According to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, January 2021 onwards all sanitary pad manufacturers will have to compulsorily give degradable bags for disposal of each sanitary napkin and added that this rule is already in existence but is not being followed by the manufacturers ...
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The Garima Abhiyan, a district-wide campaign run by the administration of Simdega district, Jharkhand, is breaking the taboo associated with menstruation by providing its women with eco-friendly sanitary pads ...
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The sanitary pads available in the market are polymer-based and result in huge amount of plastic waste which can be avoided by using biodegradable alternatives ...
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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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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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On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, a Delhi-based NGO, Sachhi Saheli in collaboration with the Delhi Legal Services Authority organised a workshop for sanitation workers to make them aware about menstrual hygiene management through discussions, dance performance and skit ...
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As Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated on May 28, the state government of Jharkhand has decided to run a state-level campaign to spread awareness among men and women about health and sanitation issues around menstruation ...
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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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Lacking awareness about menstrual hygiene when she got her periods as a teenager has made 35-year-old Aditi Gupta to launch Menstrupedia Comic – a guide to menstruation for young girls ...
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As many as 5.13 lakh girls in the age group 11-14 years dropped from schools in 2018-19 in Uttar Pradesh due to inadequate facilities in schools related to sanitation and menstrual hygiene ...
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Dipti’s first meeting with menstruation and her husband’s dedication towards the cause made her undertake the cause of menstrual hygiene and turn into a ‘padwoman’ ...
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Menstrual Hygiene in India: Ditch The Plastic And Go For Eco-Friendly Sanitary Products, Say Experts
As menstrual hygiene is slowly gaining a place in the mainstream discourse and the stigma around it breaking, here is what experts suggest on having healthy and eco-friendly periods ...
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