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Topic: NGO

Govt banned 14,500 NGOs from receiving foreign funds in past 5 years

Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha that so far this year, registrations of 1,808 NGOs under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act were cancelled.

NGOs receiving substantial funding from govt to come under RTI Act: Supreme Court

Institutions like schools, colleges and hospitals which receive aid from the govt directly or indirectly in the form of land at discounted rates will also come under the RTI Act.

New study finds 72% of India’s police officers have felt political pressure during probes

Ex-SC judge Jasti Chelameswar, chief guest at the release of the study by Common Cause & CSDS, also alluded to political pressure on the justice system.

In relief to NGOs, Modi govt gives one-time exemption to apply for registration

The exemption is a one-time measure and available only to those associations whose certificates have been cancelled because of non-filing of annual returns.

India’s first & only elephant hospital is ‘illegal’, says Central Zoo Authority

Central Zoo Authority says elephant hospital run by NGO never took permission. NGO claims it doesn’t need CZA permission.

Meet the pioneers who are helping the disabled watch movies, get jobs

Nipman Foundation awards YouTube channel for the deaf, app that helps blind watch films. 

I deny sexual harassment: NGO head responds to #MeToo allegations

Activist and writer Mari Marcel Thekaekara  had accused NGO head Mazher Hussain of inappropriate behaviour.

#MeToo movement should not spare Indian NGO heroes and I am speaking out

After my ordeal, I realised that the Indian NGO network is a you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours place. 

Get Centre to process names collegium has reiterated for higher judiciary: NGO plea in SC

Accuses Modi government of ‘stonewalling of judicial appointments’ and interfering ‘in the due process of law’.

Interaction with police highest among Muslims, least for Dalits and women, shows study

According to the study, which sought to analyse the perception of police along state and community lines, the rich and well-to-do were twice as likely as the poor to have sought police help or contacted them.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.