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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicChild marriage

Topic: Child marriage

Natural disasters causing economic destruction can increase child marriages — study

In order to establish a causal relationship between natural disasters and child marriage, the researchers studied the 2008 Kosi floods in Bihar.

‘Girl-Friendliness’ ranking of African countries is the new thing

The Girl-Friendliness Index is a rights-based statistical tool anchored on three pillars of children’s rights: protection, provision and participation.

Raising women’s marriage age will be first step to India’s global ambitions

Early marriage of women impacts the entire nation. Increasing women's labour force participation by ten per cent could add $ 770 billion to India's GDP by 2025.

Why proposal to review marriage age for women has split Modi govt

PM Narendra Modi had announced in his Independence Day address that the govt is looking to review the legal marriage age for women.

Over 500 cases of child marriages reported since mid-March in Bengal

According to officials the lockdown led to many marrying off their minor daughters due to financial distress and loss of savings.

Amid Covid crisis, Karnataka sees ‘abnormal rise’ in child marriage, abuse complaints

In a span of two weeks starting 25 March, a govt child helpline has received 37 calls about child marriage and 32 about child abuse.

Modi govt considers lowering marriage age for males: Can Indian men handle it at 18?

The government has also proposed to make child marriages void at the outset.

Age of marriage for men could soon be reduced to 18

According to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) 2006, the lawful age for marriage currently stands at 21 for men and 18 for women.

Marriageable age should be uniform for women and men, NHRC tells govt

Suggestions by NHRC are part of efforts to eliminate child marriage. Rights watchdog also wants free education up to 18 years of age. 

Durgabai Deshmukh: The brave woman from Andhra who ended her own child marriage

Durgabai Deshmukh, one of 15 women in the 299-member Constituent Assembly, was a feisty individual who studied law to help the wrongfully convicted.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.