From wood splinters to menstruation belt: How sanitary napkins evolved over time
(WorldNews Health)

GST rate cuts: Middle class focus, sanitary pads exemptedSanitary pads exempt from GST, tax cut on TV, shoesSanitary napkin vending machine installed at Hyderabad’s Kacheguda railway station Say period and silence follows. This discomfiture in having an open conversation about women’s periods has often led to ignorance about menstruation hygiene and compelled women to resort to easily accessible means of absorbents like sand, wood pulp and cloth, during ‘that time of the month.’ Neither very efficient nor hygienic, such absorbents can lead to a plethora of diseases, some of which can be fatal. As per WHO data, “India accounts for around 27 per...