Thousands rally at Jantar Mantar as CJP escalates exam accountability campaignThousands gathered at Jantar Mantar for a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party. The youth-led movement demanded accountability for examinat...
07 Jun, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
CSR norm tweak to boost social stock exchangesCompanies can now allocate up to 10% of their annual CSR spending via zero coupon zero principal instruments from not-for-profit organizati...
30 May, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
SC orders appointment of DERC chairperson, 2 members within two monthsThe Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi government's selection committee to finalize appointments for the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Comm...
29 May, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
NGOs lose foreign donation nod for failing to use fundsThe Indian government is taking action against non-profits holding unused foreign funds. Registrations are being cancelled for organization...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Drug regulator oversight sought for nutraceuticals; NGO flags quality, pricing concernsA Gujarat NGO is pushing the government to regulate nutraceuticals like medicines. They cite concerns about product quality and unregulated...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
- Opposition stages protest in Parliament over FCRA Amendment Bill
Opposition MPs protested in Parliament House complex against the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. They demanded the ...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
What is the FCRA Amendment Bill? Government proposes new authority to take over assets of NGOs that lose licenceThe Indian government has introduced a new bill in Lok Sabha to strengthen regulations on foreign-funded organizations. The Foreign Contrib...
25 Mar, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
FCRA licence of NGOs to be cancelled if involved in religious conversion, anti-development acts: MHAThe Union Home Ministry announced that NGOs involved in activities deemed detrimental to national interest, including religious conversion,...
11 Nov, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
Certain data of NGOs removed from India home ministry's FCRA portalThe FCRA website is maintained by the foreigners division of the home ministry and it earlier had detailed data on NGOs granted licences, t...
13 Jul, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
MHA cancels CHRI, AAWW licences for FCRA rules violationThe government has cancelled FCRA licences of the two NGOs after they "failed to adhere to rules mandated to be followed under FCRA on many...
26 Apr, 2022, 09.02 AM IST
Nearly 19,000 NGOs have opened SBI accounts under FCRA till nowOfficials said that with a large number of NGOs already registered with the SBI, a fresh extension is not required, but they might consider...
30 Dec, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
Framing of law to regulate NGOs under process: Centre tells Supreme CourtThe court was hearing a PIL filed by lawyer M L Sharma, in his personal capacity, seeking to regulate activities of the NGOs including fina...
17 Aug, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
11,319 NGOs barred from receiving foreign funds: GovernmentKiren Rijiju said 11,319 NGOs did not file renewal application in accordance with the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and their registr...
22 Mar, 2017, 09.06 PM IST
HC orders to defreeze accounts of Indira Jaisingh's NGOThe NGO then approached the HC arguing that the MHA order that takes recourse of sections 22 and 15 of the FCRA was erroneous and that the ...
31 Jan, 2017, 02.09 PM IST
NGOs not furnishing annual returns to be penalised, orders Home MinistryA penalty equivalent to five per cent of total foreign funds received in a year or Rs five lakh will be imposed for non-furnishing of annua...
03 Jul, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
Government blocks Greenpeace India's foreign fundings, suspends NGO's licence for 6 monthsThe decision was taken by Home Ministry after it was found that NGO has "affected public interests in violation" of Foreign Contribution Re...
09 Apr, 2015, 09.12 PM IST
Greenpeace funding: Home ministry to serve notice to 10 more NGOs under FCRA within a week10 more NGO’s to be sent notices by the Union Home Ministry, asking them to explain their funding and spending pattern
14 Jun, 2014, 09.03 AM IST