There’s no trash can in the cramped washroom shared by almost 200 women at the congested Banjara Basti slum in Thane, a satellite city near Mumbai. They can carry their soiled sanitary napkins to a ...

MUMBAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new website and comic book called "Menstrupedia" aims to shatter the taboo surrounding periods in conservative India, where millions of girls face social ...

The Supreme Court is set to frame guidelines to protect women's health, dignity, and privacy concerning menstruation, ...

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When Eva Marie Carney read a news story a few years ago about period poverty in Native North America, she became aware of an issue she hadn’t considered. She knew she needed to use the resources she ...

Arunachalam Muruganantham is being hailed as India's new hero. Arunachalam, a school drop-out from a rural area in southern India, has taken it upon himself to address the state of menstrual hygiene ...

One of India’s biggest food delivery companies says it will give all female employees 10 days of “period leave” a year — a significant milestone in a country where menstruation remains a taboo topic.