CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Women factory workers to get free sanitary napkins in Meghalaya. The amendment to the 40-year-old service rules also makes it mandatory for factories to provide personal protective equipment (PPEs) to all workers, the government spokesperson said.

Detailed explanation-2: -ujjwala sanitary napkin scheme in which state OMCs will setup these units at common service centers (CSCs) across 93 blocks in 30 districts in Odisha. Common Service Centres (CSCs) are facilities which are set up to deliver govt. e-services in rural and remote locations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arunachalam Muruganantham: India’s Menstrual Man. Arunachalam Muruganantham was obsessed with making the perfect sanitary pad for his wife. After years of work, his invention has changed the lives of millions of women in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -This was 1993. That’s how Whisper became the first brand to show a sanitary pad in a commercial, first to mention the word ‘periods’ in advertising and the first brand to show how the product works in an advertisement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, during a press conference, said his government will provide 12 sanitary napkins to “every woman, every month".