Also read: Explained | Why has India banned e-cigarettes? “... E-cigarette has been banned so that this new form of intoxication does not destroy our demographically young country. ‘Plogging’The Prime Minister highlighted the efforts of Ripudaman Belvi who has started the movement of plogging – a combination of jogging and picking up litter. “In view of the kind of lead that India has taken towards environmental protection, today the countries of the entire world are looking towards India as a model,” Mr. Modi said. Talking about sportsmanship, the Prime Minister praised 23-year-old Daniil Medvedev – who lost the U.S. Open Tennis championship finals to 19-time grand slam winner Rafael Nadal – for his ‘simplicity and maturity’ in handling the situation.

Source: The Hindu September 29, 2019 06:44 UTC