New Delhi — The Indian government has told a court that its federal ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes implies that their use is also prohibited, in a further clampdown on the devices.

Citing health risks, India in September banned the import, manufacture, sale, advertisement, storage and distribution of e-cigarettes, dashing future plans of companies such as US-based Juul Labs and Philip Morris International...

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