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

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 ...

It has also encouraged children below the age of 18 to boldly share instances of sexual assault and violence, including abuse by their own family members, with the police.