Muhamma, a gram panchayat in Alappuzha district in Kerala aims to switch to eco-friendly menstrual products. To reduce waste generation, the panchayat decided to encourage women to cut down on the usage of synthetic sanitary pads. Instead, the village aims to make the change to cloth pads and menstrual cups. 

The menstrual cup is here! Most women have heard of it, but some still haven’t. What is a menstrual cup, you ask? It is exactly what it sounds like. It is a cup that you insert into your vagina when you have a period. The mechanics are just like a tampon, except that it opens […]

Priyanka N Jain along with her husband started-up “Hygiene and You” in July 2015 to create an ecological balance. She talks about her venture.