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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

How Social Stock Exchange will help raise funds, regulate social sector

NPOs looking to raise funds will have to list themselves on the exchange, but to do so they will have to meet minimum standards of reporting

Delhi NGO members assaulted by residents while catching stray dogs: Police

Four NGO members, including a woman, had come to the area to catch stray dogs on Friday night when a heated argument broke out between them and the locals, leading to a scuffle

Easing woes: Unsung warriors who helped the poor during Covid-19 lockdown

A new report highlights the role played by non-profit organisations in mitigating the effects of Covid-19 despite facing financial and other constraints

Google blocked 2.7 bn 'bad ads' in 2019, suspended nearly 1 mn advertisers

The tech giant also noted that there has been a sharp spike in fraudulent ads for in-demand products like face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed lakhs of lives globally

An effort to achieve sustainable development for those who care for Goa

A few active citizens have joined hands to form ActforGoa

Migrant woes spill on Surat roads for second day; workers complain of food

Thousands of migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, who work in factories in Surat, have been stuck in Pandol area due to the coronavirus lockdown

At the heart of a crisis

Let's rejoice in the fact that India's heart is in the right place

Google, govt map food and night shelters for public during lockdown

Users can search on Google or Google Maps for 'Food Shelter Near Me' or 'Night Shelter Near Me' to find the closest roof

Guiding lives: How a Mumbai woman set up street schools to groom poor kids

To begin with, she started working with Delhi-based NGOs to help educate children in the remote areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar