'Highest priority': EAM Jaishankar takes stock of rescue efforts in NepalIndia's External Affairs Minister discussed Nepal's flood relief and rescue operations. Further relief supplies are being sent to Nepal aft...
28 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
- Nepal floods: PM, ministers pledge a month's salary to relief fund; Kathmandu to buy 25,000 MT of fertilisers from New Delhi
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his ministers will donate one month’s salary to the Disaster Relief Fund following devastating flo...
28 Aug, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Chemical sector: Although long, there is a way around China trouble; combine 20 stocks to get your portfolio’s chemistry rightFor the chemicals sector, it all depends on a transformation that is still unfolding and will take years to play out. Backward-integration ...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Urea, DAP kept affordable for farmers despite a global price surge: PM Modi in his Red Fort addressPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted government efforts to provide affordable fertilizers. He stated that urea and DAP are available to...
15 Aug, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
India, Russia discuss Vande Bharat, SJ-100 aircraft, UAVs to deepen industrial tiesIndia and Russia reviewed industrial cooperation and explored new collaborations. Discussions focused on railway infrastructure and the Van...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
India’s fertiliser imports, production plunge as West Asia war drives costsIndia's fertilizer production and imports have fallen sharply in the June quarter. This decline is due to inflated raw material prices caus...
06 Aug, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Fertiliser industry seeks hike in subsidy rate for Kharif season due to rising raw material costThe Fertiliser Association of India seeks higher subsidy rates for the upcoming Kharif season. Raw material prices have significantly incre...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Urea imports jump 83 pc to 103.5 lakh tonnes in FY26, DAP imports up 36 pc at 61.94 lakh tons: GovernmentIndia's urea imports jumped eighty-three percent last fiscal year to meet rising domestic demand. Di-ammonium phosphate imports also rose s...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
India imports 25 lakh tonne of urea, 7 lakh tons of DAP in Apr-Jun to meet domestic demand: GovtIndia imported significant urea and DAP quantities during April-June this fiscal. Total fertiliser production reached 115.72 lakh tonnes in...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Fertiliser vessels stuck at ports, raise supply fears for peak kharif sowingFertiliser vessels are stranded at Indian ports, hindering crop nutrient supplies. Sowing has accelerated after rainfall revival, increasin...
22 Jul, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
Fertiliser vessels stuck at ports, raise supply fears for peak kharif sowingFertiliser vessels are stranded at Indian ports, hindering crop nutrient dispatch. This congestion raises concerns over timely supplies dur...
22 Jul, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
Major respite for India on fertiliser front as urea prices finally fallGlobal urea prices declined last month, easing pressure on India's fertiliser subsidy bill. However, prices remain significantly higher tha...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
India's DAP imports from China plunge to 97,000 tonnes in July amid regulatory hurdlesIndia has seen a dramatic reduction in its Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) imports from China, plunging from 22.28 lakh tonnes in 2023-24 to a ...
01 Aug, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
India secures 5-year DAP fertiliser supply deal with Saudi Arabia amid China curbsIndian fertiliser firms IPL, KRIBHCO, and CIL have signed a five-year deal with Saudi Arabia’s Maaden to import 3.1 million metric tonnes o...
14 Jul, 2025, 12.47 AM IST
India imports 8.47 lakh tons of DAP fertiliser from China by FebruayIndia has imported 8.47 lakh tonnes of DAP fertiliser from China till February this fiscal, representing 19.17% of total imports. China acc...
23 Mar, 2025, 03.20 PM IST
Shortage of key fertiliser exposes Indian agriculture’s alarming dependency on China, importsExperts say the government must prioritise scaling up domestic fertiliser production to reduce dependence on imports from countries like Ch...
15 Dec, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
FAI says no shortage of DAP fertiliser in India; production, import dips in April-October periodFertiliser industry body FAI reassures there is no shortage of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) despite reduced imports and production. The DAP'...
03 Dec, 2024, 05.52 PM IST