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Court Grants Relief to Greenpeace on Foreign Funds Ban
The Madras High Court has stayed the home ministry's ban on foreign funds for the India chapter of Greenpeace.
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Greenpeace Launches Campaign Against Cancellation of Registration
A day after after government cancelled its registration under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA), Greenpeace today launched a new campaign to reclaim freedom of speech by recreating Bollywood movie posters highlighting real life stories and asserted that its fight for environment will go on "undeterred".
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Teesta Setalvad Embezzled Funds for Wine, Hairdressers: Gujarat Cops
Activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband splurged on wine and whiskey and ate at fancy Mumbai restaurants with funds embezzled from their NGO, the Gujarat government claimed in the Supreme Court today.
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Foreigners Intending to Work for NGOs, Carry Out Research, Will Undergo Strict Scrutiny on Visa Applications
Foreigners intending to work in non-government organisations (NGOs), carry out research work on human rights and environment issues will have to face stricter scrutiny of their visa applications after detection of several incidents of alleged misuse of these provisions.
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Australian Staffer of Greenpeace Was on Ministry Blacklist: Sources
An Australian staff member of Non-Governmental Organisation Greenpeace has been barred from entering India despite holding a valid visa. Home Ministry sources told NDTV Aaron Gray Block was turned away from the Bengaluru airport as his name figured on the black list.
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Greenpeace Faces Shutdown After India Freezes Funds in Charity Crackdown
Greenpeace India is facing imminent closure after authorities froze its bank accounts leaving it with little funds, the environmental group's head said late on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of "strangulation by stealth".
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Home Ministry Cracks Down on Nearly 9,000 NGOs, Cancels Their Registration
Days after including the US-based charity Ford Foundation in the list of entities that can't fund local organisations without permission, the government has cracked down on nearly 9,000 NGOs that receive foreign funds.
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Home Ministry Cancels Registration of 9000-Odd Organisations For Failing to File Returns on Foreign Funds
The home ministry has cancelled the registration of nearly 9000 organisations that receive foreign funds, saying they have failed to comply with the rules and submit annual returns.
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Ford Foundation Faces Big Restrictions Now for Funding Indian Organisations
The government has cracked down on the Ford Foundation, saying the US charity can no longer give money to local organisations without government permission.
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Ford Foundation Put on Government Watch List, Can't Route Funds Without Permission
The government has added a prominent international charity, the Ford Foundation, to a list of groups that cannot fund Indian organisations without permission.
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Ford Foundation Statement on Government's Decision to Put it Under Watch List
International funding organisation - the Ford Foundation - today issued a statement on the Home Ministry's decision to put it on the watch list in which it said that the organisation is confident in its work and compliance with the law.
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Home Ministry Puts Ford Foundation on Watch List
The Home ministry has placed Ford Foundation, an international funding organisation, on its watch list and said that its funds be routed with proper clearances.
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Will Challenge Home Ministry Order in Court: Greenpeace India
Greenpeace India on Saturday issued a point by point rebuttal of charges made against it by the government and said it would not only challenge the order in courts but also continue to campaign fearlessly.
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Delhi High Court Allows Greenpeace Access to Foreign Funds
The Delhi High Court has ordered that Greenpeace be allowed to receive and access funds from abroad, sidestepping government restrictions on its funding that was viewed as a move to tighten control over activist organisations.
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Greenpeace Leader Stopped From Flying to London. So, Who Ordered That?
Amid criticism of the government for allegedly trying to clamp down on activist groups who campaign against industrial projects, a senior member of Greenpeace in India was stopped on Sunday morning at the airport from traveling to London.
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Court Grants Relief to Greenpeace on Foreign Funds Ban
The Madras High Court has stayed the home ministry's ban on foreign funds for the India chapter of Greenpeace.
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Greenpeace Launches Campaign Against Cancellation of Registration
A day after after government cancelled its registration under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA), Greenpeace today launched a new campaign to reclaim freedom of speech by recreating Bollywood movie posters highlighting real life stories and asserted that its fight for environment will go on "undeterred".
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Teesta Setalvad Embezzled Funds for Wine, Hairdressers: Gujarat Cops
Activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband splurged on wine and whiskey and ate at fancy Mumbai restaurants with funds embezzled from their NGO, the Gujarat government claimed in the Supreme Court today.
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Foreigners Intending to Work for NGOs, Carry Out Research, Will Undergo Strict Scrutiny on Visa Applications
Foreigners intending to work in non-government organisations (NGOs), carry out research work on human rights and environment issues will have to face stricter scrutiny of their visa applications after detection of several incidents of alleged misuse of these provisions.
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Australian Staffer of Greenpeace Was on Ministry Blacklist: Sources
An Australian staff member of Non-Governmental Organisation Greenpeace has been barred from entering India despite holding a valid visa. Home Ministry sources told NDTV Aaron Gray Block was turned away from the Bengaluru airport as his name figured on the black list.
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Greenpeace Faces Shutdown After India Freezes Funds in Charity Crackdown
Greenpeace India is facing imminent closure after authorities froze its bank accounts leaving it with little funds, the environmental group's head said late on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of "strangulation by stealth".
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Home Ministry Cracks Down on Nearly 9,000 NGOs, Cancels Their Registration
Days after including the US-based charity Ford Foundation in the list of entities that can't fund local organisations without permission, the government has cracked down on nearly 9,000 NGOs that receive foreign funds.
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Home Ministry Cancels Registration of 9000-Odd Organisations For Failing to File Returns on Foreign Funds
The home ministry has cancelled the registration of nearly 9000 organisations that receive foreign funds, saying they have failed to comply with the rules and submit annual returns.
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Ford Foundation Faces Big Restrictions Now for Funding Indian Organisations
The government has cracked down on the Ford Foundation, saying the US charity can no longer give money to local organisations without government permission.
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Ford Foundation Put on Government Watch List, Can't Route Funds Without Permission
The government has added a prominent international charity, the Ford Foundation, to a list of groups that cannot fund Indian organisations without permission.
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Ford Foundation Statement on Government's Decision to Put it Under Watch List
International funding organisation - the Ford Foundation - today issued a statement on the Home Ministry's decision to put it on the watch list in which it said that the organisation is confident in its work and compliance with the law.
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Home Ministry Puts Ford Foundation on Watch List
The Home ministry has placed Ford Foundation, an international funding organisation, on its watch list and said that its funds be routed with proper clearances.
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Will Challenge Home Ministry Order in Court: Greenpeace India
Greenpeace India on Saturday issued a point by point rebuttal of charges made against it by the government and said it would not only challenge the order in courts but also continue to campaign fearlessly.
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Delhi High Court Allows Greenpeace Access to Foreign Funds
The Delhi High Court has ordered that Greenpeace be allowed to receive and access funds from abroad, sidestepping government restrictions on its funding that was viewed as a move to tighten control over activist organisations.
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Greenpeace Leader Stopped From Flying to London. So, Who Ordered That?
Amid criticism of the government for allegedly trying to clamp down on activist groups who campaign against industrial projects, a senior member of Greenpeace in India was stopped on Sunday morning at the airport from traveling to London.
