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Shikha Inn fire: Breast cancer patient from Bangladesh among final victims identified
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (417+ words) A police van stands outside the building on Thursday, a day after a fire broke out in one of the hotels in the structure, claiming nine lives. Picture by Bishwarup Dutta A homemaker undergoing treatment for breast cancer and a…...
‘Planning kills the stress’: Kolkata women on navigating periods while travelling
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) Availability of menstrual products continues to remain a challenge in India, often leading to practical difficulties that can impact menstrual health and worsen period problems. Although free sanitary pads are available in public healthcare centres and schools, access to them…...
India’s maternal deaths per one lakh live births more than double Pakistan’s in 2023: Lancet
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) India was among the countries in South Asia and others in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023 of 24,700 per one lakh live births, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and…...
Menstrual leave debate deepens after Supreme Court rejects plea seeking nationwide policy
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (1030+ words) Supreme Court of India File picture Lawyers and activists have expressed varied views after the Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a plea seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, with some backing voluntary provisions while others stressing stronger legal…...
SC junks period leave plea, flags risk to women’s job prospects
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) Supreme Court Of India File image The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking legally mandated menstrual leave for working women, saying it would prompt employers to avoid hiring women. The bench said certain observations that the…...
Mumbai’s pollution is cause of 57% lung cancer cases, study says months after Centre’s ‘no data’
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (287+ words) Mumbai’s rising pollution levels are estimated to account for 57 per cent of diagnosed lung cancer cases, the Maharashtra Assembly was informed on Tuesday, months after the Centre told Parliament that there was no conclusive data establishing a direct correlation between…...
The Pink Tag Project: An innovative initiative to raise awareness about breast cancer
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) The Pink Tag Project In India, every four minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and the concerning reality is that over 70 per cent of cases are detected late. Women often do not undergo screening because they have little…...