Fertilizer
GoM approves new investment policy on urea
A group of ministers (GoM) approved a new investment policy for the urea sector on Friday, to make the nation...
Read moreCabinet to Okay investment policy on urea
The present shortfall of urea in the country counts 7 million tonnes and its production needs to be ramped up...
Read moreMamata supports fertilizer subsidy
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called upon the Centre to give fertilizer subsidy to farmers and flayed the...
Read moreBihar going green with fertilisers
Bihar has begun promoting the use of bio-fertilisers among farmers in a big way in a bid to reduce dependence...
Read moreGlobal fertiliser suppliers contemplating a price loot
Using a reduction in demand as an excuse, the international suppliers of fertilisers such as Uralkali, Potash Corp, Mosaic and...
Read moreUrea smuggling rampant in Bihar
Police on Sunday seized 10,000 sacks of urea from three godowns under Jogbani police station area in Bihar's Araria district...
Read moreDAP dearer due to dollar rise: U S Awasthi
The rise in the US dollar value against the rupee has led to a Rs 3,500 a tonne increase in...
Read moreBihar’s farmer will have adequate fertilizers
In the wake of protests and agitation by farmers following non-availability of fertilizer in kharif season, the Centre has assured...
Read moreFertilizers being smuggled to Nepal
Even as farmers in Bihar are raising hue and cry over alleged black marketing and non-availability of fertilisers, official reports...
Read moreSugar output seen marginally up:Thomas
India's sugar production is estimated to increase marginally to 24.6 million tonnes in the 2011-12 crushing season, which starts next...
Read moreBihar accuses Centre of partiality in urea supply
Bihar Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh has accused the Centre of harbouring 'step-motherly' attitude to Bihar over allotment of Urea...
Read moreDifferences over urea decontrol; CCEA to take call
Inter-ministerial differences persist over freeing of urea from government price control, with strong opposition to the move coming from ministries...
Read moreUrea output to rise to 223 lakh tonnes
Production of urea, a key fertiliser, is expected to increase by 4.2 lakh tonnes to 223 lakh tonnes this fiscal.
Read moreStates alerted against fertilizer smuggling
Concerned over reports of smuggling of fertilisers, the government has alerted border states and guarding authorities against illegal trade of...
Read moreFertilizer being smuggled:CAG
Fertilisers are being diverted for non-agricultural usage and also there have been instances of key farm nutrients smuggled across the...
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