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Women Protection Secretaries asked to step up vigil to check child marriages

MSKs urged to step up vigil and act as convenors of child marriage prohibition and monitoring committees. SCPCR Member lauded role of NGOs in monitoring child marriages. MSKs to create awareness and acquire knowledge of CMPOs. ASP asked MSKs to disseminate legal consequences of child marriages. CRAF to conduct more…

The Hindu

Home Ministry asks NGOs to declare assets acquired from foreign funds

MHA amends rules: NGOs must declare movable/immovable assets created from foreign funds. FCRA registration mandatory. New additions to existing rules require NGOs to declare details by March 31. Details include description, size, location, value of assets at start/end of financial year, and assets acquired/disposed.

The Hindu

‘Raitharondige Navu’ programme to help drought-hit Tumakuru district farmers

To ensure “ease of doing farming” in the drought-hit Tumakuru district, more than half a dozen of government departments have joined hands by roping in NGOs and launched a novel programme called “Raitharondige Navu’‘ (we are with farmers) for providing services, including counselling, for mitigating risks faced by small and…

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Flood in Narmada, Bharuch a man-made calamity, allege Opposition parties in Gujarat

Opposition parties, NGOs and social media users blame Gujarat govt for mismanaging the sudden release of waters from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, causing floods in Narmada, Bharuch and parts of Vadodara. Cabinet Minister Kuvarji Halpati and Ankleshwar BJP MLA Ishwar Patel faced protests from angry crowds. Inflow of 22 lakh…

The Hindu

Global Telangana Association meets in Detroit, decides to work with Telangana Govt on various projects

GTA USA Board meeting held in Detroit to work with Telangana Govt. & NGOs to launch projects in healthcare, education, employment, immigration & business. 10,000+ members & volunteers enlisted, presence in 50+ countries, goal to touch 100.

The Hindu

‘Public involvement in Cauvery agitation dismal’

Karnataka Sugarcane Cultivators' Assoc. President Shanthakumar urges public to join Cauvery agitation for drinking water crisis. Plans to meet Kannada orgs, activists & NGOs to make it a mass movement. 1.3 crore people rely on Cauvery for water, need greater concern.

The Hindu

Defence Minister approves setting up of 23 new Sainik Schools in partnership mode

The government has approved the initiative of setting up of 100 new Sainik schools in partnership with NGOs, private schools, and State governments in a graded manner class-wise, starting from Class VI onwards

The Hindu

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Fed up of being at the mercy of MNCs, farmers in Karnataka are democratising seed production

In most cases, such endeavours began as an effort to minimise the cost of agricultural production, and were supported by NGOs. But along the way, farmers were consumed by the fire of conserving crop diversity around them, which was disappearing under the onslaught of hybrid monoculture.

The Hindu

NGOs say French aid for quake victims blocked by Morocco

French associations and NGOs are still waiting for the green light from the Moroccan government to provide emergency aid to villages in the Atlas Mountains that have been destroyed following a violent earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people.

Radio France Internationale

India’s crèche scheme and the laws that govern childcare facilities | Explained

The Hindu explains the functioning of India’s National Crèche Scheme and what research shows about childcare services‘ impact on women’s participation in the labour force.

The Hindu

Niger junta bans UN agencies and global NGOs from 'military zones'

Niger's Interior Ministry has announced it's stopping UN agencies and international NGOs from working in military "operation zones" as the country experiences a security crisis following a military coup.

Radio France Internationale

Annamalai stresses need to revive two rivers in T.N.

Revival of Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli district, Noyyal rivers running through four districts - Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode and Karur - possible with people, NGOs: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K. Annamala. We need comprehensive solution, so people, govt must join hands, stop dumping plastic in water bodies, he said.

The Hindu

Congress demands quotas for OBCs at Gujarat demonstration

Gujarat Congress held a day-long sit-in in Gandhinagar to demand reservations for OBCs. Leaders from various communities, social and educational organisations, NGOs, and Opposition leader Amit Chavda attended. They criticised the BJP govt for not fixing quotas for OBCs in panchayats and not increasing welfare budget. Chavda demanded 27% of…

The Hindu

State raises need for timely release of funds sought by NGOs at women’s panel meet

NGO representatives say they have not received funds for over two years despite the renaming of the project. Without timely release of funds, they have been put to much hardship

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Women’s panel regional consultation meet today

The one-day consultation meet will centre round discussions with NGOs on functioning of Swadhar Greh, a scheme for women in difficult circumstances, and centres under Ujjwala scheme.

The Conversation

How ChatGPT might be able to help the world's poorest and the organisations that work with them

ChatGPT has been touted as a tool that is going to revolutionise the workplace and home. AI systems like it have the potential to enhance productivity but could also displace jobs. The ChatGPT website received 1.5 billion visits last month.

The Hindu

Not just BBMP contractors, NGOs may also come under scanner of SIT probe

BBMP spends about ₹1,800 crore annually on waste management. The civic body is trying to streamline the waste management system to tap the revenue emerging through EPR, but is unable to exploit the full potential of EPR fees because some NGOs have set up private companies to manage waste.

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Gordon Brown calls for Taliban to face crimes against humanity charges

Ex-PM urges UK and allies to impose sanctions on Afghan regime over its ‘brutalisation’ of women and girls

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Germany Supports Israel’s Designation Of Palestinian NGOs As Terrorist Groups

Germany's Interior Ministry backs Israel's listing of Palestinian NGOs as terrorist entities, creating rift within government.

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Support For Terrorism Is Not Human Rights Advocacy

The following is an adaptation of my June 2022 testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Health

The Hindu

Not many takers among women to drive metro’s feeder e-autos

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is introducing 100 e-autos to operate feeder services from metro stations. Few women have volunteered to drive 32 of them, though KMRL had sought help from NGOs, cooperative societies, and Kudumbashree.

Al Jazeera

Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Harassing good Samaritans is on brand for GOP

The Republican war on migrants and asylum seekers has been one of the more successful GOP campaigns of recent years if you measure success by volume of vitriol.

The Hindu

Where the police coach SSLC students to success

An effort to bring dropouts to the mainstream by Police inspector LY Rajesh from the Bandepalya Police station along with the support of NGOs has succeeded in helping nearly 35 out of 65 students pass in their Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) supplementary exams through just 21 days coaching.

Radio France Internationale

The race to defend or delay deep-sea mining

The UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA) has begun a crucial round of negotiations in Jamaica to try to reach agreement on the rules governing deep-sea mining, a day after companies were allowed to file for permits to mine the oceans. Defenders of the deep are also ramping up their efforts…

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