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Funded by Beiersdorf, the German multinational company that manufactures personal-care products like Nivea and Labello, the project aims to implement an effective mass plastic waste management programme.
Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has sought reports on the New Delhi-based NGO, HRDS India.
HRDS India that was formerly chaired by BJP minister S Krishna Kumar has appointed Swapna Suresh as Director CSR.
The Centre's move comes days after it, on December 25, refused to renew the FCRA license of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.
Organisations such as the Missionaries of Charity will not be eligible for the extension benefits as their applications for a renewal of the FCRA registration have already been rejected.
The campaign by the NGO highlights the impact of the pandemic on India's elders vis a vis their health, livelihood and the pervading sense of loneliness.
The over five-year-long search to find Geeta's family led to Parbhani in Maharashtra, where she is now being trained in sign language by Pahal, an NGO working for the hearing and speech impaired.
The campaign initiated by Chef Vikas Khanna left no stone unturned to ensure that one recognises their responsibility and out of sheer humanity provides help to those in need.
In the past 12 days, Feed the Hungry project has raised more than Rs 15 lakh via crowdfunding.
Dhyan Foundation also runs shelters for animals abandoned due to old age. Its animal shelter in Kochi is at Koovapadam near Mattancherry. At present 150 animals are lodged here.