Quadria, PE funds eye stake in Samarth Lifesciences; deal may value firm at Rs 4,500 croreQuadria Capital is eyeing a strategic acquisition of a majority interest in Samarth Lifesciences, a move that could value the transaction a...
Budget 2024: Elderly NGOs seek major revisions in upcoming budget to support senior citizensA significant demand is the revision of the central contribution to the old age pension under the National Social Assistance Program (NSAP).
Home Ministry revokes Church of North India's FCRA licenceIn the past one year, more than 100s NGOs, including Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, headed by former Congress pres...
MHA grants FCRA nod to govt-aided co-operative bodyThe cooperative ministry was allocated Rs 1,150.38 crore in this year's budget. "We have received the FCRA licence from the MHA for the fir...
MHA extends FCRA licence of Care India by five yearsThe union home ministry in September had extended the deadline for six months till March 31, 2023 for NGOs to apply for renewal of license....
Supreme Court starts hearing plea against FCRA changesEarlier, Centre has told the Supreme Court that there is no fundamental right to receive unbridled foreign contributions without any regula...
Rope in NGOs down to every district to counter Covid-19, says CentreA nodal/mother NGO is also to be identified for coordination of all Covid-19 efforts. The district nodal officer and the ‘mother NGO’ is to...
Over 600 NGO-run child care homes received foreign funds up to Rs 6 lakh per child in 2018-19: NCPCRAs per the Child Protection Scheme, the expenditure per child per annum including all recurring expenses is about Rs 60,000.
Covid-19 relief conundrum: NGOs working on other causes are strapped for fundsAfter firms diverted their CSR funds to PMCARES, India's smaller NGOs now stares at an existential question.
Covid-19: Niti Aayog CEO writes to NGOs for assistance in relief measuresThe government had on March 29 constituted 11 empowered groups to suggest measures to ramp up healthcare, put the economy back on track and...
SPJIMR launches programme for NGOs working in cancer careSP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) has launched a capacity building programme for community caregivers and NGOs working ...
TCS World 10K raises more than Rs 4.5 crore for charitySha Nigar was the top pledge raiser among Care Champions, collecting Rs 16.96 lakh, in support of The Association of People with Disability.
CSR: An effective tool to retain employeesOrganisations encourage employees to design and participate in their CSR activities to engage them beyond just work.
NGOs hire corporate big guns to drive overhaul, senior pros help build capacity & competencyThe need for capacity and competency building in planning, execution and implementation is driving the talent search.
- Walmart training 60,000 women workers in India, China
The initiative would be rolled out to 150 factories in India, Bangladesh, China and Central America over the next five years.
- Banks, NABARD may play a bigger role in MFI funding: Allahabad Bank
In an interview with ET Now, MR Nayak, ED, Allahabad Bank, talks about MFI funding. Excerpts:
- NACO stops funding for 438 NGOs for poor anti-AIDS performance
National AIDS Control Organisation has discontinued funding for as many as 438 NGOs after their performance in AIDS prevention programme wa...