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Learn about the controversy surrounding the phaseout of iconic jeepneys in the Philippines, a beloved symbol of Filipino culture and transportation.

Member of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) Ramesh Chand has been helping governments at the Centre and States to draft policies on agriculture, food production, distribution and climatic resilience. A former professor with the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Mr. Chand stands for reforms in agriculture systems.

Letter: Much of the land in Vienna is held under public ownership or by cooperatives, reducing the inflationary pressures of speculators, Geoffrey Payne writes

Lawsuit claims coffee chain procured materials from farms and cooperatives that have committed violations against workers

Kerala has a social security triumph, by ensuring the economically challenged get a pension, but it also has a payment tribulation, with amounts this year delayed by four months.

Frustration with electric utilities is universal today. Whether it’s concerns over high rates, poor service or a combination of both, people are constantly looking for a better answer to the systems that serve them.

Brazil's Min. of Ag. & Livestock Fávaro promotes cooperatives to address global food crisis, signed MOUs with India on food safety & veg. oil. Pushing for peace, Fávaro said Brazil is ready to transfer tech. to cooperatives & increase productivity of 40 mil. hectares of land. Brazil aims to reduce…

Kerala accounts for 71% of India’s cooperative investments while 412 products are being brought out to the market through cooperatives; Minister says the newly introduced Kerala Cooperatives Amendment Bill contains strict measures to check irregularities

Accusing the Union government of attempting to dismantle the country’s federal system through amendments to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, Kerala’s Minister for Cooperation V.N. Vasavan on Friday said that the latest amendments would usurp the powers of the States with regard to co-operatives.

There was a period when cooperatives were marred by “corruption, mismanagement and politics” but time has changed now and the sector is poised to move towards prosperity due to reforms brought in by the Modi government, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on July 2.

Speaking at an event on the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives, the Prime Minister also highlighted the work done by his government, like PM Kisan scheme, MSP operations, and fertilizer subsidy since coming to power in 2014.