Sanitary napkins: Why biodegradable is not the same as compostable

Sanitary napkins labelled biodegradable may degrade in years, but they are not compostable

Menstrual hygiene management in India: Still a long way to go

Awareness, education and access to safe products are still at very preliminary phase in the country

India’s sustainable ‘blood revolution’

Sustainable and reusable menstrual products are the need of the hour for India’s women and its environment

Ignored by the state, these Padwomen in Dharwad found livelihood in re-usables

Women adopt sustainable menstruation after govt stops funding their pad-making units

The mammoth task of managing menstrual waste in India

India has close to 12.3 billion disposable sanitary napkins to take care of every year, majority of which are not biodegradable/compostable

Managing menstrual waste in India

A film on menstruation, titled 'Period. End Of Sentence', has won the Oscar in the documentary short subject category. Here's looking at the …

Taxing menstrual products is like taxing women for being women

Instead of being counted as ‘necessities’, sanitary napkins are counted as ‘luxury products’ in India

What to eat and avoid during menstruation

Symptoms like cramps, mood swings, depression etc, have increased due to lifestyle changes

Hymen doesn’t stand in the way of intercourse, but menstrual hygiene

Let’s debunk a myth that keeps women from using menstrual cups

Two Indians win this year's Magsaysay awards

The awards have recognised the contribution of Anshu Gupta, who uses cloth to transform the lives of people, and Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the …

COVID-19: Rural UP girls wait for schools to reopen to get sanitary napkins

With schools that distributed sanitary napkins shut, girls have gone back to using cloth 

More women opting for safe menstrual practices, NFHS-5 data shows

The percentage of women using safe menstrual products highest in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (98.9%); least in Bihar at 58.8%

Lack of access to sanitary products, privacy drives girls away from schools in Zambia

New report says girls prefer to stay home during menstruation for fear of staining their dresses, interacting with and being teased by boys, as …

Stigma, lack of awareness, accessibility: What’s holding eco-friendly shift in menstrual waste disposal

There is absolutely no segregation of menstrual waste at the household level; most of it lands up in landfills, against guidelines of Solid …

Are eco-friendly products really any good?

Eco-friendly products come with thick wrapping and an expensive price tag not everyone can afford.

Discomfort zone

Substandard sanitary napkins plague government’s healthcare scheme; help from community seems to be the only way out

Free sanitary pads for girls in middle and high schools of Bihar

The napkins will be supplied by self-help-groups