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Nearly 4 in 10 functional cooperative societies are loss-making, govt tells Parliament

Govt says 2.5 lakh of India's 6.63 lakh functional cooperatives are running at a loss. It has created a revival fund for sick cooperative societies.

Can a cooperative society buy a company in the middle of insolvency proceedings? SC clarifies

New Delhi: Can a cooperative society buy or invest in a company during insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)? Yes, said the...

CAs can drive grassroots change in how co-ops manage their finances—Union minister Bhupender Yadav

At Cooperative Chintan Shivir in Delhi, Yadav stressed on financial and digital literacy, calling upon Institute of Chartered Accountants of India to take lead at grassroot level.

20 yrs ago, Safdarjung cooperative scam opened a ‘Pandora’s box’. Convictions mark its final chapter

Ruling in Safdarjung Cooperative Group Housing Society case was delivered in two parts. The first dealt with conviction, and the second with sentencing.

Farming to banking—at India’s 1st cooperative university, an MBA launchpad for young change-makers

Among applicants to Tribhuvan Sahkari University's new MBA programme is 25-yr-old Sakshi Dhole from Maharashtra. Her dream is to help farmers boost productivity & improve livelihoods.

Centre unveils new cooperative policy with promise of more autonomy, push for entry in emerging areas

Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched the policy Thursday. The 2025 National Cooperative Policy will replace the one in place since 2002.

Khattar orders cooperative societies’ ICDP funds to be audited since inception in 1992. Here’s why

The audit, project's 1st since its inception in Haryana in 1992, comes amid Congress's assertions that it will bring a no-confidence motion against BJP-JJP govt on the issue.

Indian cooperatives need the Amul Model more than a Ministry of Cooperation

The Amul Model worked because professionals invested in the business, and not disinterested bureaucrats, steered farmers from the start.

What are cooperatives & how a new ministry set up amid Modi govt reshuffle will help

The new Ministry of Cooperation, the govt has said, will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.

Modi govt said no to door-to-door vaccine drive. So Mumbai came up with another option

In the past week, several housing societies across Mumbai have procured stocks from private hospitals and set up Covid vaccination camps within their premises.

On Camera

MAC’s new campaign puts makeup on the Indian groom. Someone alert the authorities

For years, the beauty marketing around weddings has assumed that beauty begins and ends with the bride. Everyone else is an accessory. But that idea feels outdated now.

Bitcoin surges toward $80,000, on track for its biggest weekly gain in over 3 years

Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.