India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bhartiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) has so far introduced seeds of 18 crops and 124 varieties in the market under the 'Bharat Beej' brand for distribution across the country. BBSSL distributes its seeds through its nationwide network of member cooperative societies, private distributors and dealers, as well as through State Seed Federations and Seed Corporations under various government schemes. For the effective impleme...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), as on 15.07.2026, there are 41,501 cooperative societies in Mumbai, including housing, consumer, credit and labour cooperatives. Of these, 40,853 are functional. Among the functional cooperative societies, 19,911 are profit-making and 14,877 are loss-making, while financial information is not available for 6,065 societies. The Government approved the Centrally Sponsored Project for Co...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Academic Year Programme Number of Students Enrolled 2026-27 MBA in Agribusiness Management 53 MBA in Cooperative Banking and Finance 50 MBA in Cooperative Management 23 MBA in Rural Management 224 TOTAL 350 S. No. Name of Institution State 1 VAMNICOM (Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management), Pune Maharashtra 2 Institute of Cooperative Management - Jaipur Rajasthan 3 Institute of Cooperati...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Since the implementation of decentralized grain storage plan in Cooperative Sector from 31.05.2023, no such report has been received from the State of Uttar Pradesh. In order to ensure proper utilization of the godowns the employees of the PACS/Cooperative Societies have been imparted training in modern warehouse management organized by NABARD and WDRA in the state of Uttar Pradesh. However, no specific training request on modern w...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has invited online applications from eligible industries, laboratories, engineering colleges, polytechnics, ITIs and testing facilities for recognition as Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs) under the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. Applications can be submitted online through the Department's official portal emaap.gov.in/gatc from 1...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State Proposed paired HEIs Paired State Proposed paired HEIs 1 Uttar Pradesh BHU Varanasi Keralam IIT Palakkad 2 Madhya Pradesh SPA Bhopal Karnataka CU Karnataka 3 Assam IIT Guwahati Telengana CU Hyderabad 4 Goa NIT Goa Mizoram CU Mizoram 5 Rajasthan IIT Jodhpur Sikkim Sikkim University 6 J&K, Ladakh NIT Srinagar Maharashtra IIT Bombay 7 West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Uttarakhand HBNU, Srinag...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Education, under India's BRICS chairship 2026, is scheduled to host the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting from August 5-7, 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. These meetings would bring together education ministers, senior officials and delegates from BRICS member countries to discuss topics of collaboration, including the following priority areas: (a) Strengthening Early C...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) signed an Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in geoscience, mineral exploration and disaster management through advanced next-generation technologies. The MoU was signed at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, in the presence of Shri S. Krishnan,...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued an amendment dated 03.08.2026 to its Statutory Direction No. 86 to further strengthen enforcement against violations of dust mitigation measures at Construction and Demolition (C&D) sites with plot area less than 500 sqm. across the National Capital Region (NCR). The amendment widens the ambit of enforcement by extending the powers to initiate p...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the occasion of International Clouded Leopard Day, India has reaffirmed its commitment to the conservation of one of Asia's most elusive wild cats through the newly launched Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan (CAP). Prepared under the Government of India-GEF-UNDP initiative, the Action Plan CAP was released during the 91st meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wild Life (SCNBWL), held in the second week...