Ministry of Coal Releases 'AAROH': India's First Report on Scientific Mine Closure and Repurposing Practices

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Coal today released 'AAROH: Annual Report on Mine Closure' at the Oberoi, New Delhi, highlighting India's progress in adopting scientific approaches to mine closure, ecological restoration, and sustainable post-mining land utilisation. The event was graced by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Coal and Mines; Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Scien...


Bharat 6G Alliance and Spectrum Roadmap for 6G in India

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA), an industry and academia-led society, has expanded to become a 90 member organisation as of 15th July 2026. These members represent a broad and diverse ecosystem comprising telecom service providers, telecom equipment manufacturers, startups, research and development institutions, academia and other stakeholders from the telecom sector. B6GA has constituted seven working groups covering key domains su...


TRAI Assesses Mobile Network Quality Across Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha Districts and adjoining areas in the State of Mizoram under North East LSA

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha Districts and adjoining areas in the State of Mizoram under North East LSA, during the month of May 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real time quality of mobile network services (both voice & data) provided by Te...


Branch of the Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited in Bihar

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: No formal branch office of Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) has presently been established in Bihar. However, BBSSL has an operational presence in the State through its field official, who coordinates seed distribution, business development and monitoring of seed-related activities. BBSSL is undertaking seed business in Bihar through the Bihar Rajya Beej Nigam Limited, which is the designated nodal agency for BBSSL i...


Strengthening of cooperative institutions in Punjab

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of State Financial Year Amount Allocated (Rs. In Crore) Amount Released (Rs. In Crore) Punjab 2024-25 13.32 NIL 2025-26 14.84 7.42 2026-27(till date) 4.00 1.00 (As the funds released by the Government of India in previous years were not utilized in accordance with the prescribed rules, the allocated funds could not be released in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Department of Expenditure, Governmen...


Strengthening of cooperative societies in Odisha

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Activity 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 as on 30.06.2026 1 Marketing 0.63 0.40 - 1.10 2 Service Coop. 3.02 0.20 0.15 3 Dairy & Live Stock 0.30 0.39 0.12 4 FPO 0.27 1.14 2.04 1.95 2.22 0.43 5 Fisheries 0.15 0.07 0.04 6 Fisheries FFPO 0.40 0.87 2.47 3.55 7 Computerisation 0.61 8 Storage 0.48 0.38 Total 4.07 1.61 3.25 5.89 7.03 1.53 As per the National...


Status of Bharat Taxi

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited (STCL), registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, was established on 6 June 2025 by eight national-level cooperative institutions and was officially launched on 5 February 2026 under the aegis of the Ministry of Cooperation. STCL has introduced a cooperative-based mobility ecosystem that represents a paradigm shift from the conventional "driver-partner" model to the "Sarathi-...


Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies in Rajasthan

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State Name Approved PACS under the Project Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Onboarded 1 Rajasthan 8525 6933 S. No States/UTs Amount released in FY 2022-23 Amount released in FY 2023-24 Amount released in FY 2024-25 Amount released in FY 2025-26 Amount released in FY 2026-27 Total Release Rajasthan 23.78 43.30 11.00 6.76 8.00 92.83 The current status of the Computerisation of Primary Agricultural Cr...


Promotion of AI and digital platforms in cooperatives

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: AI and digital platforms are getting progressively promoted across cooperative training institutions through academic, training and institutional initiatives. Technology-driven teaching pedagogy and learning platforms are being adopted by cooperative training institutions such as RICM, Chandigarh in Punjab. The measures include use of smart classrooms with interactive digital boards, projectors and ICT-enabled teaching tools; adopt...


'Heritage Artisan Cooperatives'

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Based on the information received from the State of Odisha, Directorate of Handicrafts under the administrative control of Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, Odisha, the functioning of Handicraft Cooperative Societies (HCSs) of Odisha including the HCSs of Puri district is supervised time to time. An integrated RCS digital portal has been launched in Odisha. As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), there are a tot...