The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) plans to install more sanitary pad making machines in an effort to enhance the livelihood of needy women. G.R. Chinthala, Chairman of ...

With menstruation a taboo subject in India and sanitary napkins being sold in black poly bags as if it were a shameful item - over two decades ago, one man took it upon himself to make a low-cost ...

In an important step towards improving menstrual hygiene, the western Indian city of Ajmer has become the first in the country to install sanitary napkin vending machines on a large scale. Around of ...

A school dropout from a poor family in southern India has revolutionised menstrual health for rural women in developing countries by inventing a simple machine they can use to make cheap sanitary pads ...

Sushumlata Kushwaha, a visionary postgraduate and 'Pad Wali Mukhiya' from Dawan panchayat, is making waves in Bhojpur's approach to menstrual health. By launching a semi-automatic sanitary pad machine ...

Several years ago, when Helen Yenser was a senior at Oakwood School, a private K-12 school in North Hollywood, she stood up in front of her class and talked about menstruating. “After I gave my ...

Patna: An educated woman public representative can be a harbinger of change in the society. Dawan panchayat mukhiya, Sushumlata Kushwaha has proved it by setting up not only a semi-automatic sanitary ...