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  - Tobacco Vendors and Their Compliance with Tobacco Control Laws in Mangalore City, Karnataka, India- Author: Vital Strategies - This study assesses tobacco vendor density in Mangalore, Karnataka in January, 2025. 
  - Tobacco Vendor Density and Compliance with Tobacco Control Laws in Sikar, Rajasthan, India- Author: Vital Strategies - This study assesses tobacco vendor density in Sikar, Rajasthan in January, 2025. 
  - WEBINAR - TOBACCO CONTROL LAW IMPLEMENTATION: CITY-LEVEL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE HARMS OF TOBACCO- Author: Vital Strategies - Watch this webinar in which city leaders share their experiences implementing smoke-free laws, bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) at points of sale, and tobacco vendor licensing policies. Speakers share examples from their work to implement policies for tobacco smoke-free cities, along with the successes, challenges and lessons learned. 
  - Tobacco Vendor Density and Tobacco Vendor Proximity to Educational Institutions in Siliguri, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study conducted a census of all tobacco vendors across five wards in Siliguri between November 2019 and January 2020, assessing the density of these vendors and their proximity to educational institutions. 
  - Point-of-Sale Tobacco Advertising and Promotions, and Tobacco Product Display in Siliguri, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - From November-December 2020, this study examined the compliance of tobacco vendors with the tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) law, and the presence of tobacco product display and warning signage at the POS in Siliguri. 
  - Tobacco Vendor Density and Tobacco Vendor Proximity to Educational Institutions in Ranchi City, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study conducted a census of all tobacco vendors across three wards in Ranchi between November 2019 and January 2020, assessing the density of these vendors and their proximity to educational institutions. 
  - Point-of-Sale Tobacco Advertising and Promotions, and Tobacco Product Display in Ranchi City, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - From November-December 2020, this study examined the compliance of tobacco vendors with the tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) law, and the presence of tobacco product display and warning signage at the POS in Ranchi. 
  - SEATCA Smoke-Free Index- Author: SEATCA (2020) - A report detailing Implementation of Article 8 in the ASEAN region, 2020. 
  - Tobacco retailer density and tobacco retailers near schools in two cities of East India, Ranchi and Siliguri- Author: Pouranik et al. (2021) - This study assesses the number and density of tobacco vendors in the cities of Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Siliguri (West Bengal), and the number of retailers selling tobacco near schools. Both of these jurisdictions have passed local tobacco vendor licensing laws. 
  - Measures to Control the Tobacco Supply Chain- Author: SEATCA (2019) - A review of fiscal markings, track-and-trace mechanisms, and licensing systems in the ASEAN region. 
  - Compliance with Smoke-free Public Places, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Yogyakarta City, Indonesia, assessed compliance with smokefree in different settings from February to March 2019. 
  - Compliance with Tobacco Product Display and Point-of-Sale TAPS, Depok, Indonesia 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Depok City, Indonesia, assessed compliance with the tobacco product display and point-of-sale advertising and promotion ban in different retail settings from February to March 2019. 
  - Compliance with Smoke-free Public Places, Depok, Indonesia, 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Depok City, Indonesia, assessed compliance with smokefree in different settings from February to March 2019. 
  - Evaluation of Compliance to Gutka Ban & Other Provisions of COTPA India- Author: Pimple et al. (2014) - This article uses a random sampling process to evaluate compliance with the COPTA legislation in India. 
  - Compliance Surveys: Smokefree compliance tools in India- Author: Lal et al. (2011) - This article demonstrates how smokefree compliance can be assessed through simple and cost-effective survey tools and can be used to validate implementation and enforcement progress. 
  - Tobacco Control Industry Watch - Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance- Author: SEATCA - Tobacco Control Industry Watch provides facts and figures, publications, and media updates for the South East Asian Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA). With a focus on Articles 5.3 and 13, guidelines, toolkits, and in-country statuses are also available to further the effective implementation of the WHO FCTC in ASEAN countries. 
  - Tobacco Unmasked- Author: Centre for Combating Tobacco - Tobacco Unmasked is the information portal of the Centre for Combating Tobacco in Sri Lanka. It provides information and profiles on tobacco companies, their employees, their allies, and other institutions linked with them. The portal also describes industry strategies and arguments against tobacco control efforts. 
