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India made dowry illegal in 1961 with the Dowry Prohibition Act, aiming to protect women from the deadly consequences of this practice. Yet, six decades later, the law remains largely ineffective. The latest NCRB dowry statistics reveal a grim reality: in 2024, India recorded 5,737 dowry deaths, meaning a woman lost her life every 80 minutes

India has lost more than 394,000 people from its farm sector to suicide since 1995. This staggering figure represents nearly four lakh lives over three decades, a grim testament to the deep-rooted agrarian crisis India faces.