Was 2019 an 'Annus horribilis' for India's children?

Except a few positive headlines, 2019 was a year when Indian children were in the news for mostly the wrong reasons

Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story

The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — is the day the real …

Budget 2020-21: Why it’s high time for a thorough revamp of our child budget

India's allocation for children has been remained a paltry 3.3% for some time now. Here's why we need more

Age at marriage in India: A gossamer of complexities and intricate linkages

India is the home to largest number of child brides. Nearly 27 per cent women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age

Remembering 2022: What it meant for India’s children  

As the year comes to a close and we gear up to welcome 2023, here’s revisiting some of the major events this year that significantly …

Union Budget 2019-20: Status quo remains for children

Allocation needed to be increased after being nearly stagnant for years

COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India: Activists

Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse

Teenage pregnancies in every 3 of 5 child brides, finds CRY

Non-profit study significant proportion of adolescent mothers had low-birth-weight babies

Education is key to freeing the girl child from deeply entrenched social barriers

NCRB data shows 33 girls forced into child marriage every day in 2021

Not a child’s play to stand up against child marriage

After saying a no to her own marriage, Bishnupriya Pradhan is saving others from child marriage

Simply Put: Child marriage, India’s shame

Globally, just 1 in 4 children covered by social protection: UN report

One billion children live in multidimensional poverty without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water

Almost 5 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2022, finds UN report

A neonatal death happened every 14 seconds, one under five death every 6 seconds

Simply Put: Beti Bachao

COVID-19: Inducing child, early and forced marriage

The lockdown has interrupted protective measures that need to be restarted immediately

International Women’s Day: How education can rewrite the story of child marriages in India

Adolescent girls are more vulnerable to child marriage as they drop-out of school before completing education. Here’s an attempt at …

WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin care for premature babies instead of initial period in incubator

Most babies born at or after 28 weeks survive in high-income countries, but in poor countries, survival rates can be as low as 10%

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 …

Gains lost: ILO flags rise in child labour — the first time this millennium

Globally, 9 million more children are at risk of child labour by the end of 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic 

Law Commission Report on age of consent missed opportunity to de-criminalise sex between minors

The Law Commission’s recommendation would put married girls of 15-18 years at greater risk of marital rape, as there would be no legal …

National Girl Child Day: Without HER, there is no tomorrow

There are millions of girls across India, who are waiting to find their voice and realise their dreams; let’s extend a helping hand

Child marriage twice as prevalent in Nigeria’s rural areas than urban: Report

The overall rate of child marriage in the country has declined

Dahi Handi and the fall of young govindas

Under the veneer of celebration, lives of minors in Maharashtra are put at stake  

Don’t raise legal age of girls’ marriage to 21: Odisha body to parliamentary panel

Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights urges parliament panel to keep 18 as minimum legal age for marriage of girls and boys

Over 1,400 more Odisha villages free of child marriage

All villages belong to tribal-dominated Kandhamal district; total 5,411 villages across 7 districts free of child marriage since 2019