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90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...- She fainted in school from period pain for years; now the 27-year-old fights stage 4 cancer alone after losing her father, with no siblings by her sideRadhika Sapra endured years of dismissed menstrual pain, only to be diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at 22. Now 27, she battles the di...
- D2C menstrual hygiene startup HealthFab raises Rs 20 crore from Atomic CapitalBengaluru's HealthFab, a menstrual hygiene startup, secured Rs 20 crore from Atomic Capital. The funding will fuel expansion beyond period ...
- How Toyota's CSR initiative taught rural Karnataka hygiene habitsToyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...
- Woman can't be treated as 'untouchable' for 3 days: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala caseSupreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna stated women cannot be considered untouchable for three days monthly. This remark came during hearings ...
- Karnataka govt issues order mandating one day menstrual leave per month for working womanKarnataka government has issued an order for one day paid menstrual leave each month. This applies to all working women aged 18 to 52. The ...
- Menstrual cycles may have synced with moon phases before artificial light disrupted rhythm, study findsWomen's menstrual cycles were likely synchronized with lunar cycles before artificial light disruption, according to research from Julius-M...
- Menstrual leave in Karnataka: Check policies and benefits across India’s other states as wellKarnataka has approved 12 paid menstrual leave days annually for women employees, a first for both government and private sectors in India....
- No proposal under consideration to make paid menstrual leave mandatory for all workplaces: GovtReplying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi said the government implements the Scheme for ...
- Spain follows Japan in rolling out paid menstrual leave, only 6 countries allow this privilegeWorking during periods can be painful, so this law in nothing short of a Godsend.
- Kerala announces maternity leave of 60 days for female students above 18 years"Girl students above 18 years of age can get a maximum of 60 days of maternity leave. The required attendance percentage for female student...
- Approximately 44% of Karnataka women aged between 15-24 still use cloth during their menstruation cycleKarnataka has the highest percentage of women among the South Indian states to use cloth as protection during their menstrual days.
- Activists protest against purification ritual after women's entry into Sabarimala templeThe women had stepped into the temple of Lord Ayyappa, breaking a centuries-old tradition and defying threats from the Hindu right.
- Over 500 menstrual-age women book e-tickets for darshan at Sabarimala: PoliceThe bookings have been made through police online portal which got underway from October 30, police said.
- TV cameraman attacked in Sabarimala templeHundreds of devotees shouted at Vishnu, the cameraman, as he was taking visuals of them protesting.
- 1400 arrested in connection with Sabarimala protestsThe arrests were made in the last two days and 440 cases registered in connection with violent incidents
- Security beefed up at Sabarimala temple amid reports of entry of womenPolice have tightened the security at Sannidhanam and other areas following the reported move of some women to visit the temple.
- Sabarimala row: Devotees force woman journalist to turn backPolice have thrown a security ring around the woman accompanied by her colleague, a foreigner.
- Women personal hygiene market size pegged at Rs 2000 crore by 2018According to the study, less than 10 per cent of Indian females in the reproductive age group are aware of menstrual hygiene.
- Age at first menstrual cycle tied to heart disease riskWomen who had their first menstrual cycle at age 10 or younger, or age 17 or older, may be at a higher risk of developing heart disease, st...
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