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Over 5,100 forest fires affected 11,580 hectares in Maharashtra in 2023-24: Minister NaikMaharashtra witnessed over 5,100 forest fires in 2023-24, impacting nearly 11,600 hectares. Gadchiroli alone reported over 7,000 incidents....- Child marriage curb: Maharashtra considering a rule mandating birth dates on wedding cardsMaharashtra is exploring printing birth dates on wedding invitations to combat child marriages, aiming to reduce incidents to under 10% in ...
- Vat Savitri vrat katha: How Savitri’s devotion moved Yama and saved her husband Satyavan- the inspiring story behind one of Hinduism’s most sacred festivalsVat Savitri Vrat Katha: Vat Savitri Vrat is a sacred festival observed by married Hindu women for their husbands' longevity. The story reco...
- Maharashtra government consulting stakeholders on Uniform Civil CodeThe Maharashtra government is embarking on an important dialogue with stakeholders about the potential introduction of a Uniform Civil Code...
- Maharashta govt tables anti-conversion billMaharashtra's Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 proposes up to seven years imprisonment and hefty fines for unlawful religious conversions. The...
- Assam surpasses national average in decline in child marriages: ReportAssam recorded a sharp decline in child marriages, surpassing the national average. A survey report identified legal deterrence and governm...
- Two children limit for panchayat members will include biological offspring, not stepchildren, says Bombay HCKhairunisa Sheikh Chand in her plea claimed that her husband Sheikh Chand had two sons from a previous marriage and that they now have only...
- Child marriage: 20% of women in 20-24 age group married before the age of 18, report findsThe report pointed out that it is imperative to curb the practice of child marriage at all levels to achieve greater personal freedom and c...
- 3 out of every 5 child brides went through teenage pregnancy: ReportTalking about the way forward, she said, "Strengthening village-level child protection mechanisms by the government and the civil society o...
- Parliament panel on raising women's marriage age may push for tougher laws to end child marriagesTo look at Karnataka's child marriage law reforms, consult NGOs and think tanks
- It's “mind-boggling”, says Bombay HC on 15,000 plus child marriages in 3 years in MaharashtraAlarmed that there were over 15,000 child marriages in the tribal districts of Maharashtra in the last 3 years, the Bombay high court on Mo...
- Panchayati Raj Day: Maharashtra govt to hold Bal Sabhas for children in villages on April 24As per an official statement, every gram panchayat will organise Bal Sabhas for children in the age group of 11 to 18 years, presided by a ...
- 67% girls in urban slums didn't attend online classes during first lockdown: ReportThe study by NGO "Save The Children" in February last year also found that 68 per cent of girls, aged between 10 and 18 years, faced challe...
- How GoI's proposal to push back the legal age of marriage for women is in sync with 'Beti bachao, beti padhao' campaignEarly marriage and, subsequently, early motherhood have an adverse impact on the health of the mother as well as the child. India's MMR is ...
- India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across statesOf the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which im...
- MEA developing portal to serve summons, warrants against absconding NRI husbands: Sushma SwarajThe External Affairs minister said the Law Ministry, Legislative Assembly, Home Ministry and the Women and Child Development Ministry have ...
- 33 per cent of child brides in the world are Indian: ReportAn estimated 85.2 million of the 103 million were girls, said the ActionAid India report.
- 29 lakh children got married between 10-14 years of age in last 10 years: ReportThe report by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), based on Census 2011, is a statistical analysis of prevalence...
- Save the children: PM Narendra Modi should launch child-centric drought relief measures with immediate effectChildren play a crucial role in the development of any country’s human capital, and more importantly so in the Indian context since 41% of ...
- 47% of young Indian women marry before 18That India marries off its daughters in such a hurry that they have little time to grow out of their teens is a fact that no longer raises ...
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