The Ministry of Home Affairs office at North Block in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on March 28 extended the validity of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of non-government organisations (NGOs) and associations till June 30. Registrations of many NGOs are up for renewal since … Read more
Delegates walk past the logos of the BRICS summit during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Nationally oriented NGOs will find prominence at the BRICS-Civil 2024 to be held in Moscow from July 3-4, according to a Russian organiser Dr. … Read more
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA) registration of two prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs) — Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and World Vision India (WVI) have been cancelled this month. Who monitors the process? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) monitors the … Read more
The logo for the National Human Rights Commission. | Photo Credit: File Hosting the 28th bi-annual APF conference at New Delhi on September 20-21 will give the NHRC a fig leaf of international legitimacy to cover up its dismal performance, the civil society groups said Members of Indian civil society condemn the Asia Pacific Forum … Read more
Students of the Osmania University, along with officials, volunteered to spruce up two stepwells on the university premises, the renovation of which was launched on Monday amid much fanfare. The HMDA partnered with the Osmania University, and NGOs, to take up the two wells for renovation, following directions issued by Minister K.T. Rama Rao. The … Read more
Corporates with offices in Thiruvananthapuram have offered to support NGOs that run initiatives focusing on welfare programmes in the district. The heads of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) functions of various companies were speaking at an event titled ‘Thiruvananthapuram and NGOs’ at a meeting organised by the volunatry organisation Awake Trivandrum. District Collector Geromic George urged … Read more
Ahmedabad: To bring medical care at the doorstep of the remotest tribal villages, Ahmedabad-based not-for-profit institution, Dr KR Shroff Foundation (KRSF) has collaborated with Gram Seva Trust (GST), an NGO based in Kharel village of Navsari district, to launch a telemedicine programme. The programme was launched in association with US-based software services provider, Evolko, as … Read more
Indian non-profit organisations and individuals getting oxygen concentrators as gifts from overseas may end up paying goods and services tax and customs duty on them even though the government has offered relief on the devices, which are in short supply during the ongoing second Covid-19 wave. The government has waived integrated GST and customs duty … Read more
The NITI Aayog has constituted a sub-group to prepare a National Action Plan for Migrant Workers, labour minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said. “The sub-group, which comprises members from various ministries, experts, NGOs and civil society organisations, will prepare a tangible action plan to address issues related to migrant workers,” Gangwar said in response to a … Read more
India on Tuesday reacted sharply to the comments made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet who had expressed “dismay” at restrictions on human rights NGOs and “arrests” of activists in India. The spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Anurag Srivastava said, “We have seen some comments by the UN High … Read more