Holding placards with slogans that aimed to create awareness about menstrual hygiene and normalising periods, volunteers of Youngistaan Foundation reached several famous tourist spots in the city.
A report titled ‘Wrapped in Secrecy: Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products’ published by Toxics Link, a Delhi-based NGO specifically suggests that all popular sanitary napkins brands in India contain harmful chemicals.
Menstruation is still considered a taboo in our society; it is said that one-fourth of girls around the world drop out of sports during the adolescent period because of the onset of mensuration.
Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved a bill late Tuesday that will require local authorities to provide free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads.