The Supreme Court ruled that the right to menstrual health is a part of the fundamental right to life. It directed all states to ensure adolescent students in private and government schools are provided bio-degradable sanitary pads for free.

The bench, which ruled on a plea seeking nationwide implementation of the Union government’s menstrual hygiene policy for schoolgirls, also ordered states to ensure separate toilets for female and male students in all schools. Read on.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that no airline has been exempted from the weekly rest rules for pilots. The aviation regulator told the Delhi High Court that the mandate continues to operate and has not been withdrawn.

It was responding to a petition challenging its decision to suspend the new flight duty-time norms after large-scale disruptions to airline services in December.

The regulator said that only a limited and time-bound relaxation had been granted to IndiGo for night operations, which will remain in force till February 10. Read on.

No beef tallow or lard was used in the ghee supplied to Tirupati’s Sri Venkateswara temple between 2019 and 2024 to prepare prasadam, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in its final chargesheet. The agency is probing the alleged adulteration of ghee with animal fat during the period.

The ghee used for preparing the offering was adulterated with vegetable oils and esters, the central agency alleged.

In September 2024, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that substandard ingredients and animal fat had been used to make the prasadam during the YSR Congress Party government. Read on.

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