Delhi teams up with NGO to boost English language education in govt school

Municipal schools in south Delhi could soon be functioning in partnership with NGOs or private entities, seeking to boost the quality of education, especially the imparting of English language learning to its students. As part of its ‘School Excellence Programme’, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has teamed up with NGO – Arc Foundation –…

Foreign funding for NGOs: After inputs from IB, PMO tells Home Ministry to tighten FCRA regulations

NEW DELHI: Acting on instructions from the PM's Office (PMO), the home ministry is stepping up scrutiny of foreign-funded non-governmental outfits based on recommendations of Intelligence Bureau, a move that could prove controversial coming as it does after actions against Ford Foundation and Greenpeace. The ministry plans to tighten some rules of the principal law…

NGO demands ban on sale of Maggi

After a ban on use of Maggi Noddles by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments, an NGO today sought an immediate ban on the sale and advertisments of Maggi noddles in the state. After a ban on use of Maggi Noodles by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments, an NGO today sought an immediate ban on the…

Australian govt inspired by Delhi-based NGO working in slums

By: Press Trust of India The Australian government has expressed interest in the model of working adopted by an Indian charity, in a bid to improve the lives of its remote indigenous people. The founder of New Delhi-based Asha Foundation, Kiran Martin, was on a visit to the country last week to promote her NGO’s…