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Topic: NGOs

This is how Lucknow, Dehradun, Vadodara are fixing their street dog problem

Cities like Lucknow have reduced street dog numbers by as much as 80 per cent through sterilisation drives carried out by NGOs such as Humane World for Animals and municipal authorities.

Grief transcends barriers as Hindu, Muslim civil groups work 24/7 to serve Air India crash victims’ kin

Around half a dozen organisations, from Ram Shyam Charitable Trust to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, are stationed at BJ Medical College, offering energy drinks, tea & food.

How Ahmedabad NGO mobilised 200 volunteers & collected 900 units of blood within hrs of Air India crash

Anticipating a high number of injured, NGO Sahaay, with support from the Ahmedabad chapter of Red Cross, launched a blood donation drive that is ongoing.

We went to rural India with a ‘let’s teach them’ attitude. Then it reversed: Aruna Roy

In her memoir, 'The Personal is Political', Aruna Roy supports the argument that leaders can be identified in rural areas and empowered with skills.

Rural India’s mental health crisis not invisible anymore. Private ‘champions’ are taking charge

Private players like the LiveLoveLaugh Foundation and Mariwala Health Foundation are bridging mental health gaps with their community programmes in villages across India.

Govt amends FCRA Rules, asks NGOs to declare movable & immovable assets acquired from foreign funds

Ministry of home affairs sources say the amendment, issued Monday, is meant to make the system more ‘transparent’ and NGOs more ‘accountable’.

Political lobbyists are pretending to be NGOs & fooling tax dept. Modi govt defanging them

How can it be that if Indian State invokes a common law principle so clearly enunciated in the US, it suddenly becomes a fascist enemy of decent NGOs?

Reshaping lives and empowering the Transgender community

Literacy India was established in 1996 as a non-profit organization with the primary objective of providing education, employ-enablement and empowerment to vulnerable communities.

Fake invoices, impersonation, hawala bribes: How ‘nexus’ of officials & NGOs ran FCRA scam

CBI probing how licences were granted & renewed for bribes, based on complaint filed by MHA. 36 persons, including 7 officials, are named in FIR, and 14 have been arrested.

Foreign donations not absolute right, NGOs should look for Indian donors, SC rules on FCRA

SC upholds constitutional validity of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020, says it serves to safeguard India’s ‘sovereignty and integrity’.

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Essential oils aren’t just about nice smells. They can change your skincare routine

Essential oils contain powerful properties that can help address concerns like acne, aging, hydration, and inflammation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.