Chirag and Hetal Virani from Surat are using one of the most common agro-waste in India as raw material to develop biodegradable sanitary napkins ...
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Menstrual Hygiene
Menstrual Hygiene
The idea of a period emoji was conceived by the UK based non-profit Plan Action, who ran a survey in 2017 in UK to find that shame and stigma still hinder conversations on menstruation ...
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In a bid to promote menstrual hygiene and make sanitary napkins affordable and accessible, the government reduced the price of Suvidha pads sold through 5,500 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country by 60 per cent ...
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Dr. Surbhi Singh felt that she needs to use her knowledge for greater good when quit her practice as a gynaecologist to start her NGO, today she’s every school kid in Delhi’s ‘Sachhi Saheli’ ...
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India's real Padman, Arunachalam Muruganantham has not only revolutionised menstrual hygiene in India but also helped in normalising the way people perceive menstruation ...
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Indian Institute of Technology students are venturing to women hygiene sector with start-ups like Cleanse Right and Sanfe providing solutions for the same ...
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Funds have been sanctioned for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to procure a total of 288 pad vending machines to improve menstrual hygiene among women personnel and also install incinerators to scientifically dispose of used sanitary napkins ...
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To increase awareness about menstruation and menstrual hygiene, Syed Sehrish Asgar, the first woman District Magistrate of Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir conducted an all-woman conclave and distributed incinerators and vending machines among girls from government schools of the district ...
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Shaidalin Marbaniang, a member of a self-help group in Riangdo village in Meghalaya, launched her own brand of eco-friendly sanitary pads 'Syntu' after attending a workshop on menstrual hygiene organised by the Central government ...
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor sought a response from the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals) over the sales and awareness status of the government’s Suvidha sanitary napkins ...
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In a bid to reduce water hyacinth waste and provide a low cost, eco-friendly solution to conventional sanitary napkins, students from Kerala produce pads using water hyacinth ...
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While unveiling the mural on the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Guwahati Municipal Corporation Commissioner Debeswar Malakar said that it is important to have sanitary pad vending machines installed in schools and public places ...
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