Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat: India Steps Up Fight to End Child Marriage by 2030

January 9, 2026 12:18 PM

Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat: India Steps Up Fight to End Child Marriage by 2030

India has steadily strengthened its legal, social and administrative response to child marriage, combining decades of reform with a renewed national mission to eliminate the practice by 2030. While child marriage is prohibited by law, the government recognises that deep-rooted social practices require sustained awareness, enforcement and community participation. According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21), 23 per cent of women aged 20–24 were married before the age of 18, a fi...

Holistic approach to nutrition: Poshan Maah integrates health, education and technology

September 19, 2025 12:49 PM

Holistic approach to nutrition: Poshan Maah integrates health, education and technology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah on September 17, 2025, along with the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan, marking a renewed push for nutrition-centric development in line with his vision of Sashakt Nari, Suposhit Bharat. The initiative, which has become a nationwide movement since its inception in 2018, seeks to place nutrition at the heart of India’s development agenda, targeting children under six, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and lactating mothers t...

Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan: Preventive Care & Nutrition for Empowered Families

September 17, 2025 3:34 PM

Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan: Preventive Care & Nutrition for Empowered Families

The Centre is set to launch Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA) on September 17, aligning with the 8th Poshan Maah, as part of its push to strengthen preventive, promotive, and curative services for women, adolescent girls, and children. The campaign is being jointly led by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD), with support from the Ministry of Ayush, among others. It aims to deploy over one lakh health camps acro...