The Himachal Pradesh Assembly has passed a bill that increases the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years in order to support gender equality and higher education. Thus, it is proposed to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and other related Acts in their application to the State of Himachal Pradesh and increase the …
Krishnagiri/Chennai: Twenty-one-year-old R. Deepa had a traumatic childhood. In the last three years, thanks to a spate of investments by Ola Electric, shoemaker Fairway Enterprises, precision component manufacturer Tata Electronics and many others, the lives of 40,000 girls in Krishnagiri and its neighbouring districts have been transformed. “The recent investments and the jobs they are offering are creating a significant …
Questions pertaining to increasing the age of marriage for girls have been in the collective conscious of young people since last year when the Prime Minister announced this possible amendment during his Independence Day speech. Pushing Marriages Underground Early marriage in India is the result of several deep-rooted social norms, such as the belief that a woman’s honour can be …
India has a history of neglect in breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. In India, every third child is under-weight or stunted and 19.3 per cent children are wasted, according to 2019-21 National Family Health Survey-5 data. However, malnutrition trends across states/UTs are alarming, with thirteen states showing a rise in stunting in children under five - the highest being …
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Assam tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, in the Assembly in the second week of July in a bid to regulate the “slaughter”, “consumption” and “transportation” of cattle in the State. Meanwhile, the BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also announced, in the State Budget for 2021-22, that it would …
Underage marriages continue in several parts of India despite the laws against them. This reason gets clearer from a new study, which finds that underage marriages of daughters are more likely in localities where crimes against women are perceived to be higher. The study finds that a family’s decision to marry a daughter underage is influenced majorly by local crimes …
KOIDU, Sierra Leone — The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his house near the village primary school. It’s a mindset that Sierra Leone’s first lady, Fatima Maada Bio, knows first hand and has been working to change with her “Hands Off Our Girls” campaign since her husband took office in …
