India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) today signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and SACU at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The signing marks an important step towards strengthening trade and economic engagement between India and the SACU Member States. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal called for ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal urged Indian businesses and citizens to adopt fair trading practices, promote recycling and reuse, and encourage a circular economy while taking Indian products and services to global markets. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Bharatiya Vyapar Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Shri Goyal highlighted India's growing global economic engagement and noted that mark...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT Handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa With an objective of creating opportunities for India's youth to learn, participate, lead and contribute to the evolving digital future at the international level, the Department of Te...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India will launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli on 14 August 2026. The launch will be graced by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Pralhad Joshi, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh, Shri Gula...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: City Average Daily rides Delhi- NCR 5574 Gujarat 3817 Lucknow 324 Chandigarh 190 Mumbai 197 Jaipur 372 Pune 632 Total 11,106. Bharat Taxi, a cooperative-led digital App mobility platform operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited (STCL), a multistate cooperative society is officially launched in the cities of Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The implementation of Bharat Taxi Services is being carr...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The University launched three new MBA programmes during the academic year 2025-26: The University has also designed five certificate courses for the professional management of cooperative societies. The names of these certificate courses are as follows: The courses align with the need of PACS, Fisheries Cooperatives, Dairy Cooperatives and DCCBs. While the new MBA programmes have been launched in 2025-26, the certificate courses...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Cooperation has set up Bhartiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to act as an apex organization for production, procurement, processing, branding, labelling, packaging, storage, marketing, distribution and strategic research & development of quality seeds with a clear vision to build a strong, farmer-centric seed system through a cooperative-led structure. Bharti...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Using the National Cooperative Database (NCD), a ranking framework has been introduced to rank the primary cooperative societies, sector wise and State / district / block wise. The Ranking Framework was launched on 24.01.2025. It enables the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) of State / UT to generate rankings of primary cooperative societies of 12 sectors through the NCD portal. This Ranking Framework helps to enhance transp...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) markets its certified organic products under the "Bharat Organics" brand through a multi-channel marketing strategy. Its products are marketed via various e-commerce platforms, modern retail chains, cooperative outlets including Safal/Mother Dairy, NAFED, NCCF, etc., and its Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) portal. The benchmark for organic production in India is the National Programme for Orga...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Cooperation has undertaken several reformative measures during the last three years to promote digital technology, transparency and good governance in the cooperative sector under the vision of "Sahkar Se Samriddhi". The major initiatives and their outcomes are as under:- To promote digital technology and transparency, the ePACS software includes the following features: A first-of-its-kind framework developed ...