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Extreme weather events lead to increase in child marriages: Study
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/extreme-weather-events-lead-to-increase-in-child-marriages-study-91520
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Extreme weather events lead to increase in child marriages: Study
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/extreme-weather-events-lead-to-increase-in-child-marriages-study-91520
DownToEarth
Extreme weather events lead to increase in child marriages: Study
Droughts, floods and other extreme weather events intensify existing problems of gender inequality and poverty that lead families to marry their daughters early
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The Escalating Prevalence of Child Marriage and its Significance
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/the-escalating-prevalence-of-child-marriage-and-its-significance-for-jharkhand-an-urgent-call-for-action/
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The Escalating Prevalence of Child Marriage and its Significance
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/the-escalating-prevalence-of-child-marriage-and-its-significance-for-jharkhand-an-urgent-call-for-action/
Countercurrents
The Escalating Prevalence Of Child Marriage And Its Significance For Jharkhand: An Urgent Call For Action| Countercurrents
Child marriage is a grave violation of human rights that continues to persist, despite laws and regulations against it. Shockingly, one out of every five
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Case Study: Tripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped 90 Child Marriages
https://www.thebetterindia.com/330387/ias-officer-district-magistrate-saju-vaheed-balika-manch-prevent-child-marriage-south-tripura/
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Case Study: Tripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped 90 Child Marriages
https://www.thebetterindia.com/330387/ias-officer-district-magistrate-saju-vaheed-balika-manch-prevent-child-marriage-south-tripura/
The Better India
Tripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped 90 Child Marriages
In a novel approach, South Tripura District Magistrate Saju Vaheed revived ‘Balika Manch’, a school club cum platform to prevent young girls from dropping out of school and being subjected to child marriage.
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Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries
* One in five girls is married before age 18, globally- UNICEF
https://www.asianscientist.com/2023/10/environment/child-marriages-linked-to-extreme-weather-in-low-income-asian-countries/
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Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries
* One in five girls is married before age 18, globally- UNICEF
https://www.asianscientist.com/2023/10/environment/child-marriages-linked-to-extreme-weather-in-low-income-asian-countries/
Asian Scientist Magazine
Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries - Asian Scientist Magazine
Education, financial support for families and social workers can play a crucial role in preventing child marriages.
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#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
A Stolen Innocence: Tackling Child Marriage As A Human Rights Urgency
https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2310045.pdf
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A Stolen Innocence: Tackling Child Marriage As A Human Rights Urgency
https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2310045.pdf
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Number of child marriages declining too slowly-UNICEF
The world will need 300 years to eliminate child marriages if current trends continues
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/world/number-of-child-marriages-declining-too-slowly-unicef-says
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Number of child marriages declining too slowly-UNICEF
The world will need 300 years to eliminate child marriages if current trends continues
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/world/number-of-child-marriages-declining-too-slowly-unicef-says
National Herald
Number of child marriages declining too slowly, UNICEF says
The world will need 300 years to eliminate child marriages if current trends continues, according to a new UNICEF report.
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Socio-economic Correlates of Early Marriage of the Girl Child
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/50/perspectives/socio-economic-correlates-early-marriage-girl.html
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Socio-economic Correlates of Early Marriage of the Girl Child
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/50/perspectives/socio-economic-correlates-early-marriage-girl.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Socio-economic Correlates of Early Marriage of the Girl Child :
The study focuses on the early marriage of the girl child in India using the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey. There are only nine states where maximum cases of a woman being married
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Minor marriage haunts modern India
* One in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/pioneer-exclusive/minor-marriage-haunts-modern-india.html
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Minor marriage haunts modern India
* One in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/pioneer-exclusive/minor-marriage-haunts-modern-india.html
The Pioneer
Minor marriage haunts modern India
After witnessing a decline in child marriage in India from 2006 to 2016, there is evidence of stagnation since then, as one in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age, with some States reporting a significant increase…
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Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal?
* Contrary to the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar (16.7%), West Bengal (15.2%), Uttar Pradesh (12.5%), and Maharashtra (8.2%) accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls-Lancet Study
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-is-child-marriage-still-high-in-west-bengal-explained/article67716959.ece
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Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal?
* Contrary to the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar (16.7%), West Bengal (15.2%), Uttar Pradesh (12.5%), and Maharashtra (8.2%) accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls-Lancet Study
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-is-child-marriage-still-high-in-west-bengal-explained/article67716959.ece
The Hindu
Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained
West Bengal struggles to reduce child marriage despite policy interventions & social campaigns; UN award-winning Kanyashree scheme & PCMA 2006 fail to curb the issue.
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Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/gender-equality/analysing-india-s-progress-towards-the-elimination-of-child-marriages-101708607785899.html
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Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/gender-equality/analysing-india-s-progress-towards-the-elimination-of-child-marriages-101708607785899.html
Hindustan Times
Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
Authored by - Suhani Pandey, analyst, public policy and Sonakshi Chaudhry, manager, strategic partnerships & communications, The Quantum Hub (TQH).
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Child Marriage in India
* While one in four girls in India are married below the legal age, in 257 high-prevalence districts of the country the incidence of child marriage is more than the national average of 23.3%, according to the National Family Health Survey.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/May/07/for-an-akshaya-tritiya-without-child-marriages
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Child Marriage in India
* While one in four girls in India are married below the legal age, in 257 high-prevalence districts of the country the incidence of child marriage is more than the national average of 23.3%, according to the National Family Health Survey.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/May/07/for-an-akshaya-tritiya-without-child-marriages
The New Indian Express
For an Akshaya Tritiya without child marriages
In early April 2024, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 62-year-old high priest in Ghana marrying a 12-year-old girl at an event attended by many com