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790 child marriages prevented in Maharashtra during pandemic: Govt
As many as 790 child marriages have been prevented in Maharashtra during the COVID-19 pandemic so far, Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur said on Thursday.
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Plea to void all child marriages in Delhi: HC seeks AAP govt stand
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the AAP government on a plea to void all child marriages performed in the national capital
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Over 40% women were married before they turned 18 in Bihar, WB and Tripura
High prevalence of child marriages was found in Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)
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Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid the pandemic
Many countries had made progress against traditional and transactional marriages of girls in recent decades, but Covid-19's economic havoc has caused significant backsliding
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Move to raise legal marriage age of women will see big gains: SBI report
While the mean female marriage age in India is already above 21 years, about 35% of are married before then, with the current legal limit at 18 years, according to SBI
India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why pandemic is still surging despite lockdown
India went in for an early lockdown and encouraged social distancing and other measures, unlike the Trump and Bolsonaro govts
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Child marriage: The reality in India is indeed stark, shows survey
India's Sample Registration System for 2018 found that women were married before they turned 18 only in 1 to 3 per cent of the cases
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PM's call for revision in girls age to marry: Here is what data tells us
Although there is ambiguity in available data, trends suggest that in nearly one-third of marriages in India women are aged less than 21
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Reporting child marriages may become mandatory, govt mulling changes in law
According to the NFHS 2015-16 data, nearly eight per cent girls in the age group of 15-19 had already become mothers or were pregnant at the time of the survey
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Child marriage: A social evil that persists despite a law to root it out
Many young people are flocking to Jodhpur to get their child marriage annulled
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Legal loopholes, cultural mores make annulment of child marriage arduous
Some activists say that the key to rooting out child marriage is not to treat it as a crime and punish it, but as a social illness that needs to be cured
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Child marriages, especially of girls rise in urban India, decline in rural
In Rajasthan, more girls aged 10-17 and boys aged 10-20 were married before legal ages of 18 and 21
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670 cases of child marriage registered in 3-year period
Platforms such as International Women's Day and National Girl Chil Day are used to create awareness on such issues
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Child marriage will not automatically become void: Madras High Court
The court expressed hope that Parliament would carry out necessary amendments to avoid complications
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