Wellington: In an attempt to fight period poverty, the New Zealand government said on Wednesday that it will provide free sanitary products in schools across the country. Also Read – Victory! New Zealand Discharges its Last Coronavirus Patient From the Hospital, Twitter Says ‘Well Done’ Emphasizing that sanitary supplies for a monthly period were not a luxury, but a necessity, Prime Minister Jacinda …
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New Zealand tackles ‘period poverty’ with free sanitary products for all schoolgirls
Girls in New Zealand high schools will no longer have to pay for sanitary products after the government announced it would foot the bill in an attempt to stamp out widespread period poverty. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern said sanitary supplies for a monthly period were not a luxury, but a necessity and too many girls were skipping school because they weren’t able …
10 lakh trees to be planted again, but how many will survive?
SURAT: As part of its annual monsoon plans, the civic body’s garden department, even this year promises to grow new trees in the city. And so it has claimed that in the past five years, they have planted at least 10 lakh new trees (cumulative) within the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits. Even by conservative estimates of 60% survival rate, …
The future of rural India post-COVID-19
Ever since Independence, industries have been the temples of modern India. And now, with a fast-growing services sector, policymakers have focused on strengthening human capital, with investments in basic services such as health and education. When it comes to public infrastructure, they have also predominantly supported urban development. We never imagined that rural India would endure as the country developed …
Teak investment programmes: an Indian perspective
Unethical practices and inflated claims put into question the future of schemes for investment in teak plantations in India. Investment in tree plantations, which was always relatively low in India, has recently grown in importance. Forest-based industries, recognizing that the existing forests cannot continue to meet their raw material requirements, are expected to play a significant part in increasing investments …