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Pee Safe #Passes the cup on menstrual hygiene day
Mumbai: Menstrual Hygiene is still taboo in India, and as per a 2014 UNICEF report in Tamil Nadu, 79 per cent girls and women were unexposed to hygienic menstrual practices. The unhygienic prevalence stood at 66 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, 56 per cent in Rajasthan and 51 per cent in West Bengal.
This menstrual hygiene day, Pee Safe launched a Pass the Cup campaign to overcome this challenge and highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene using menstrual cups, which are also economical and environment friendly.
Celebrities and influencers like Kritika Kamra, Krystle D’souza, Shibani Dandekar, Nusrat Jahan, Shreya Sanghi, Muskan, Lavisha Kalra, Vinni Jain, and many others were seen as they passed the menstrual cup (metaphoric reference to Christianity) to each other to help raise awareness about safe menstrual hygiene and the practical utility of using these toiletries.
Pee Safe founder Vikas Bagaria said, “Menstruators bleed for five days every month and deserve to be safe, whether under a lockdown or not. They have a right to know about the sustainable options available to them.”
Pee Safe has advocated the cause of personal hygiene since 2013. Over the years, the brand has created its market leadership in various product segments and developed goodwill and trust amongst its consumer base. Since its inception, the brand diversified into products including biodegradable sanitary pads, organic cotton tampons, reusable menstrual cups, panty liners, natural intimate washes, wipes, and sweat pads for both men and women, besides pollution safe anti-pollution dust masks.
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
