India cancels licenses of nearly 9,000 charities over foreign funds - TRFN | Reuters

India cancels licenses of nearly 9,000 charities over foreign funds - TRFN | Reuters: "- India has cancelled the registration of nearly 9,000 charities for failing to declare details of donations from abroad, as New Delhi tightens surveillance on foreign-funded non-governmental organisations in the country."



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Hindustan Unilever does not believe in cheque-signing philanthropy: Sanjiv Mehta | Business Standard News

Hindustan Unilever does not believe in cheque-signing philanthropy: Sanjiv Mehta | Business Standard News

Rockefeller pledges $75 mn to light up 1,000 villages | Business Standard News

Rockefeller pledges $75 mn to light up 1,000 villages | Business Standard News: "The Rockefeller Foundation is thrilled to announce Smart Power for Rural Development in India, with the goal of providing access to electricity and transforming the lives of one million people in 1,000 villages in rural India backed by a commitment of USD 75 million," The Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin said here. "



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From flights to philanthropy: Ebookers founder Dinesh Dhamija talks luck, Romania and why Britain’s entrepreneurs shouldn’t be too bothered about the General Election | City A.M.

From flights to philanthropy: Ebookers founder Dinesh Dhamija talks luck, Romania and why Britain’s entrepreneurs shouldn’t be too bothered about the General Election | City A.M.: "But Dinesh Dhamija, the multi-millionaire son of an Indian diplomat who, in 1999, founded online travel agency Ebookers, says the situation has actually never been that different. It was back in 1980 that he and his wife Tani began selling travel tickets from a kiosk at Earl’s Court Tube station.“She knew far more about travel because she’d been an air hostess – I could see the bigger picture. But it was a case of bootstrapping. You couldn’t get any money from banks and we had no parents or fairy godmother giving us a pile of capital.” "



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India freezes foreign funding to Greenpeace, cites violations | Reuters

India freezes foreign funding to Greenpeace, cites violations | Reuters: " India has blocked foreign funding to the local branch of Greenpeace and restricted some activities, a government statement said on Thursday, with New Delhi accusing the environmental group of misusing funds."



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Candy Direct News Over 40 per cent of India's philanthropists to raise donations by 2020 | Candy Direct News

Candy Direct News Over 40 per cent of India's philanthropists to raise donations by 2020 | Candy Direct News: "Mumbai: Over forty per cent of the nation’s philanthropists will improve their contribution by 2020, pushed by robust progress within the financial system, says a report. “Greater than 4 out of ten present donors will improve their philanthropic contributions within the subsequent 5 years,” enterprise consulting agency Bain & Firm stated in its ‘India Philanthropy Report 2015′. The report is along side philanthropic basis Dasra.&#thirteen;"



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How Indian NGOs are marrying Philanthropy with Social Innovations? | Business Insider India

How Indian NGOs are marrying Philanthropy with Social Innovations? | Business Insider India:



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Of India's museums, billionaires and the death of philanthropy

Of India's museums, billionaires and the death of philanthropy: "The Indian Museum in Kolkata is a magnificent building. It is a stunning piece of architecture, but more like a mausoleum of dead treasures. The interiors are falling apart and the displays are dusty and crumbling. The exteriors have been painted recently but the renovation is superficial. "



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The Unintended Consequences of India's CSR Law - Business Today- Business News

The Unintended Consequences of India's CSR Law - Business Today- Business News: "Most governments do not legislate CSR. Rather, they tax companies and reallocate the funds themselves. In that way, governments can prioritise social issues, rather than leaving them in the hands of corporations. One has to wonder if India's approach is visionary or whether it is short sighted."



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Deshpande Foundation: Forbes India Recognizes Desh Deshpande for Philanthropic Work

Deshpande Foundation: Forbes India Recognizes Desh Deshpande for Philanthropic Work:



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Anil Agarwal Pledges 75% of his Wealth to Charity | INDIA CSR

Anil Agarwal Pledges 75% of his Wealth to Charity | INDIA CSR: "Vedanta group Chairman Anil Agarwal will give away 75 per cent of his wealth of $3.5 billion (about Rs 21,000 crore) to charity, which would make him corporate India’s biggest donor to society."



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Indians big donors, but only during tax-saving months - The Economic Times

Indians big donors, but only during tax-saving months - The Economic Times: According to NGOs, with growing awareness about tax benefits on donations, collections have risen significantly this year during the tax-saving months as compared to the previous years. GiveIndia's 'India tax saving challenge', a fundraiser that encourages NGOs to tap donors looking to make that final contribution, saw a 30% increase in donations during January to March in 2014 as compared to the same period last year. Also, this year's tax-saving months saw a 110% increase in donors as compared to the preceding non-tax saving months (October-December 2013).

New Report: Charity and Philanthropy in Russia, China, India and Brazil | Philanthropy In Focus

New Report: Charity and Philanthropy in Russia, China, India and Brazil | Philanthropy In Focus: One of the most significant international developments since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has been the growing economic power of the so-called BRICs — Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Dismissed in the 1970s by many as economic basket cases, the four countries, which account for over a quarter of the globe’s land mass and more than 40 percent of its population, have, in the quarter-century since that momentous event, opened their economies to the world and emerged as dominant global suppliers of manufactured goods and services (China and India), and raw materials (Brazil and Russia).

Philanthropy and the Indian Businessman - V. P. Nandakumar

Philanthropy and the Indian Businessman - V. P. Nandakumar: here is an important reason for this divergent trends in philanthropy among businessmen in America and in India. In India, all citizens including wealthy businessmen are allowed to leave their entire wealth to their family. Estate duty, or the tax on inheritance, was abolished in India in 1985. In the US, if you are very rich, the estate tax has a top rate of 40%. Therefore, when an Indian businessman donates a crore, it is money that otherwise would have gone to his family. In America, only 60 percent would pass on to the family with the rest going to the government as estate tax.

Indian Billionaire Nandan Nilekani And Wife Rohini Donate $8 Million To Economic Think Tank - Forbes

Indian Billionaire Nandan Nilekani And Wife Rohini Donate $8 Million To Economic Think Tank - Forbes: Billionaire Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini who feature on the cover of Forbes India’s recent philanthropy issue for their philanthropic work have written a check for $8 million to the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India’s oldest economic think tank that was set up in 1956 at the behest of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister.

India leads world in heart of giving, report says - The Times of India

India leads world in heart of giving, report says - The Times of India: Indians are large-hearted when it comes to contributing to charity, volunteering time or helping strangers.

More corporate support heading Down Under | Fundraising & Philanthropy Australasia Magazine

More corporate support heading Down Under | Fundraising & Philanthropy Australasia Magazine: New research has revealed American companies plan to up their overseas corporate giving and 70% are donating to the Asia-Pacific region, Liz Henderson discovers.

Of the large American companies that give overseas, 86% plan to either maintain or increase their giving in the next financial year and 70% have a funding focus in Asia and the Pacific region.

These findings were revealed in Giving Beyond Borders: A Study of Global Giving by US Corporations, a report from Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy which looked at the corporate philanthropy of the top 100 companies on the 2012 Fortune 500 list.

胡润百富 — hurun.net

胡润百富 — hurun.net: In search of India's Carnegie

Hurun Report launches inaugural
Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013



IT tycoon Premji most generous Indian with a donation of Rs 8,000 cr

Shiv Nadar second-most generous Indian with a contribution of Rs 3,000 cr

Education most favoured philanthropic cause; receives 80% of cumulative contributions

Region-wise, South Indians most generous, donate Rs 10,000 cr

North Indians contribute Rs 4,865 cr

Mumbai home to most of the Hurun philanthropists with 11 individuals, followed by Bengaluru and Delhi

Azim Premji tops India philanthropy list with donation of Rs 8,000 crore - NDTVProfit.com

Azim Premji tops India philanthropy list with donation of Rs 8,000 crore - NDTVProfit.com: Mumbai: Close on the heels of releasing its second edition of Hurun India Rich List, China-based magazine Hurun Report launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013, with IT tycoon Azim Hashim Premji, the chairman of Wipro Ltd, emerging as the most generous Indian with a donation of Rs. 8,000 crore in the past year.

Pranab praises Prince Charles's philanthropy | Business Standard

Pranab praises Prince Charles's philanthropy | Business Standard: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday met Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and praised his involvement in charity work of many years in India.