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Here’s How France, New Zealand And Scotland Are Aiming To Eliminate Period Poverty And What Can India Do

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February 26, 2021
Here’s How France, New Zealand And Scotland Are Aiming To Eliminate Period Poverty And What Can India Do
Features Menstrual Hygiene
France and New Zealand have announced to provide sanitary products for free in school whereas Scotland has approved a Bill to make sanitary napkins accessible for free across the country ...
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25-year-old From Pune Invents Machine To Ensure Safe Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins

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ANI
February 4, 2021
25-year-old From Pune Invents Machine To Ensure Safe Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins
Maharashtra Swachh Warriors
Ajinkya Dahiya, a recent engineering graduate, set up his own startup and has developed a machine called Padcare which helps in the safe disposal of sanitary napkins ...
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Scotland Becomes First Country To Provide Free Menstrual Products

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ANI
November 25, 2020
Scotland Becomes First Country To Provide Free Menstrual Products
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According to the new rules, period products will be available to access in public buildings including schools and universities across Scotland ...
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Government Slashes Price Of Sanitary Pads Sold At Jan Aushadhi Stores To Rs. 1 From Rs 2.50 Per Pad

August 27, 2019
Government Slashes Price Of Sanitary Pads Sold At Jan Aushadhi Stores To Rs. 1 From Rs 2.50 Per Pad
Menstrual Hygiene News
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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Sanitary Napkins From Aquatic Weed? This School Team From Kerala Creates Low Cost, Biodegradable Pads

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May 30, 2019
Sanitary Napkins From Aquatic Weed? This School Team From Kerala Creates Low Cost, Biodegradable Pads
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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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How This Man From Bengaluru Is Educating Women About Menstrual Hygiene With The Help Of Other Women

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November 8, 2018
How This Man From Bengaluru Is Educating Women About Menstrual Hygiene With The Help Of Other Women
Karnataka Menstrual Hygiene
What started with improving the state of menstrual hygiene in India by providing safe menstrual products has turned into an awareness programme ...
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56 Colleges Of Delhi University Get Sanitary Napkin Vending Machines For Free, Courtesy This 23-Year-Old Student

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August 17, 2018
56 Colleges Of Delhi University Get Sanitary Napkin Vending Machine For Free, Courtesy This 23-Year-Old Student
Delhi Menstrual Hygiene
Meet Mahamedhaa Nagar, secretary, Delhi University Students Union, who initiated the concept of having sanitary napkin vending machines in colleges and is spearheading the cause ...
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This Independence Day, Here’s How To Free India From Unsafe Menstrual Hygiene Practices

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August 13, 2018
Have a safe period and learn menstrual hygiene management with these simple tips
Independence Day Menstrual Hygiene
From changing sanitary napkins frequently, taking baths regularly to disposing of menstrual waste properly, here are a few simple steps women can follow every month to lead a healthy life ...
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Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Real Life PadMan Among Those Who Welcome GST Exemption On Sanitary Pads

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July 22, 2018
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Goods and Services Tax (GST) Menstrual Hygiene News
GST Council's decision to exempt sanitary pads from the tax of 12 percent has been welcomed by everyone from ordinary citizens, politicians to celebrities. ...
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GST Council Meet: Congratulations Women! Sanitary Pads Are Now Exempt From GST But There Are Other Challenges

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July 21, 2018
Congratulations Women! Sanitary Napkins Now Exempted From GST
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Menstrual Hygiene News
Under GST or Goods and Services Tax, sanitary napkins were taxed at 12 per cent which had a direct bearing on the cost of the pads and kept it out of reach of many ...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Uttarakhand’s Sanitary Napkin Scheme Will Provide Low-Cost Sanitary Pads In Four Districts Across The State

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May 29, 2018
Uttarakhand Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya launched the Sanitary Napkin Scheme
Menstrual Hygiene News Uttarakhand
The scheme will see low-cost sanitary pads available at Anganwadi centres in four districts in the state ...
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National Commission for Women Asks Centre To Consider Installing Sanitary Napkin Vending Machines In Schools, Colleges

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PTI
May 29, 2018
Maharashtra Should Consider Lowering The Costs Of Sanitary Napkins High Court Tells The Government
Menstrual Hygiene News
In its letter, the National Commission for Women said that about 23% of girls miss school or drop out of school due to non-availability of hygienic sanitary products inside the educational institutions ...
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