`Tobacco eating` Hornworm caterpillar puffs nicotine to ward off predators

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 16:17

Researchers have found a caterpillar that has a unique defence mechanism against some of their predators such as wolf spiders.

Caffeine, nicotine to be monitored by WADA

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 14:21

Effects of caffeine, part of everyone`s morning cup of tea or coffee, has got into the new list of substances that would be monitored by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in order to detect patterns of misuse in sport.

Gujarat government extends gutka ban by a year

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 20:00

Gujarat government extended a comprehensive ban on the sale, stocking, production and distribution of gutka as well as pan masala containing nicotine on Wednesday for another year in the state.

Ancient Chilean mummies show nicotine habit

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 12:57

Scientists analysing hair samples from mummies in a Chilean town have found that for hundreds of years, people of all social classes in the region consumed nicotine.

Haryana to ban food articles containing nicotine and tobacco

Last Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2012, 16:47

Haryana government would introduce a complete ban on food articles containing nicotine and tobacco from August 15.

Fatwa allows fasting men to use nicotine patches

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 10:45

A special fatwa issued by a religious body here has permitted smokers to use of nicotine patches during the month of Ramadan to deal with withdrawal symptoms, saying it does not violate the observance of fasting.