India made decisive progress against child marriage in 2025 as government action, laws, NGOs and community voices converged.

In India, nearly half of all girls are married before they turn the legal age of 18. In the state of Bihar, the statistics are even grimmer: 69% of girls are wedded before they’re 18 and 48% before ...

India unveils Raksha, an AI-powered child protection tool, at Prosperity Futures: Child Safety Tech Summit, to prevent ...

Over 25 crore people, including 3.28 lakh faith leaders across 4 lakh+ villages, have pledged for a Child Marriage Free India ...

A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said on Dec. 22. "We will ...

BHILWARA, India, Aug 4 (TrustLaw) - Her fate looked sealed when her family began organising the nuptial celebrations. But the bride-to-be, a shy schoolgirl from a remote village in western India, wasn ...

Guwahati: Assam recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, with an 89% decrease among girls and 91% among boys in the last three years, surpassing the national average, according to a ...

Nashik: District Collector Ayush Prasad appealed that every section of society should take proactive steps to make the ...

Rights activists have lauded a top court order to prevent child marriages in India, where over 1 million children entered into wedlock in the 2023-24 period. The Supreme Court on Oct. 18 said child ...

No child deprived of her human rights can imagine a path to a brighter future without support to overcome obstacles and someone to light the way. Child marriage, the early or forced marriage of a ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India tightened laws against child marriage on Tuesday, with priests, police or local leaders facing jail and fines if they permit the widespread but illegal practice. Renuka ...