Menstrual facial TikTok trend decoded: CDC and WHO raise red flags and explain what period blood skincare gets wrongThe viral menstrual facial is the latest shock-value skincare trend dominating TikTok, but dermatologists and the US Center for Disease Con...
25 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
What NFHS-5 reveals about menstrual health and hygiene practicesWomen belonging to India’s minority communities follow and observe better menstrual health and hygiene compared to their counterparts in th...
06 Mar, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Period leave debate reignited: Ghazal Alagh suggests WFH option for 'that time of the month,' Kangana Ranaut says exceptions be made only for 'medical' reasonsThe debate around paid menstrual leave resurrected in Parliament's Winter Session.
15 Dec, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
Paid leave for menstruation? Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani says thisUnion Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, expressed her views on menstrual leave during a session in the Rajya Sabha. S...
14 Dec, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
Lay down national model for providing toilets to girl students consistent with their number in government-aided, residential schools: Supreme CourtThe top court had earlier warned the states, which had not submitted their response to the Centre on formulating a uniform national policy ...
06 Nov, 2023, 03.18 PM IST
Health ministry working on national menstrual policy to ensure access to safe, hygienic productsThe Union Health Ministry is working on formulating a national menstrual hygiene policy that seeks to ensure access to safe and hygienic me...
06 Aug, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
SC directs States, UTs to submit their responses on menstrual hygiene policies by Aug 31The Supreme Court on Monday warned the States and Union Territories to submit their response to the Centre by August 31 on forming a unifor...
24 Jul, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
National policy on menstrual hygiene: SC warns states and UTs if they fail to submit responseThe Indian Supreme Court has ordered states and Union Territories who have not yet submitted a response to the country's standard operating...
24 Jul, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
Plea on free sanitary pads for class 6-12 girls to be heard by SC on MondayOn April 10, the top court had said the issue was of "immense importance" and that the Centre should engage with all the stakeholders for i...
23 Jul, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
P&G commits digital upskilling to 5 lakh women from lesser privileged communities in next 3 yearsBesides P&G India will partner with over 50 educational institutes, including undergraduate colleges and post-graduate universities across ...
03 May, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
Kerala govt set to roll out historic menstrual-cup campaignFor the first time in the country, the Left government in Kerala is getting ready to address the issue of the accumulation of enormous quan...
22 Feb, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
No proposal to introduce menstruation leave in educational institutions: Education Ministry"The guidelines state that the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should ensure easy access to basic sanitation and hygiene facilities fo...
06 Feb, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
More young women than ever before are using menstrual hygiene products in IndiaA major factor behind the upward shift, says Dr Rizvi, was giving states ownership of the menstrual health programme. “In 2014-15, we decen...
07 Dec, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
Tripura govt approves proposal to provide free sanitary napkins to schoolgirlsA total of 1,68,252 students shall be covered under this new scheme called 'Kishori Suchita Abhiyan'. This will involve an investment of Rs...
21 Jan, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Delhi HC asks Centre, AAP govt to treat as representation PIL for paid menstrual leaveA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the central and Delhi governments to take a decision on the representati...
23 Nov, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
Railways plans kiosks for sanitary pads, contraceptivesAccording to the policy, railways plans to rope in companies for construction of toilets at all 8,500 stations which will also be utilised ...
31 May, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
Breaking paradigm: Wet & Dry Personal Care to start ‘menstrual leave’ for staffThe concept of menstrual leave originated in Japan in 1947 and is prevalent in South Asian countries such as South Korea, Taiwan and Indone...
05 Mar, 2016, 04.26 AM IST