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Tata Steel foundation inks pact with NGOs to boost education among children

Tata Steel Foundation on Friday said it has inked pacts with non-profit bodies - KMCO and CIF in a bid to boost education among underprivileged children and youth in Jamshedpur.

DanaMojo raises over Rs 3 cr in funding from Rohini Nilekani, Social Alpha

DanaMojo is a payments solution platform for NGOs

A remedy to nursing shortage: IIT alumni, a clutch of NGOs filling this gap

The pandemic has drawn attention to the need for more health workers

Indian nonprofits focusing on Covid aid receive grant from MacKenzie Scott

Billionaire Scott gives away $2.7 bn to 286 companies globally

Ensure FCRA accounts opened for NGOs in 10 days of MHA approval: HC to SBI

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure it opens FCRA accounts for NGOs within 10 days of receiving approval from the Centre.

Wadhwani Foundation announces $1 mn grant to 10 charities for Covid-relief

Wadhwani Foundation (WF) has announced a support of $1 million in grants to 10 charities and NGOs in a bid to help alleviate the devastating impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in India

Amazon, sellers tie up to supply 9,000 oxygen concentrators to Indian users

E-commerce giant is helping airlift the devices; first batch of 1,000 has already landed

Twitter donates $ 15 million to three NGOs to help India battle Covid-19

Amid India's battle against Covid-19, Microblogging giant Twitter has donated $15 million to help address the record surge in infections due to the second wave of the deadly virus.

Sunrisers Hyderabad owners donate Rs 30 cr in India's fight against Covid

Owners of IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sun TV, on Monday donated Rs 30 crore towards COVID-19 relief work being undertaken by the state and central governments along with various NGOs

Covid-19: Emirates to transport relief items of NGOs for free from Dubai

Emirates said on Sunday it will not charge NGOs anything for transporting their COVID relief material on its flights from Dubai to India.

Situation much worse: Rahul on foreign NGOs criticising India on freedom

The government has strongly rebutted the Freedom House report and called it "misleading, incorrect and misplaced", while asserting that the country has well-established democratic practices

Foreign funding licences of 8,353 NGOs not renewed in last 5 years

The Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday

Best of BS Opinion: Sugarcane pricing, higher tax-GDP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

An irrational fear of civil society

Through a series of innovative measures, the government has succeeded in kneecapping NGOs, if not finishing them off entirely

Climate activist Disha Ravi's NGO faced heat from Centre last year too

Indian arm of Greta Thunberg's climate group, FFF's website was then shut, its emails blocked

The foreign hand, again

Conspiratorial thinking leads to tyranny. It means you imagine connections between disparate groups of dissenters, and thereby elevate in your mind their danger to the state

Govt's social stock exchanges proposal may face disclosure roadblock

An SSE is a platform that allows NGOs and voluntary non-profit organisations to raise capital for social purposes

NGOs are expected to adhere to our laws: MEA on action against Amnesty

"We also expect that other governments would not condone contravention of Indian laws by any entity," Srivastava added

Beyond FCRA

Governing NGOs demands consistency and transparency

FCRA Bill passed in Lok Sabha, civil society says it will throttle NGOs

MoS for Home says Bill necessary for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, is not against any religion or NGO