias-poor/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-filtermag-thr-indias-poor/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT Filter Indian vaping group co-hosts launch of report on Asia tobacco control measures https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-avi-asia-thr-report/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2021-avi-asia-thr-report/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) E-Zigaretten: gesünder oder gefährlicher als Tabak? https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-dw-video-thema-ezigaretten/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-dw-video-thema-ezigaretten/ Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT Deutsche Welle (Deutsch Aktuell / Video-Thema) Policy reforms needed to combat India's tobacco crisis: Global report https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gsthr-report-policy-reforms/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gsthr-report-policy-reforms/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT The Week (PTI wire) The Unfolding Tragedy of India's Vape Prohibition https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-filtermag-unfolding-tragedy/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-filtermag-unfolding-tragedy/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT Filter (by Alex Norcia) Samrat Chowdhery marks one year of the e-cigarette ordinance https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-hrpr-one-year-ordinance-quote/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-hrpr-one-year-ordinance-quote/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI statement (via Brands2Life) Quotes from Indian vapers and experts, one year into the e-cigarette ban https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-one-year-ban-quotes/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-one-year-ban-quotes/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Vapers unite together to protest against one year of e-cigarettes ban https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-vapers-unite-protest-one-year/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-vapers-unite-protest-one-year/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) AVI to hold nationwide protest to mark one year of the e-cigarette ban https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-pre-event-one-year-protest/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-pre-event-one-year-protest/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Ex-smokers say quitting is tough, call for robust cessation ecosystem https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-cessation-ecosystem-webinar/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-cessation-ecosystem-webinar/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Indian experts oppose proposal to ban safer tobacco alternatives in developing nations https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-union-lmic-proposal-opposition/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-union-lmic-proposal-opposition/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) AVI response to Journal Vascular Medicine study coverage https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-journal-vascular-medicine-rebuttal/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-journal-vascular-medicine-rebuttal/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI statement (via Brands2Life) India's Samrat Chowdhery appointed as INNCO President https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-week-pti-innco-appointment/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-week-pti-innco-appointment/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT The Week (PTI wire) India's Samrat Chowdhery appointed as INNCO President https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-samrat-chowdhery-innco-president/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-samrat-chowdhery-innco-president/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) India should promote less harmful alternatives to tobacco and smoking https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-vikas-jain-smart-life-op-ed/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-vikas-jain-smart-life-op-ed/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Dr Vikas Jain, for Smart Life How to give up tobacco and look towards harm reduction or prevention https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gogate-pinkvilla-op-ed/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gogate-pinkvilla-op-ed/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Dhaval Gogate, for Pinkvilla Tobacco companies benefit from India's policy against e-cigarettes https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-economic-times-tobacco-companies-benefit/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-economic-times-tobacco-companies-benefit/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT ET HealthWorld (The Economic Times) Tobacco companies benefit from India's policy against e-cigarettes https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gfn-speech-tobacco-monopolies/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gfn-speech-tobacco-monopolies/ Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Evidence is clear: Vaping helps smokers quit, saves lives https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gogate-indian-express-evidence-is-clear/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gogate-indian-express-evidence-is-clear/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Dhaval Gogate, for The Indian Express Vaping: The way forward for tobacco harm reduction https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gogate-indian-express-op-ed/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-gogate-indian-express-op-ed/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Dhaval Gogate, for The Indian Express Tobacco consumption is also a pandemic, and should be countered with realistic, not idealistic, policies https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-kasera-onlymyhealth-tobacco-pandemic/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-kasera-onlymyhealth-tobacco-pandemic/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Authored article by Maneesh Kasera, for Only My Health Vaping community celebrates World Vape Day; shows solidarity against vape ban in India https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-world-vape-day-recap/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-world-vape-day-recap/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) E-cigarette users to observe World Vape Day on May 30 https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-world-vape-day/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-world-vape-day/ Sat, 30 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Ban on public spitting and SLT to control Covid-19 may not be enough https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-slt-spitting-covid-pinkvilla/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-slt-spitting-covid-pinkvilla/ Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Authored article, for Pinkvilla Vape ban after-effect: Vapers' health deteriorating, experiencing behavioral change https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-vape-ban-after-effect/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-vape-ban-after-effect/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) International travellers in dismay over BCAS' e-cigarette ban https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-bcas-international-travellers/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-bcas-international-travellers/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Government should set up Tobacco Control Fund in Union Budget 2020 https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-budget-tobacco-control-fund/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-budget-tobacco-control-fund/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI statement (via Brands2Life) E-cigarette users harassed at airports, plan legal action https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-airport-harassment-legal-action/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-airport-harassment-legal-action/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Indore doctor debunks myths on e-cigarettes https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-pedicon-doctor-debunks-myths/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-pedicon-doctor-debunks-myths/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) AVI condemns BCAS move to ban e-cigarettes in airports, aircrafts https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-bcas-airports-aircraft-condemnation/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2020-bcas-airports-aircraft-condemnation/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) NGO condemns arrest of Russian national for using e-cigarettes https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-goa-russian-national-arrest/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-goa-russian-national-arrest/ Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Ban on e-cigarettes will increase cancer, lung disease cases: Doctors https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-post-bill-doctors-warn/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-post-bill-doctors-warn/ Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Business Standard (ANI wire) India says e-cigarette ban implies use of devices also prohibited https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-reuters-personal-use-filing/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-reuters-personal-use-filing/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Reuters AVI appeals to e-cigarette users to urge government to repeal the vape ban https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-appeal-repeal-ordinance/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-appeal-repeal-ordinance/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) India's new e-cigarette ban goes against its history of being a leader in harm reduction for Asia https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-carrie-wade-op-ed/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-carrie-wade-op-ed/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Authored op-ed by Carrie Wade (R Street Institute) International experts gather in Mumbai for conference on reducing tobacco-related harms https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-mumbai-harm-reduction-conference/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-mumbai-harm-reduction-conference/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Vapers write en masse to oppose vape ban bill https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-vapers-oppose-ban-bill/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-vapers-oppose-ban-bill/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) Consumer body questions health minister's claims on vape ban https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-health-minister-rebuttal/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-health-minister-rebuttal/ Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) AVI calls for nationwide protest against the e-cigarette ban ordinance https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-nationwide-protest-sept28/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-nationwide-protest-sept28/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT AVI press release (via Brands2Life) India's reason to ban vaping has little to do with its impact on health https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-quartz-little-to-do-with-health/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-quartz-little-to-do-with-health/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Quartz India Plans to Ban E-Cigarettes, as Global Backlash Intensifies https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-nyt-global-backlash-intensifies/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-nyt-global-backlash-intensifies/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT The New York Times Fearing 'epidemic among kids, young', govt bans e-cigarettes https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-toi-fearing-epidemic-among-kids/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-toi-fearing-epidemic-among-kids/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT The Times of India India bans e-cigarettes as global vaping backlash grows https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-guardian-afp-global-backlash/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-guardian-afp-global-backlash/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT The Guardian (AFP wire) E-cigarettes banned: What led government to terminate ENDS https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-moneycontrol-what-led-government/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-moneycontrol-what-led-government/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Moneycontrol 'Which Ban Has Worked In India?': Vaping Association Says Ban On E-Cigarettes Will Affect Health Of Vapers https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-outlook-which-ban-worked/ https://vapeindia.org/press/2019-outlook-which-ban-worked/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Outlook India