Cooperatives

Provision of Rs 900 crore in Budget for Ministry of Cooperation; AMT and surcharge for cooperative societies reduced

Provision of Rs 900 crore in Budget for Ministry of Cooperation; AMT and surcharge for cooperative societies reduced

A provision of Rs 900 crore has been made in the Budget for the newly formed Ministry...

Dileep Sanghani elected IFFCO Chairman

Dileep Sanghani elected IFFCO Chairman

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), the world’s number one and largest...

Global good practices for cooperatives: ICAAP and NCDC join hands

Global good practices for cooperatives: ICAAP and NCDC join hands

ICAAP President Dr Chandra Pal Singh Yadav and NCUI President Dileep Sanghani Jan...

“If you are making a policy for me, you should first ask me what I need”:  DN Thakur

“If you are making a policy for me, you should first ask me what I need”: DN Thakur

Dr. DN Thakur, President, Sahakar Bharti, spoke on “Enabling Policy Environment...

NCDC’s focus is on rural credit: Sundeep K Nayak

NCDC’s focus is on rural credit: Sundeep K Nayak

Sundeep K Nayak is the DG of the National Productivity Council (NPC) and the MD...

Cooperatives should be seen as “business entities”: Devendra Kumar Singh, Secy, Ministry of Coop

Cooperatives should be seen as “business entities”: Devendra Kumar Singh, Secy, Ministry of Coop

There is a lot of curiosity about what the newly-formed Ministry of Cooperation...

“We need to adopt the Indian way to become successful”: Dr US Awasthi

“We need to adopt the Indian way to become successful”: Dr US Awasthi

Dr US Awasthi, MD, IFFCO, has a vast experience in the world of cooperatives. And...

IFFCO training for the use of drones in agriculture

IFFCO training for the use of drones in agriculture

IFFCO, in collaboration with WOW Go Green, organized a 10-day rigorous training...

IFFCO ranks No. 1 among 300 cooperatives in the world

IFFCO ranks No. 1 among 300 cooperatives in the world

IFFCO has been ranked number one among the top 300 cooperatives in the world, according...

Cooperatives to have best practices models soon

Cooperatives to have best practices models soon

As the cooperative sector is being encouraged by the Centre as a major contributor...

Country’s first fisheries business incubator launched

Country’s first fisheries business incubator launched

Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,...

BL Verma inaugurates 68th All India Cooperative Week

BL Verma inaugurates 68th All India Cooperative Week

Inaugurating the 68th All India Cooperative Week and Cooperative Fair organized...

LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre to be launched

LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre to be launched

A first-of-its-kind, dedicated business incubator costing Rs 3.23 crore to nurture...

NCDC develops cyber-security framework to help cooperatives

NCDC develops cyber-security framework to help cooperatives

Faced with the possible threat of cyber assaults in an expanding digital era, cooperative...

Dairy Sahakar launched to help make dairy sector ‘atmanirbhar’

Dairy Sahakar launched to help make dairy sector ‘atmanirbhar’

Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal...

IFFCO Chairman BS Nakai passes away

IFFCO Chairman BS Nakai passes away

Balvinder Singh Nakai, the IFFCO Chairman, passed away on October 11. He was 86....

Horticulture output likely to surpass foodgrain production in 2025-26, reaches record 377.8 million tonnes

India's horticulture production is estimated at a record 377.78 million tonnes in 2025-26, marginally surpassing foodgrain output....

National

BIS launches national standard for community seed banks to preserve indigenous seeds and strengthen climate resilience

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released IS 20201:2026, a new standard for community seed bank management. The guidelines...

National

A Day After Centre Denies Urea Shortage, Punjab BJP Chief Seeks Additional DAP and Assured Urea Supply

Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has urged Union Minister J.P. Nadda to ensure additional DAP allocation and uninterrupted...

States

Centre Counters Punjab Urea Shortage Claims, Says Stocks Sufficient Despite Farmers’ Statewide Protests

Punjab farmers staged protests across 22 districts over alleged urea shortages and black-marketing. However, the Centre says the state...

States

Government Removes Excise Duty on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol, but Best-Selling E20 Excluded from Relief

The government has removed excise duty on higher ethanol-blended petrol grades E22, E25, E27 and E30 to promote ethanol use and reduce...

National

Nepal Has Not Banned Indian Mango Imports, Exports Continue Under Revised Rules: Agriculture Ministry

Recent media reports claimed that Nepal had banned the import of mangoes from India. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...

National