Drinking age

Haryana lowers legal drinking age from 25 to 21

Liquor/any intoxicating drug can be sold to a person aged at least 21 years old by a vendor/employee of such vendor as per Section 29 of the act. 

Dec 23, 2021, 09:56 AM IST

Kejriwal govt hell-bent on drowning youngsters into alcoholism: Delhi BJP chief

Gupta said that Arvind Kejriwal-led government wants to push youth towards alcoholism and that the BJP will not allow Delhi to become "the capital of alcohol".

Mar 30, 2021, 23:05 PM IST

Delhi to get five exclusive 'super premium retail vends' soon

Also, the city is likely to have around three dry days in a year as the GoM has recommended to bring the number of dry days on par with Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 23, 2021, 21:45 PM IST

Lower drinking age linked to high school dropout rate

Amidst the calls to lower the legal age for drinking -- including in India where the permissible age is 25 -- a new study said the move could lead to high school dropout rates.

Sep 28, 2015, 15:17 PM IST