Topic: Non-governmental organization

World NGO Day 2022

Every year on February 27, people all over the world celebrate World NGO Day to honour the work and contributions of various NGOs. NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organization,...

February 28, 2022    Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Why is UNHCR insisting India to revise FCRA regulations?

The United Nations high Commissioner for human rights is insisting India to revise its foreign contribution Regulation Act 2010.  Highlights The high Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has raised concerns...

October 21, 2020

2019 edition of UN Global Road Safety Week

The 5th edition of United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week has started from 6th May with theme “leadership for road safety”. The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes...

May 9, 2019

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,...

February 27, 2019

National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)

National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) was established by the central government in 1998 with a view to mobilising resources from the government as well as the non-governmental sources,...

April 24, 2018

e-SAMVAD

e-SAMVAD is a name of Web portal for NGOs. It acts as an interactive portal allowing NGOs to contact the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development and...

April 7, 2018

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog launches Atal Tinkering Lab’s Community Day

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL)’s Community Day in New Delhi on 15th December 2017. The day marked the...

December 15, 2017

France hosts 39th session of General Conference of UNESCO

The 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was held in Paris, France. In it, India has been re-elected...

November 10, 2017

New Delhi to host first-ever conference of Partner NGOs

The first-ever conference of Partner NGOs will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development (MoWCD) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi on October 9,...

October 7, 2017

FCRA license to 4,139 NGOs cancelled

4,139 NGOs, most of them located in Tamil Nadu, will now be prohibited from receiving contributions from foreign sources. These NGOs have lost their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act...

August 12, 2012

India-US unveil Millennium Alliance

India and Unites States launched the Millennium Alliance (MA). MA – a platform to bring together Indian creativity, expertise and resources to source and intensify innovations being developed...

July 10, 2012

The Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)

Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) was launched in 1986. It works as a nodal agency for catalyzing and coordinating the emerging partnership between...

May 24, 2009