Greenpeace in India barred from receiving foreign funding

Indian government cancels license allowing Greenpeace to collect money from overseas, claiming NGO violated funding rules and withheld information

India has cancelled a license allowing Greenpeace's Indian arm to collect money from overseas, the organisation and Indian media said on Thursday, the latest move in a battle between the environmental group and prime minister Narendra Modi's government.

India's government claims the NGO violated rules governing foreign funding and withheld information on transactions. The government also accuses it of damaging the country's economic interests by campaigning against mining and nuclear projects.