Centre expands foreign funding eligibility criteria to cover all office-bearers, members of NGOs

One of the criteria is that the person must not have been prosecuted or convicted of converting anyone from one faith to another.

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· Sep 17, 2019 · 01:25 pm

Centre says International Solar Alliance will no longer be treated as a foreign source of funding

Ministry of Home Affairs officials said the decision was taken to increase India’s use of solar energy in meeting energy needs.

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· Apr 25, 2019 · 06:52 pm

Over 4,800 NGOs barred from receiving foreign funding in the last three years, says Kiren Rijiju

The organations’ licence to receive money from abroad was cancelled after they failed to file annual returns, the Union minister told the Rajya Sabha.

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· Jan 02, 2019 · 04:56 pm

Enforcement Directorate searches Amnesty International’s Bengaluru office, say reports

The investigation agency is reportedly looking into alleged violation of foreign exchange rules.

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· Oct 25, 2018 · 07:43 pm

Home Ministry allows health advocacy NGO to take foreign funding a year after it revoked its licence

The ministry said the Public Health Foundation of India was working with many state and central government departments on health projects.

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· Feb 02, 2018 · 06:15 pm

Institutes like IITs and JNU exempt from provisions of foreign funding Act, clarifies Centre

It was responding to reports that the FCRA licence of these institutions was cancelled as they had not filed their annual returns for five years.

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· Sep 15, 2017 · 09:06 pm

Gujarat’s oldest Dalit rights group loses foreign funds licence, reviving charges of victimisation

Navsarjan was at the forefront of Dalit protests in Gujarat after the assault on community members in Una in July.

Aarefa Johari

· Dec 18, 2016 · 06:45 am

India's curbs on foreign funds do not conform to international law, says UN representative

The government had revoked the licenses of nearly 14,000 NGOs for violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

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· Apr 28, 2016 · 08:15 am

Indian government has contributed more than Ford Foundation to Setalvad's organisation

But neither of them paid for the legal cases of the victims of the Gujarat riots.

Mridula Chari

· May 08, 2015 · 09:00 am