ABSTRACT: Smoking is one of the major life threatening habits around the world. Second-hand smoking is one of the major environmental issues caused due to smoking. The adverse effects of smoking include ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower respiratory tract infections, peptic ulcer and infertility. This article sums-up the present challenges , strict legislations and various other measures taken by the government of India to control tobacco consumption with the aim of providing new solutions and methods for controlling tobacco production and consumption.