Women and Child Development Secretary Indevar Pandey says that focus will also be on removing barriers that stop girls from pursuing diverse livelihood opportunities...

Meet Prisha Bhattacharjee and Asmita Bhattasali who have been working to spread menstrual awareness and hygiene amongst their peers as well as underprivileged children ...

'The irregularities were so severe that everyone present reasoned out that if the mess continued to function it could cause a major health hazard'...

Consider closing the toilet lid before you flush as a public health measure and a kindness to others...

The most common fungi are those belonging to the Candida family. They produce an infection called candidiasis or thrush...

Old facilities were in a ramshackle state and fell into further disuse in the last two years, a teacher said...

As many as 60,000 sanitary napkins were provided to 5,000 women, many of whom work as domestic helps, daily wage labourers who use unhygienic alternatives...