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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT ON NGOS
FCRA registered NGOs down by half in last 10 years; contribution rises from Rs 17832 cr to Rs 22974 crActive FCRA registered NGOs have halved in the last decade. Foreign contributions received by these organizations have significantly increa...- JPC on FCRA amendment bill meets first time to examine legislationA Joint Parliamentary Committee has begun examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill. This bill proposes tighter govern...
- 31-member joint panel formed to examine FCRA Amendment Bill; BJP’s Sanjay Jaiswal named chairpersonA 31-member joint parliamentary committee will examine the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswa...
- Legitimate overseas donations for education, healthcare should not be obstructed: Supriya SuleSupriya Sule urged that legitimate foreign donations for education should not be obstructed. She stated the government should not rush the ...
- Govt considering sending FCRA Bill to joint committee of Parliament for further scrutiny: SourcesThe government is considering sending the FCRA Amendment Bill to a joint parliamentary committee. Opposition parties, including Congress an...
- Amendments to FCRA aimed at safeguarding India’s sovereign rights: Italian-Canadian analystAn article in Italian geopolitical platform Formiche defended India’s proposed FCRA amendments, saying they are aimed at protecting soverei...
- FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: No ban on foreign funding, says India’s envoy to US as he counters ‘myths’ with ‘facts’India's proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill faces opposition and questions. Former foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra...
- Uncertainty over key bills as Congress vows to resist; Monsoon session heading for washoutKey legislation remains uncertain as Parliament's Monsoon session nears its close. Opposition parties are protesting, demanding statements ...
- Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore for 4 major schemes; 20% reservation for retired Agniveers in state policeArunachal Pradesh's Cabinet approved Rs 7,834 crore for four comprehensive schemes. This investment will improve roads and rural connectivi...
- Bill to prevent insults to Vande Mataram, amend FCRA Act listed for Parliament's Monsoon sessionSeveral significant bills are slated for introduction during the Lok Sabha Monsoon session. The Vande Mataram national song will receive st...
- 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...
- Building Digital Trust: The Key to India’s Cyber-Resilient Future
- No blanket permission to any agency for surveillance under NETRA, NATGRID: Centre to HCIt said that the lawful interception or monitoring or decryption of any message or class of messages or any information stored in any compu...
- No blanket permission given for surveillance under NETRA, NATGRID: Centre to HCThe government defended the need for the CMS, NETRA and NATGRID surveillance systems saying that "grave threats to the country from terrori...
- Healthcare NGO raises concerns over CovaxinA day before India begins the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive, a group of healthcare-focused NGOs has sought clarifications from...
- CSR spending of Indian companies rises by 14% in 2 fiscals: SurveyThe survey said more number of corporates are using non-government organisations (NGOs) as implementing agencies for CSR spending.
- PM Modi government mulls funding for NGOs by US govt-run MCCThe discussion was part of efforts by the external affairs ministry to address concerns expressed by the Barack Obama administration.
- Home Ministry brings in tighter norms for NGOs to track foreign fundsMHA creates a new category, ‘civil rights advocacy’, to ascertain whether NGOs are using foreign funds for specific purposes or not.
- Make public every foreign donation within a week, Government tells NGOsThe main change is that all NGOs will have to make public each foreign contribution received by them within a week of the receipt, on their...
- 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”.
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