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How a Bengaluru NGO raised Rs 220 crore for fight against coronavirus

How GiveIndia's campaign to raise Rs 220 crore for Covid relief gathered a momentum of its own pulling in many much-maligned segments of society

Govt planning to launch national helpline for transgender community

The helpline is set to be a joint effort between the government and volunteers

Best of BS Opinion: Govt's limited fiscal cushion, doing-business concerns

From why this year's budgeted net tax revenue for the Centre is impossible to achieve to how Indians are blase about class-driven brutality, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces

The power of the cause: Meet the trio behind a start-up to feed migrants

KVN Foundation, the start-up which was conceived when the lockdown began on March 25, has produced 4.5 million free meals for migrants and day labourers since then

A "pineapple" a day keeps hunger at bay for a tribal colony in Kanyakumari

UK ceramic artist Kate Malone hit upon the idea to sell a not-so-high-priced item created with her signature style on Instagram to raise money to support a tribal colony in Kanyakumari

Volunteer with 17000ft in Ladakh for a vacation you've never had before

The Voluntourist programme is one of the efforts to improve the quality of schools and learning outcomes in the remotest parts of Ladakh

Reason to smile

Every year, almost 35,000 infants are born with cleft lip and palate

Govt banned 14,500 NGOs under FCRA Act from receiving foreign funds

Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai also said so far this year, the ministry has cancelled FCRA registration of 1,808 NGOs

GiveIndia gets Rs 23-cr grant from Bill Gates foundation and 3 others

GiveIndia is also looking to partner with online consumer companies and brands to make contributions more convenient

Those in Need: A matchmaking platform for NGOs and volunteers in India

The platform allows NGOs to create events for their ongoing projects. Volunteers choose the NGO they wish to support and participate in their events

HCL's Nadar tops FY19 Hurun philanthropy list with Rs 826-cr contribution

Azim Premji was second on the list, while Mukesh Ambani came third

In Kharagpur, free treatment finds a new platform for underprivileged

Some professionals - from engineers to doctors, and from government servants to dentists - have come together to start a free medical camp, on what is one of third longest railway platforms in Asia

The social and economic cost of neglecting 'care leavers' who turn 18

The existing state-sponsored system doesn't go far enough to support orphans across the country

How this company uses solar dehydration to boost shelf life of vegetables

In Maharashtra, the company is harnessing the sun to create a new type of value added product - dried fruit and vegetables

Cases registered against 5 NGOs for violating foreign funding rules: Govt

These cases were registered in the last 3 years, the govt told Lok Sabha

Online monitoring system in place for schemes for STs: Minister Arjun Munda

The ministry has developed online portals for monitoring of its schemes related to NGO grants, scholarships, Forest Rights Acts, Tribal Research Institutes

Kolkata's NGO Kadam India breathes new life into craft clusters

Kadam devised a training strategy that could adapt to the needs of diverse communities

Seeds: An NGO helping residents of disaster-prone areas for 20 years

Seeds is working with 50 government schools in Delhi on a three-year programme sponsored by Honeywell on disaster management

Bihar NGO embezzles public money worth Rs 300 crore

Yesterday Nitish Kumar had raised the issue at a function organised to mark the 'Earth Day'

Govt asks 3,768 NGOs to validate overseas fund accounts with banks

Under the FCRA Act, organisations are required to validate their foreign designated accounts