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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...
Home Ministry extends FCRA validity for pending NGO renewals until March 2025The union home ministry has extended the FCRA registration validity for NGOs with pending renewal applications until March 31, 2025. This m...
Centre makes FCRA stricter, amends seven points in 2011 rulesThe new rules, now renamed as Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2022, came into effect on Friday (July 1) with the Ministr...
Google to map oxygen, hospital beds amid surging Covid-19 cases in IndiaThe new feature, currently in pilot stage, uses the Q&A function in Google Maps to allow people to ask about and share local information on...
Home Ministry relaxes account norms for NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation ActThe home ministry has set a deadline of March 31, 2021 for NGOs registered under FCRA to open an account at the specified branch of SBI. “F...
Torrent Group commits Rs 100 cr to fight COVID-19 pandemicThe Ahmedabad-headquartered company said it would contribute Rs 50 crore to the PM – CARES Fund and additional Rs 50 cr under various other...
AppSay, secures seed funding of $150,000 from Venture CatalystsVenture Catalysts also announced the opening up of an incubation facility in New Delhi, which will be in addition to those running in Mumba...
In bid for transparency, government makes FCRA services onlineModi government notified the amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2015, that require all FCRA services and transactions to be m...
NGO of Teesta Setalvad’s lawyer quizzed on foreign fundsThe 32 queries are part of a standard questionnaire sent by the Centre to NGOs registered or given prior permission under FCRA.
Ford Foundation-government stand-off ends as NGO agrees to come under FemaThe home ministry has decided to reciprocate by allowing the NGO to utilize funds from its bank accounts here to pay salaries to its 50-odd...
CBI books Teesta Setalvad and her husband for receiving 'illegal' foreign fundsThe CBI on Tuesday registered a case against Teesta Setalvad and her husband for receiving funds from foreign entities without registration.
MHA proposes linking FCRA accounts of NGOs to PFMS for real-time alert of fundsThe Home Ministry is set to notify a new set of FCRA rules stipulating that banks should inform MHA within 48 hours of any foreign donation...
NGO row: Home ministry braces for action against Teesta Seetalvad’s Sabrang Trust over Ford Foundation grantSabrang Trust reportedly diverted $ 2.9 lakh grant from Ford Foundation to the non-FCRA registered Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt...
Home Ministry lists 7 violations for action against NGOsMinister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju said that the FCRA wing of the Home Ministry had carried out 129 inspections on NGOs in 2014 and 3...
Supreme Court asks Gujarat police to share details of documents with Teesta SetalvadThe police have also sought statement disclosing which items in the bills of the credit cards pertain to personal expenditure of the couple...
UN defers action on 3 Pakistani NGOs after India seeks information on its operationsA UN committee has deferred action on the status of three Pakistani NGOs after India sought information about their funding and operational...
2004 Tsunami triggered a wave of dubious NGOs"Thousands of NGOs mushroomed after tsunami. All of them claimed they were supporting victims, but not many helped fishermen or their famil...
Delhi NGOs get most foreign donationsNGOs registered in Delhi reported the highest receipts of foreign donations at Rs 2,232 crore during FY 2012-13, followed by TN & AP.
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
- NGOs’ foreign aid: 31,000cr in four years
Govt said in the Rajya Sabha that more than Rs 31,000 crore has been received as foreign contribution by 65,500 Indian NGOs from 2007 to 20...