Low cost sanitary napkins from knitwear waste
Rural women in the state can now procure quality sanitary napkins, as the Centre has allotted Punjab a project to use hosiery waste from the textile hub of Ludhiana to make low-cost sanitary napkins...
View ArticleProduction of saris, dhotis for free distribution completed
Staff Reporter ERODE: The weaving co-operative societies in Erode district had completed the production of over 1 crore dhotis and saris meant for distribution under the free saris and dhotis scheme....
View Article68% rural women can't afford sanitary napkins: Survey
Mumbai: Almost 68 percent rural women cannot afford sanitary napkins available in the market on Sunday, according to a survey. The survey, carried out by leading global information and measurement...
View ArticleRural girls to get sanitary napkins at Rs 1/piece
New Delhi, May 17: Concerned at the dismal state of female hygiene in rural India, the Government will soon provide sanitary napkins at an affordable rate--as low as `1 a piece — to adolescent girls...
View ArticleBlood, sweat & a few tears: Arunachalam Muruganantham's lessons for consumer...
Chances are you've never heard of Jayaashree Industries or its owner Arunachalam Muruganantham yet. With his roots in rural Tamil Nadu, his main claim to fame is that he almost single-handedly created...
View ArticleBags Big jute carry bags come in very handy as workbags or even for...
Bags Big jute carry bags come in very handy as workbags or even for travelling purposes. You'll find them in solid colours or with contrast stitches, polka dots, graffiti prints and embossed pictures....
View ArticleLess than six per cent women in rural Bengal use sanitary napkins
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Less than six per cent of women in rural Bengal use sanitary napkins, as revealed in a survey conducted in five districts in West Bengal by the Gender Hygiene Programme, an...
View ArticleJaya's 'Napkin Revolution' to promote healthy habits among TN's rural women
A revolution of a different kind gathering steam in Tamil Nadu. In a move to improve the health of adolescent girls and ensure the reproductive health of women, the Jayalalithaa government has...
View ArticleIdeaFest at IIM Ahmedabad concludes
IdeaFest, the two-day event organised by the students of public policy and the Entrepreneurship Club of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) concluded on Sunday. The two-day...
View ArticleNASA includes 2 Indian innovators on waste management
Washington: NASA, the US space agency has included two Indian innovators for its conference on waste management. Nitin Gupta from Attero Recycling and Anshu Goonj from Goonj are among nine innovators...
View ArticleNASA includes two Indian innovators on waste management
Washington: NASA, the US space agency has included two Indian innovators for its conference on waste management. Nitin Gupta from Attero Recycling and Anshu Goonj from Goonj are among nine innovators...
View ArticlePune school dropout turns innovator
A Muruganantham caught his wife hiding a cloth in her bag once, much dirtier than the one he used at his welding workshop. Although his wife was reluctant to respond to his query, Muruganantham found...
View ArticleTwo Indian innovators in NASA waste management meet
NASA, the US space agency has included two Indian innovators for its conference on waste management. Mr Nitin Gupta from Attero Recycling and Mr Anshu Goonj from Goonj are among nine innovators from...
View ArticleJohnson's Baby launches campaign to aid underprivileged children
Tweet NEW DELHI: Johnson's Baby has launched "Share the Language of Love" campaign in aid of young children from underprivileged backgrounds to provide access to basic baby requirements. The national...
View ArticleToilets for women can change their lives and of the country
Nilanjana S Roy, IHT Thursday, March 17, 2011 --> Count the number of public toilets for women in India, or the availability of something as basic as low-cost sanitary napkins, and the invisibility...
View ArticleBamboo items a big draw
Olympia Shilpa Gerald North East artisans exhibit craftsmanship at handloom fair...
View ArticleBihar to provide sanitary napkins at nominal price
Tweet Patna, July 12 (IANS) Bihar will provide sanitary napkins at a nominal cost in rural areas of its 10 districts to raise awareness about menstrual health and hygiene among the women, an official...
View ArticleRural women in Himachal start using sanitary pads
SALOGRA, Solan: A pilot project, initiated by the rural development department in tandem with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), started manufacturing sanitary pads in this rural panchayat in...
View Article'Sanitary napkins can reduce cervical cancer risk'
New Delhi: Nearly 12 percent of women who use sanitary napkins are at a lesser risk of cervical cancer than women who resort to unhygienic sanitary practices, a survey said Tuesday. "Unhygienic...
View ArticleThe Man Who Wore a Sanitary Pad and Changed the World
Mat Honan - Fast Company weaves an amazing story about Indian inventor Arunachalam Muruganantham, who lost his wife, friends, and, well, almost everything in his quest to build a better sanitary...
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