Nishith Desai Associates: Social Sector Hotline

Title Title	Date Date
Tighter controls for foreign contributions	11-11-2006
Investment in "speculative businesses" out of bounds for foreign contributions	11-16-2006
Companies to draw up charity lists for tax department	03-20-2007
India Rolls Out New Foreign Contribution Regulation Act	05-06-2011
Delhi HC lays down litmus test for charitable activities carried out by not-for-profit entities	11-20-2013
New Rules for Corporate Social Responsibility Announced	03-12-2014
Electoral contributions by certain class of companies under the judicial scanner	05-05-2014
Some changes made to clarify CSR expenditure norms	10-15-2014
Government Clears the Air on ‘Conflict Of Interest’: No Financial Linkage between Gates Foundation and NTAGI	02-13-2017
Strict penal provisions for defaults in CSR compliances introduced	08-08-2019
Scope of CSR spending expanded further under Schedule VII of the Companies Act	10-17-2019
NGOs involved in social activism not necessarily political under FCRA	03-16-2020
FCRA provisions further tightened, non-profits to face increased government scrutiny	09-25-2020
Foreign Contribution Rules Amended to Further Tighten Foreign Contribution Norms	11-20-2020

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