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Being a champion for several causes, Manushi says that the Miss World pageantry has far evolved from the bikini contest it was first envisioned to be in the 1950s. (Facebook Screengrab/ @manushichhillarofficial)

I have an ocean of opportunities awaiting me: Manushi Chillar

Chillar has mixed emotions about life-changing journey she has been on, says year has seen her growing and evolving as...

19 Nov 2018 4:29 PM IST

Uma Bharti (Photo: PTI)

Nationwide campaign on menstrual hygiene soon

Bharti said that the secretaries of the three ministries have been asked to collectively look at all aspects.

19 Feb 2018 12:46 AM IST

Only 12 per cent of Indian women can actually afford commercially produced sanitary napkins.

Maha to launch cheap sanitary napkins scheme on March 8

Under the scheme, girls in Zilla Parishad schools will get a sanitary napkin packet at Rs 5 while rural it will be of Rs...

18 Feb 2018 11:36 AM IST

SDMC House on Monday cleared the civic bodys annual budget, which includes property tax exemption for medal winners in Olympics and other top games, and free-of-cost sanitary pads to girls in schools when needed. (Photo: Representational)

Sanitary napkin vending machines installed at Kolkata airport

The services started in the beginning of 2018 with an average monthly consumption of 30-40 napkins per machine.

17 Feb 2018 9:56 AM IST

If pads are made available in schools through vending machines, it becomes easy for girls to access it. It also helps break the stigma around menstruation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Mural with a message: Guwahati celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, Guwahati installed a mural to break the taboo around the subject.

29 May 2019 3:08 PM IST

While period parties are celebrated with much pomp and show, in many parts of India the society still ignores the menstrual hygiene.

Right to Health

Apart from communities where period is celebrated, 70 per cent of girls in India have not heard about menstruation prior...

28 May 2019 12:25 AM IST

Manushi Chhillar

Miss World Chillar walks for a cause

With the theme "No more Limits", the NDMC and AAKAR India organised the marathon on the World Menstrual Hygiene Day.

29 May 2018 8:47 AM IST

Toxic shock can occur with any tampon material and even more frequently with the menstrual cups. (Photo: Pixabay)

'70 per cent moms consider menstruation dirty'

According to the UNICEF report, a mere 13 per cent of the girls aged 11 to 19 years were aware of safe menstrual hygiene...

1 Jun 2018 2:12 AM IST

The purpose of a menstrual cup is to collect the menstrual fluid and prevent the blood from leaking into clothes. (Photo: Pixabay)

An Indian woman spends about Rs 300 per month in buying sanitary pads

Amol Prakash Mane talks about how menstrual cup is different and adds to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Make in India...

3 Aug 2018 4:52 PM IST