India, March 8 -- To make travel safer and easier for women, the Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) has launched a women's special bus service on two busy routes in the city as a pilot project this International Women's Day.

The day also saw the Artemis Health Sciences Foundation and Pinkishe Foundation partnering to launch a week-long menstrual health awareness drive. The first session was held at Government Middle School, Fazilpur, Jharsa, where schoolgirls were educated on menstrual health, hygiene, and common myths about menstruation.

Both initiatives have been welcomed by residents

The women's special bus service will operate on two routes -Gurugram bus stand to Dundaheda and Millennium City Centre to Gurugram railway ...