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Centre extends validity of FCRA licences of NGOs till 30 September
• 3 years agoThe government has cancelled the FCRA registration of nearly 1,900 NGOs for violating various provisions of the law in the last five years. There were 22,762 FCRA-registered organisations till December 2021
Licences of 466 institutions rejected under FCRA since 2020: Centre tells Lok Sabha
• 3 years agoA total of 100 applications of NGOs were refused in 2020, 341 applications were refused in 2021 and 25 applications were refused till 21 March 2022
Re-skilling and constant upskilling can make India global hub of industry 4.0
Atul Kothari • 4 years agoIndia, with its large base of skilled manpower and favorable demography, is best placed to take advantage of industry 4.0 and become an industrial and technological superpower
Explained: The historical significance of the 1985 Live Aid concert, and questions around Western relief efforts
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe Live Aid set the template for fundraising concerts by raising approximately £150 million for famine relief, according to organiser Bob Geldof's own website.
Terror funding: For second day, NIA raids six NGOs, trusts in Delhi and Srinagar
• 4 years agoThe raids conducted on Thursday were a continuation of the agency’s searches at 10 locations in Jammu and Kashmir and one in Bengaluru on Wednesday
Terror funding: NIA raids several places including NGOs, human rights activist’s house in Srinagar
• 4 years agoAccording to the National Investigation Agency, these NGOs were receiving money from undisclosed donors which were being used for funding terror activities
UN rights chief tells India to safeguard rights of NGOs; MEA says law violations can't be condoned
• 4 years agoUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet specifically cited as "worrying" the use of FCRA, which prohibits the receipt of foreign funds "for any activities prejudicial to the public interest."
COVID-19 impact is massive, but other social causes need CSR funding too, say NGOs
101 India • 5 years agoWith a major chunk of CSR funding having gone towards the PM-CARES Fund, there are few resources left with corporate organisations to fund new initiatives
No income, no food, no government relief: Sex workers of Kamathipura pushed to the brink
Santoshee Gulabkali Mishra • 5 years agoSex workers in Kamathipura are desperate to get back to work despite the risks due to COVID-19, purely to end the vicious cycle of hunger and violence
In Tamil Nadu, NGOs and volunteers pave way for migrant workers as govt machinery struggles to cope with COVID-19 crisis
Catherinegilon • 5 years agoFrom arranging dry ration, medicines, soaps and water to helping migrant workers with online railway booking, volunteers in Tamil Nadu have provided unrelenting support since day one