The Latest Breaking News from NGOs

EU fails to agree changes to migration laws as Germany and Italy clash

Hopes fade of deal being struck, with one sticking point being right to occasionally breach detention centre standards

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

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 · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 25, 2023

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 · Sep 16, 2023

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 · Sep 15, 2023

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 · Sep 11, 2023

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 · Sep 7, 2023

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 · Sep 1, 2023

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 · Aug 29, 2023

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 · Aug 22, 2023