By Avanish Singh | Rayaan Trading & Services A continuation of: "History of Sanitary Napkins: When Did It Start and What Is the Future?" Welcome back. If you read Part 1, you already know how menstrual hygiene evolved from papyrus and rags to the superabsorbent pads of the modern era. You know about Kotex, the World War I bandage breakthrough, and the long road from taboo to the pharmacy shelf. But the story did not end in 2008. In fact, for hundreds of millions of women — es

Supreme Court of India — Landmark Menstrual Hygiene Verdict, January 2026 Case: WP(C) No. 1000 of 2022 | Decided: 30 January 2026 | Bench: Justices J.B. Pardiwala & R. Mahadevan THE VERDICT IN BRIEF - REGARDING SANITARY NAPKINS & VENDING MACHINES. What Did the Supreme Court Rule? On 30 January 2026, the Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark 126-page ruling in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1000 of 2022 — Dr. Jaya Thakur vs. Government of India & Others. The Court held

7 Parameters That Matter for the Buyer to Know Introduction Buying a sanitary napkin vending machine is not the same as buying a piece of furniture. It is a hygiene infrastructure investment that will be used by hundreds of women and girls daily, often in high-footfall public spaces like school washrooms, hospital corridors, factory floors, and gram panchayat community halls. Yet most institutions — schools, colleges, hospitals, corporates, and government bodies — end up ma

RAYAAN TRADING & SERVICES: Eastern India's Only Manufacturer of Sanitary Napkin Vending Machines & Incinerators Menstrual hygiene remains one of the most overlooked aspects of public health infrastructure. Despite progress in awareness, millions of women and girls still face embarrassment, inconvenience, or outright lack of access when they need sanitary products in public spaces. Enter the sanitary napkin vending machine—a simple yet powerful innovation that's quietly revolu