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With the growing awareness about menstrual health and hygiene and its products, menstruating individuals have started using alternatives to conventional plastic pads. Here’s what some of them have to say about menstrual cups.

Government of Punjab to distribute free pads to women across the state under Udaan Scheme worth Rs 40.55 crore per annum.

Your uneasiness regarding visiting a gynaecologist is completely normal. The blame for the same goes to the society. It has condemned women for being vocal about their bodies and sexuality.

According to the Scottish government, the estimated cost to implement the legislation will be about £24 million annually (almost $32 million).

The Modi government is reportedly planning to launch a Rs 12,000 crore scheme to ensure women have access to sanitary napkins across India. Pegged on its popular Re 1/pad Suvidha brand, this is part of the plan unfurled on the 15th of August when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mentioned the government initiatives towards menstrual hygiene and […]

From passing sanitary pads between notebooks, to buying sanitary pads in “black” polythene bags from chemist shops, we all have done our bits to promote the stigma around periods.

Under different schemes, flavoured skimmed milk powder will be provided to pregnant and lactating mothers for children aged one to six.

To tackle the period poverty the Prime Minister announced to provide free sanitary pads in high schools across the country

The central government has recently reduced the prices of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin from Rs 2.50 to one rupee per pad.