Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s (RGF) FCRA licence was Cancelled

The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s (RGF) FCRA licence was cancelled under Section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) for violating provisions under Section 11 and registration conditions under Section 12(4)(a)(vi) of the FCRA, 2010. The Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust’s (RGCT) FCRA licence was cancelled under section 14 of the FCRA, 2010 due […]

Government allows ESIC to invest up to 15% of its surplus funds in equity via ETFs

The Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to invest up to 15% of its surplus funds in equity via exchange-traded funds. This decision was taken in the 189th meeting of ESIC under the Union Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav. Due to the relatively low returns on debt instruments coupled with the need to […]

Government Blocks 22 YouTube Channels, 3 Twitter accounts, 1 Facebook account, and 1 news website

Government Blocks 22 YouTube Channels, 3 Twitter accounts, 1 Facebook account, and 1 news website Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has issued press release regarding the latest action taken by the government against social media handles. Ministry of I&B blocks 22 YouTube channels for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public […]

Stand-Up India Scheme – More than 30 Thousand crore loans sanctioned in 6 Years

Stand-Up India Scheme The objective of Stand-Up India is to promote entrepreneurship amongst women, Scheduled Castes (SC) & Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories, to help them in starting a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or the trading sector and activities allied to agriculture. Recognizing the challenges faced by Aspiring SC, ST and women entrepreneurs, Stand up […]