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Gujarat HC on Menstruation Taboo

In News: Gujarat High Court recently proposed guidelines that the state should follow to end menstruation taboo and discrimination related to it. Even Vishakha Guidelines were an outcome of judicial proceedings. Menstruation: Menstruation, also known as period, is normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman’s monthly cycle. Every month, the womb prepares […]

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN)

In News The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess levied under Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007. About The accruals into the PMSSN will be utilised for the […]