menstrual hygiene
Mural with a message: Guwahati celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day
On Menstrual Hygiene Day, Guwahati installed a mural to break the taboo around the subject.
Right to Health
Apart from communities where period is celebrated, 70 per cent of girls in India have not heard about menstruation prior to menarche.
I have an ocean of opportunities awaiting me: Manushi Chillar
Chillar has mixed emotions about life-changing journey she has been on, says year has seen her growing and evolving as person.
An Indian woman spends about Rs 300 per month in buying sanitary pads
Amol Prakash Mane talks about how menstrual cup is different and adds to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Make in India campaign.
‘70 per cent moms consider menstruation dirty’
According to the UNICEF report, a mere 13 per cent of the girls aged 11 to 19 years were aware of safe menstrual hygiene practices in the state.
Miss World Chillar walks for a cause
With the theme "No more Limits", the NDMC and AAKAR India organised the marathon on the World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Nationwide campaign on menstrual hygiene soon
Bharti said that the secretaries of the three ministries have been asked to collectively look at all aspects.
Maha to launch cheap sanitary napkins scheme on March 8
Under the scheme, girls in Zilla Parishad schools will get a sanitary napkin packet at Rs 5 while rural it will be of Rs 24 and Rs 29.
Sanitary napkin vending machines installed at Kolkata airport
The services started in the beginning of 2018 with an average monthly consumption of 30-40 napkins per machine.