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WORKING GROUP REPORT ON SOCIAL STOCK EXCHANGE 112 min read

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WORKING GROUP REPORT ON SOCIAL STOCK EXCHANGE

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WORKING GROUP REPORT ON SOCIAL STOCK EXCHANGE Chairman’s Note The Hon’ble Finance Minister’s bold vision of a Social Stock Exchange could not have come at... Read More

Why the elderly may soon get more money from their children! 3 min read

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Why the elderly may soon get more money from their children!

admin 8 months ago

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (December 4) approved The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019, removing the cap of Rs... Read More

Why CSR does more harm than good 6 min read

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Why CSR does more harm than good

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Companies aren’t equipped to be effective agents of welfarism. And NGOs that get CSR funding may lose their moral legitimacy In August 2019, the Indian... Read More

What next for transgender people, as India clears a bill that activists call “murder of gender justice”? 6 min read

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What next for transgender people, as India clears a bill that activists call “murder of gender justice”?

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Indian society, I believe, is a game of whack-a-mole, only with life and death at stake. Just as one glaring issue is knocked in the... Read More

Chandigarh: Braille Tactile Map installed at railway station 1 min read

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Chandigarh: Braille Tactile Map installed at railway station

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CHANDIGARH: Giving relief to the visually impaired passengers, the Northern Railway on Thursday introduced Braille Tactile Map of the Chandigarh railway station. The facility was... Read More

NGOs fight for the reintroduction of the human trafficking bill! 2 min read

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NGOs fight for the reintroduction of the human trafficking bill!

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Vijayawada: Various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and newly-formed Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT) are vigorously lobbying for the re-introduction and passing of Trafficking of Persons... Read More

Government asks NIA and other security agencies to sensitize the courts on NGOs with anti-India agenda. 3 min read

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Government asks NIA and other security agencies to sensitize the courts on NGOs with anti-India agenda.

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In a bid to fight the menace of NGOs and think-tanks that involve in anti-India activities, the Narendra Modi government has asked the security agencies... Read More

Winners of National Disability Awards 2019! 8 min read

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Winners of National Disability Awards 2019!

admin 9 months ago

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced the List of National Awardees for the National Awards for Empowerment of PwDs 2019. Here is... Read More

Government cancels FCRA licenses of 1,300 NGOs. 2 min read

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Government cancels FCRA licenses of 1,300 NGOs.

admin 9 months ago

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

Women still insecure – States unable to utilize 80% Nirbhaya Fund! 1 min read

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Women still insecure – States unable to utilize 80% Nirbhaya Fund!

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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