Evangelist associations, right-wing charitable organisations and educational institutes are among the 1,300 NGOs whose FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) licences have been cancelled by the... Read More
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Government announces setting up of helpdesks in all districts of the country to combat trafficking and ensure safety for women, using the Nirbhaya Fund. The... Read More
Chandigarh, Nov 1 () In a bid to streamline various corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and to set up a neutral platform involving all the... Read More
Awards are instituted to recognize the commendable contribution and services of individuals and institutions, to set up an example, for encouraging others to put in... Read More
Panaji: Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Saturday called for a mass movement against Non-Governmental Organisations who protest against developmental projects, dubbing them ‘the... Read More
The United Nations was founded in 1945 to support collective action to realize peace, development and human rights for all. The UN75 initiative seeks to... Read More
What Do People Do? World Mental Health Day is observed in more than 100 countries on October 10 through local, regional and national World Mental... Read More
Task force to improve India’s rights record
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The government is forming a task force to prepare a National Action Plan on Human Rights (NAPHR) as mandated under the UN Human Rights Council’s... Read More
Around 275 adopted children were “returned” to the system over the past two years in India. What went wrong? Data indicates that gaps in pre-... Read More
Items that have been banned Single-use plastic cutlery (plates, cups, glasses, bowls, forks, knives, spoons, stirrer and straws) Thermocol/styrofoam cutlery (plates, cups, glasses and bowls,... Read More
