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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicMenstrual health

Topic: menstrual health

Karnataka approves 1 day of paid menstrual leave per month for women employees across sectors

Menstrual Leave Policy 2025 will cover all organisations that employ women including government offices, garment industry, corporates, information technology, & other sectors. 

Constant ‘superwoman’ pursuit can affect your menstrual health. Find space for self-care

In 'Menstruation: Moon, Men and More' Nirmala Gowda Nayak challenges misconceptions about menstruation and advocates for a respectful, holistic understanding of it.

Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan making a taboo topic fun for kids in new Whisper period song

Part of Whisper’s fifth edition of ‘Keep Girls in School’ movement, the jingle's tune speaks directly to eight-year-olds in a language they understand.

Telangana’s Siddipet district’s big mission is menstrual cups. No more rags

It wasn’t easy convincing officers to ditch pads for menstrual cups, the usage of which comes with fears for many. It was tough to break period taboos too.

How this Chinese retailer is tackling ‘period poverty’

Periods are expensive, but this Chinese company is trying to reduce its burden on women.

On Women’s Day, Maharashtra gifts all its women citizens affordable sanitary pads

The ‘Asmita’ scheme won’t subsidise or distribute napkins for free – it’ll sell them at nominal prices, and plans to provide them to all women in the state.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Urbanisation hasn’t led to productivity boost for Indian cities. Economic Survey lists obstacles

India’s urban population has expanded rapidly, with regions such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru now ranking among world’s largest urban agglomerations by population, notes the survey.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.