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Government suspends FCRA registration of Centre For Equity Studies for 6 monthsAccording to an order issued by the home ministry, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, prohibits acceptance of foreign contrib...
National Foundation for India ropes in Narayan Devanathan as Chief Strategy OfficerDevanathan’s appointment is with immediate effect at the non-government organisation, which works as one of the key pillars of civil societ...
International NGO Amnesty shuts operations in India, alleges “witch-hunt” by GovtAmnesty India, in a statement, said the organisation has been compelled to let go of staff in India and pause all its ongoing campaign and ...
US, Amnesty, Pakistan groups back India on Kulbhushan JadhavTop US think-tanks have questioned the secrecy of trial and the US NSA visit here next weekend is expected to see some plain speak by India...
Meet Truth Labs' KPC Gandhi: The scientist who submitted computer forensics report in Vyapam scandalCan India become a superpower when its doctors may not know surgery, bank personnel may not be good at accounting and police may have bribe...
Link between unseasonal rains, disasters & climate change: Is India playing the ostrich?Experts think the pressure that falls upon the underlying tectonic plates after excess rainfall in India and Bangladesh could have triggere...
Fields of woe: How unseasonal rains have affected India's farmersThe problem of agriculture calls for a longterm solution. Lakhs of farming households across the country are crying out for a helping hand.
Database error: Why Delhi's failed experiment shows government should not use themDatabases are entering welfare delivery across India. And Delhi’s failed experiment with databases shows how not to use them, reports ET.
States lifted only 70% additional foodgrains released by CentreSome of the extreme laggard states were MP which picked up just 42% of its share , Bengal (50%), Bihar (52%) and Maharashtra (62%).
- Maharashtra food scam: Private companies eat up Rs 1,000 crore meant for poor
Private companies have hijacked the government's flagship scheme to provide food to poor children and their mothers, a report of the SC com...
- Ministries differ on UIDAI's functioning
What the UIDAI should do is mostly resolved. But some ministries have other ideas on how it should go about it.
- Activists protest India-EU trade deal
A group of activists staged a demonstraton here to protest against EU-India trade deal which they allege have a severe negative impact.
- Identifying Poor: Jairam Ramesh tries to assuage civil society concerns
The government is reaching out to civil society to avoid being caught on the wrong foot while identifying the poor.
- Revolt in Planning Commission panel over BPL cap
Two Planning Commission member came out in revolt against the panel's affidavit to the Supreme Court that those spending Rs 32 a day in urb...
- National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy slams Planning Commission's new criteria for poverty line
Aruna Roy lashed out at the Planning Commission's new criteria for poverty line submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
- Diesel price 37 paise cheaper in Delhi, LPG rebate only for poorest
The state government on Monday offered marginal relief to residents reeling under the double blow of higher diesel and cooking gas (LPG) pr...
- Highest ever wheat yield may rot away
For several years now, the union government has been trying to get private parties to construct godowns instead, which it could then hire.