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Topic: Periods

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. 

SubscriberWrites: From stained white dress to advocacy: My journey of first period shame to empowerment

My understanding of menstruation was limited until a 10th-grade biology class, where the topic was met with giggles from boys and blushing from girls. Got to know my body in class 12.

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.

What to eat and avoid if you have severe period pains, according to science

Could eating or avoiding certain foods help with painful periods? Here’s what we know based on high-quality research.

How menstrual leaves can make things worse for women

Humans seem to be bad at going beyond surface thoughts and we may even prefer stories that align with rather than challenge gender stereotypes.

A menstrual campaign amid Pakistan floods is making right noises. But some men can’t take it

Sanitary napkins are increasingly featuring on the essential supplies lists sent out by districts flooded.

How this Chinese retailer is tackling ‘period poverty’

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

On my first day of Covid ICU duty, I bled in my PPE. Periods happen, even in a pandemic

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we can’t ignore millions of Indian women and girls who still don’t have access to safe sanitation — even in Covid pandemic and lockdown.

India’s workplaces need to understand menstruation better. Period

Offices that acknowledge women's periods create equitable workplaces, ones that create a safe space for women in the profession.

Sabarimala temple, Gujarat college or PMS jokes: How Indians loathe menstruating women

Women from a college run by followers of Swaminarayan Temple in Gujarat's Bhuj were ‘paraded’ to washrooms so teachers could check if they were bleeding from their vagina.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.