Cooperatives

Every panchayat should form one PACS: Amit Shah

Every panchayat should form one PACS: Amit Shah

As the government has the target to enhance the number of PACS to 3 lakhs, PACS...

Amit Shah e-launches onboarding of cooperatives on GeM portal

Amit Shah e-launches onboarding of cooperatives on GeM portal

GeM has about 62,000 buyers from the government sector and about 49 lakh sellers...

Cooperative Education Fund must remain with NCUI: Sanghani

Cooperative Education Fund must remain with NCUI: Sanghani

Reacting to the proposed clause in the draft amendments to the Multi-State Cooperative...

Bye-laws for PACS under preparation to make them vibrant multipurpose business entities: Amit Shah

Bye-laws for PACS under preparation to make them vibrant multipurpose business entities: Amit Shah

The Government is also formulating a new national-level policy for cooperatives....

Cooperatives should revitalize themselves; only then can they create $5trn economy: Amit Shah

Cooperatives should revitalize themselves; only then can they create $5trn economy: Amit Shah

Shah said that in the last 25 years, agri-rural financing had reduced from 50 per...

Karnataka CM lays foundation stone of IFFCO’s Nano Urea plant in Bengaluru

Karnataka CM lays foundation stone of IFFCO’s Nano Urea plant in Bengaluru

The foundation stone was laid by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the...

PACS may be allowed to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops: Draft Model By-laws

PACS may be allowed to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops: Draft Model By-laws

The draft says that PACS should be allowed to work as Bank Mitras and common service...

Ministry in association with NCUI will soon form a Cooperative University: Amit Shah

Ministry in association with NCUI will soon form a Cooperative University: Amit Shah

Speaking on the occasion of an event to mark the 100th International Day of Cooperatives,...

Cooperative managers lack power and capability to make decisions: Dr Saswata Biswas

Cooperative managers lack power and capability to make decisions: Dr Saswata Biswas

Dr Saswata Biswas from IRMA, Anand, focused on agriculture cooperatives. These cooperatives,...

IFFCO bags patents for Nano Urea and Nano DAP

IFFCO bags patents for Nano Urea and Nano DAP

The Patent Office of the Government of India has awarded the patents for 20 years....

IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS

IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS

The computerization of PACS will connect the last-mile farmer to the economy of...

Cabinet approves computerization of PACS

Cabinet approves computerization of PACS

This project proposes the computerization of about 63,000 functional PACS over a...

We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva

We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva

Konda Reddy Chavva, Assistant FAOR, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), spoke...

Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer

Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer

Balasubramanian (Balu) Iyer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International Cooperative...

Dairy farmers in India get about 80-85 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumer: Jayen Mehta

Dairy farmers in India get about 80-85 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumer: Jayen Mehta

Jayen Mehta, COO, GCMMF, said that income was the most important thing for cooperatives....

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

National

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

National