How the Supreme Court ruling on foreign contributions affects Indian nonprofits

If the government wants to discourage foreign contributions, it should start taking meaningful steps to encourage domestic charity.

Sanjay Agarwal

· May 23, 2022 · 07:30 am

Centre cancels foreign fund licence of NGO Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

The organisation had violated the FCRA Act by failing to provide details about some projects for which it received the funds, the home ministry alleged.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 27, 2022 · 08:29 am

Trial by Covid: Despite the challenges for the nonprofit sector, six reasons for optimism

The sector is faced with uncertain finances and draconian government regulation. But there is cause for hope.

Ingrid Srinath

· Aug 19, 2021 · 09:00 am

FCRA law: 15 international organisations condemn Centre’s move to freeze Amnesty India’s account

The central government’s actions ‘mimic that of authoritarian regimes’ that cannot take criticism and target those who speak out, the organisations said.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 01, 2020 · 01:43 pm

NGOs getting foreign funds have 4 weeks to open accounts in any of 32 designated banks: Centre

MHA hopes the measure will bring more transparency and make procedural compliance easier.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 25, 2017 · 04:48 pm

Activist Harsh Mander calls tax notice to his organisation ‘act of state vengeance and intimidation’

He said it was no coincidence that his Centre for Equity Studies received the notice days after RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha’s ‘barely veiled threat’.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 23, 2017 · 06:11 pm

Disabled care: Southern states show the way

States with strong administrations and the ability to navigate the formidable disability care bureaucracy benefit the most.

Nishtha Bharti, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 31, 2016 · 08:30 pm

New report shows how Hindutva groups operate in US, send money to India

A report on Hindu Nationalism in the United States explores the financial links between the Sangh Parivar's various affiliates and the American counterparts that send them money.

Aarefa Johari

· Jul 02, 2014 · 07:52 am