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Congress calls new FCRA rules 'draconian', seeks rollbackThe Congress party has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retract new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act rules. These regulations...- Systemic assault on civil society: Congress' Venugopal writes to PM on amendments to FCRA rulesCongress leader K.C. Venugopal has strongly criticized the government's new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act rules, calling them a "sy...
- MHA notifies FCRA rules defining religious activities, tightens complianceNew rules from the Home Ministry now define what qualifies as religious activity for foreign-funded organizations in India. The updated fra...
- Govt revises penalties under FCRA involving receipt of foreign contributions by NGOsNew penalties are now in place for NGOs misusing foreign funds. The Home Ministry has revised compounding penalties for various FCRA violat...
- Migrant children separated under Trump policy face renewed family breakupsFederal agents are separating children from their families again in the United States. This is happening despite legal settlements meant to...
- 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...
- NGOs to face more checks along foreign funding routeNon-profits in India must comply with stricter rules when renewing or applying for FCRA licenses, including detailed activity reports, sign...
- Sleeper cells of certain agencies sitting abroad: Shehzad Poonawala on allegations against foreign-funded NGOsBJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala criticised foreign-funded NGOs, alleging they are stalling development projects in India. He claimed the...
- Foreign funding licences of 8,353 NGOs not renewed in last 5 years, govt tells Rajya SabhaAccording to the rules issued after the amended FCRA, the NGOs, which intend to receive foreign funding, must have an existence of at least...
- Under new FCRA rules, grassroot NGOs stare at an uncertain futureThe revised FCRA requires NGOs to receive foreign funding only at a designated bank branch in New Delhi, prevents them from transferring fo...
- Rajnath Singh launches online tool to monitor foreign-funded NGOsApproximately 25,000 active organisations, received foreign currencies worth Rs 18,065 crore to execute various social, cultural, economic,...
- Christian NGO tops list of foreign funding recipientsIt is one of three Christian evangelical NGOs, the other two being Believers Church India and World Vision India, that figure among the top...
- No more foreign funds for 1,736 NGOsHowever, if anyone of them approaches the government with the necessary documents, such application will be considered case-to-case basis, ...
- Home ministry formalising modalities to make ‘key changes’ in Foreign Contribution Regulation RulesThey are required to obtain prior permission from the government every time they want to receive funds for a specific project from abroad, ...
- Foreign funding for NGOs: After inputs from IB, PMO tells Home Ministry to tighten FCRA regulationsPMO is said to be keen to have the new measures in place by June 15 in the interest of India’s “economic security”.
- Inputs of alleged involvement of NGOs in sponsoring stirs against nuke plants: GovernmentGreenpeace India rubbished allegations levelled by an IB report which stated that foreign funded NGOs are stalling development.
- Lens on foreign funds to NGOs featuring on IB reportThe government has already put Greenpeace International and Climate Works Foundation under scanner and made it mandatory for them to take p...
- Foreign-funded NGOs stalling development: IB reportThe NGOs, said to be working through a network of local organizations such as PUCL and Narmada Bachao Andolan, have negatively impacted GDP...
- Kudankulam row: Government has problems with foreign-funded NGOs, but is comfortable with corporate lobbyingWhile the development sector, represented by NGOs, has difficulty in accessing policymakers, commercial or market forces have no such probl...
- NGOs receiving foreign funds under the scannerNon-Governmental Organisations receiving foreign funds are under the scanner in the wake of complaints of misuse of foreign aid.
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