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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...
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 ...
How adolescent-focussed brand SheWings is empowering girls with curated sustainable menstrual hygiene productsMadan Mohit Bhardwaj, Founder, SheWings Personal Care, delves into the philosophy, product efficacy, and passion for planet Earth, behind t...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Riya Kumari will be supplied with sanitary pads for the entire year by an Indian sanitary pad manufacturerThe incident occurred on Thursday in Patna, where an IAS officer Harjot Kaur Bhamra publicly made fun of a schoolgirl named Riya, 20, for r...
Sirona Hygiene acquires women’s safety brand Impower in an all-cash dealSirona, a fem-tech company that sells feminine hygiene products, will foray into the female safety segment with the acquisition.
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...
This menstrual hygiene brand is using cricket to break social taboosDuring the recently concluded IPL, Niine was the title sponsor for the Rajasthan Royals.
Indian sanitary napkin brand Niine takes on P&G and Johnson & JohnsonNiine has also pioneered a movement to bridge the gap between menstruating females using sanitary napkins with those engaging in unhygienic...
India made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools: UN reportThe annual report is produced by the World Health Organization/UN Children's Fund Joint Monitoring Programme, or JMP, which has been monito...
Jan Aushadhi stores to sell sanitary pads at a third of market priceThe average market price of a pack of four sanitary pads is Rs 32, whereas the price of a similar pack of biodegradable pads will be Rs10 a...
Why Padman alone can’t end the taboo in IndiaFrom the whispered request for sanitary pads to the quietly handed over black bag in cities, here's why menstruation still remains a taboo ...
Towards sustainable menstrual choices: Bengaluru eco-activists launch ‘cup and cloth campaign’Most sanitary pads contain plastic and take 500-800 years to decompose.