The government would look into raw material costs and rationalise the tax structure to make sure that fertilisers become cheaper, which wou...

The minister stressed on the need to promote bio-pesticides and said that its usage should be increased from 3 per cent to 30 per cent.

The proposed fertiliser plant will be made ready for manufacturing within three years, he said.

Once kharif is over, the government will assess the urea requirement for the rabi season after discussing with the states and then place te...

Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar today termed the Budget as a win-win for both rural and urban areas with a special focus on farmers.

In 2015, major initiatives in fertiliser space included mandatory neem-coating of urea and revival of closed plants to make the country sel...

The minister said urea production in the country is expected to rise this year after a gap of 15 years, growing 7% to a 24 million tonnes, ...

At present, National Fertiliser Ltd's Nangal unit has an installed capacity of 4.785 lakh tonnes (LT)

Ananth also said the government has decided to add 200 million tonnes of steel production in the next 10 years to the current output of 100...

In the proposed new urea policy, the source said, the ministry is considering measures for boosting urea production by making plants more e...

About Rs 40,000 crore would be invested in the next four years to make India self-reliant in urea production, Fertiliser Minister Ananth Ku...

Dharmendra Pradhan suggested heads of GAIL & FACT should meet immediately to sort out pricing & other related issues for gas supply to FACT.

India is keen to explore the possibilities of setting up of reverse SEZs, particularly in the area of fertilisers and petrochemicals in Ira...

Whereas the pricing of drugs comes under the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), which is under the Ministry of Chemicals and...

Company is expected to start Thal III project in next financial year and it is estimated that around Rs 4,500 crore would be invested in pr...

Chemical & petrochemical industry is at threshold of "sustainable" growth with govt providing a framework of support & encouragement, said ...

The country's urea production has stagnated at 22 million tonnes, while current demand is about 30 MT. The shortfall of 8 MT is met through...