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ICA Global Cooperative Conference: a round up

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) hosted its Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India, in the…

ICA and Fairtrade International sign Joint Partnership Declaration

The organisations pledge to deepen collaboration in support of co-operative and fairtrade organisations

Iffco’s Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi wins Rochdale Pioneers Award

A chemical engineer, he has been with Iffco since 1976, and has been leading the co-op…

International Year of Cooperatives celebrations kick off in New Delhi

Speakers at the opening event included India's PM Narendra Modi and UN secretary general António Guterres

Fairtrade organic cotton better for farmers and planet, study finds

Fairtrade cotton farms in India were found to produce less carbon and use resources more efficiently

World’s co-operators prepare for the ICA global conference in Delhi

'The conference theme is inspired by the motto of the Indian co-operative movement: peace, progress and…

ILO report suggests ways to strengthen women’s co-operatives

The report focuses on the experience of Sewa Co-operative Federation in India

First speakers announced for the ICA Global Conference

Speakers will include scholar, author and activist Vandana Shiva and UN secretary-general António Guterres

Registration opens for ICA Global Conference and General Assembly

Delegates will explore how co-operatives in create a collective, peaceful and prosperous future for all

Indian government exempts dairy co-ops from income tax

The exemption will apply to primary co-operative societies supplying milk to a federal co-operative society

Platform Cooperativism conference in India charts new course for digital equality

The event issued the Thiruvananthapuram Declaration calling for shared ownership of technological resources to foster inclusive,…

Indian PM Narendra Modi salutes co-op movement at its national congress

Modi praised the sector's support for small farmers but urged the 3,000 delegates to stay ahead…