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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.

The Hindu

Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out

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.

The Conversation

Cooperatives are the solution for hunger, farmers’ woes: Brazil Agriculture Minister

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…

The Hindu

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Minister warns of deliberate attempts to thwart cooperative sector

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

The Hindu

Kerala opposes proposed amendments to Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act

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.

The Hindu

Cooperatives were earlier marred by corruption, now poised to prosper with Modi government’s reforms: Om Birla

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.

The Hindu

Govt. spending ₹6.5 lakh crore annually on agriculture, farmers' welfare: PM Modi

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.

The Hindu

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Teachers to get interest rate debt relief from co-ops

More than half of the teachers' cooperatives nationwide have reduced the interest on debts owed by teachers who are facing increasing financial difficulties, according to the Cooperative Promotion Department (CPD).

Bangkok Post

Eyeing Global Food Crisis, Beijing Revives Elements of Planned Economy

Beijing is promoting the development of supply and marketing cooperatives for agricultural products and state-run canteens as relations between China and Western democracies deteriorate.

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Bolivian gold miners push into national park despite country’s green rhetoric

Mining co-ops – with oversize influence in the government – are moving into the Amazon’s Madidi national park

The Guardian - US

Police seized B309m worth of assets linked to fraud

Authorities have seized assets worth over 309 million baht from suspects accused of swindling police officers out of their savings and credit cooperatives in Phatthalung, which caused losses of up to 1.48 billion baht.

Bangkok Post

Work together for development of cooperatives: Amit Shah to States

He said that the cooperative movement should run at the same speed in every State, said sources

The Hindu

Population is an asset to the economy as it is linked to the scale of a market: Amit Shah

Modi government has brought 60 crore people out of penury, he says

The Hindu

Congress seeks CBI probe into Karuvannur bank scam

Promises to back Govt.’s efforts to protect the cooperative sector

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Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing

When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty? Vulnerability to natural disasters? These negative images reflect the stigma, reinforced by popular culture, that many U.S. residents assign to manufactured home parks – the official name for these dwellings under federal standards…

The Hindu

Centre allows cooperatives to sell products online

Centre to charge a transaction fee

The Hindu

Coops revving up social economy

The cooperative movement in the State has grown into a large institutional base that has helped influence and transform most areas of economic and social life in both rural and urban areas

The Conversation

More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations

Housing is expensive in Australia. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Higher quality, more affordable housing is a matter of policy choice.

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Bangkok Post

Savers need protection

The latest embezzlement case to hit the headlines regarding a savings cooperative is just the tip of a financial-wrongdoing iceberg.

The Hindu

Amit Shah moots poll body for cooperatives across country

Minister calls for all India body to conduct elections in cooperatives

The Hindu

Model by-laws soon for agri-credit societies

Newly created Ministry of Cooperation is formulating national level policy for cooperatives

The Hindu

Multipurpose women’s cooperatives to be set up in taluk centres

Government will invest 90%, says CM

Benzinga

Silicon Ranch Picks IEA To Construct 70 MW Regenerative Solar Project In Georgia

Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives Inc (NASDAQ:IEA) has secured a contract from Silicon Ranch Corporation to construct the Cedar Springs Solar Ranch in Early County, Georgia. Financial terms not disclosed. The 70-megawatt solar project will provide power to Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia electric cooperatives. Nashville, Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch…

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UAE Cabinet Approves Trading Shares of Cooperatives on Financial Markets

The United Arab Emirates approved on Thursday a decision allowing cooperative associations to list shares on the local financial markets, state news agency (WAM) reported. Headed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the cabinet approved a decision on the trading of…

The Conversation

Kenya's dairy sector is failing to meet domestic demand. How it can raise its game

Kenya’s dairy sector is estimated at 14% of Kenya’s agricultural GDP. Milk is primarily produced by smallholder dairy farmers who account for 56% of total output. It is estimated that the sector has 1.8 million smallholder farmers (about 80% of producers). The remaining 44% of milk output comes from large…

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