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Friday, December 12, 2025
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

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.