DUSU polls: ABVP, NSUI, Left alliance roll out manifestos; promise inclusive, affordable campusesDelhi University Student Union elections are approaching. ABVP, NSUI, and SFI-AISA alliance released their manifestos. ABVP promises subsid...
13 Sep, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
After 90-hour workweek remark, L&T chief S N Subrahmanyan now announces one day paid menstrual leave for women employeesLarsen & Toubro introduced a one-day menstrual leave policy for its core engineering and construction divisions, benefiting around 5,000 wo...
07 Mar, 2025, 08.18 AM IST
L&T announces one-day paid menstrual leaveEngineering giant Larsen and Toubro has announced a one-day paid menstrual leave for its 5,000 women employees, marking a first for a major...
06 Mar, 2025, 09.03 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
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
Nova Benefits rolls out mental wellness plan for all employeesThe company has partnered with Manah Health and Wellness to provide mental health counselling to employees in need, irrespective of their l...
23 Feb, 2022, 06.32 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
No menopause policy for women employees in government, private sectorsThe minister said before taking any decision on the issue of formulation of menopause policy for women employees in government and private ...
06 Dec, 2019, 02.59 PM IST
From building toilets to saving trees, Bengaluru does it through crowdfundingVarun Sheth, CEO of crowdfunding platform Ketto, said crowdfunding was on the rise in India due to multiple factors.
04 Jun, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
Why the debate on menstrual health in India needs to go beyond pad taxIndia has one of the lowest levels of penetration of sanitary pad usage in the world. At 20%, India lags behind Thailand, Indonesia and Chi...
16 Jul, 2017, 01.45 PM IST
Government plans lower income tax slab, free health check-ups for womenA national policy for women, framed by a group of ministers headed by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, is expected to be unveiled s...
07 May, 2017, 01.29 PM IST