The SRS statistical report 2023 indicates a slight increase in the mean age at effective marriage for females in India, ...

West Bengal has the highest percentage of females marrying before 18 years, despite government schemes to reduce child ...

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan recorded some of the highest fertility rates among illiterate women.

Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not. By Anupreeta Das ...