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World Press Freedom Index 2019
International NGO, Reporters without Borders has released the World Press Freedom Index 2019. The index is based on the assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year. The report is partly based on a questionnaire which asks questions about pluralism, media independence, environment and self-censorship, legislative framework, transparency, and infrastructure. World Press Freedom Index 2019 The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Asia • Bangladesh • China • Denmark • Ethiopia • Finland • Gambia • Netherlands • NGO • Norway • Pakistan • Press Freedom • Reporters Without Borders • Sweden • Turkmenistan • Vietnam • World Press Freedom Index • World Press Freedom Index 2019
Infosys Foundation Constitutes Aarohan Social Innovation Awards
The Infosys Foundation has constituted Aarohan Social Innovation Awards to reward individuals, teams or NGOs developing solutions for the social sector. Aarohan Social Innovation Awards Aarohan Social Innovation Awards are aimed at nurturing the culture of innovation in the social sector to scale positive change across the country and thereby provide a platform to help ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Aarohan Social Innovation Awards • Education • IIT Hyderabad • Infosys Foundation • NGO • Non-governmental Organisation • Rural Development • Social Innovation • sport and sustainability. • Women's empowerment • women's safety
National Water Awards 2018 Presented
The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development, and Rejuvenation presented 82 National Water Awards in 14 categories for the year 2018. The Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development, and Rejuvenation Arjun Ram Meghwal expressed his happiness over National Water Awards which have been resumed after a gap of 12 years and said that this is ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Corporate Sector • Gram Panchayats • Institutions • national water awards • National Water Awards 2018 • NGO • Non-governmental organization • Union Minister for Water Resources River Development and Rejuvenation • Urban Local Bodies • Water User Associations
FCRA Act and Its implications on working of NGOs
The Home ministry had cancelled the license of 20,000 NGOs for violating the various provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). In the aftermath of this decision, only 13,000 out of 33,000 NGOs are legally valid in the country. About FCRA Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 seeks to regulate the foreign contributions or donations ..
Topics: NGO
Plight of Widows in India
India is home to a traditional and patriarchal society, where the identity of women is determined by her husband even in the 21st century. Widowhood in such a society takes its worst shape. It is not only associated with losing a bread-winner, but has wide ranging social implications. Discrimination of widows in Society Many of ..
Topics: NGO • Role of Women in Indian Society • Swadhar scheme • Widows in India • Women in India