Lalitpur [Nepal], January 8 (ANI): A street drama, flash mob and display of banners and placards raising voice against the imposition of luxury tax; shooting the price of menstrual products and tampons are back in Nepal. Youth activists of Nepal have again resorted to peaceful protest after
London [UK], January 3 (ANI): The UK has abolished the 5 per cent rate of value-added tax (VAT) on menstrual products, known as the tampon tax -- meaning that there will no longer be VAT on period products from January 1 onwards.
Glasgow [Scotland], November 25 (ANI): Scotland became the first country in the world to provide free menstrual products as part of a global movement against period poverty on Wednesday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): While some people are distributing necessary food items to the needy amid Covid-19 lockdown, Irfana Zargar is busy distributing free of cost sanitary kits to women and young girls in Srinagar and nearby villages in Kashmir valley.
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): In order to cope up with the issue of environmental degradation, more efforts need to be made to raise awareness regarding the amount of plastic content in commonly-used menstrual products, a recent study has suggested.