India's urea production rises to 284.95 L tonne in 2022-23 from 225.08 L tonne in 2014-15India's urea production increased from 225.08 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 to 284.95 lakh tonnes in the fiscal year 2022-23, according to informa...
08 Dec, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Govt says ceiling prices fixed for 915 formulationsThe government on Tuesday said that till July 17, ceiling prices have been fixed for 915 scheduled formulations. Out of the total, ceiling ...
25 Jul, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
Urea imports to fall in 2022-23; 74.86 lakh tonne imported till March 24: GovtUrea imports stood at 91.36 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 fiscal, 98.28 lakh tonnes in 2020-21, 91.23 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 and 74.81 lakh tonnes...
28 Mar, 2023, 05.26 PM IST
IFFCO and CIL to manufacture Nano DAP for 3 yearsThe product is a nano-sized version of the most commonly used fertiliser, Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP). Preliminary field trials have shown ...
18 Mar, 2023, 02.15 PM IST
Govt plans to shut down 2 plants of Hindustan InsecticidesThe government on Friday said it is planning to shut down the operation of state-owned Hindustan Insecticides Ltd's (HIL) two plants locate...
17 Mar, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
No proposal to reduce subsidy on fertilisers: GovtMinister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba, in his written reply to the Lok Sabha, said, "No such study to understand ...
17 Mar, 2023, 03.01 PM IST
India's Apr-Feb fertiliser imports from Russia highest in 3 years at 34.19 lakh tonnesIn the current fiscal, India imported 34.19 lakh tonnes of fertilisers, including urea and DAP, from Russia. This is the highest in the las...
17 Mar, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
DAP fertiliser supply remains comfortable in India: CentreAgainst the requirement of 55.38 lakh tonne for the ongoing rabi (winter) season of the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), the availability was...
20 Dec, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
India imports 46.14 lakh tonnes of urea in Apr-Nov this fiscalAs per the data, urea production stood at 250.72 lakh tonnes in the 2021-22 fiscal as against 246.05 lakh tonnes in 2020-21 and 244.58 lakh...
13 Dec, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
PM to launch urea bags under 'Bharat' brand, release 12th tranche of PM-KISAN funds on Oct 17Under the PM-KISAN, launched in February 2019, eligible farmers are provided a benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of R...
15 Oct, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
49 applications approved under PLI scheme for bulk drugs: GovtEarlier this month, DoP had extended the date of receipt of applications till March-end for the vacant slots under the PLI scheme for the p...
30 Mar, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
No proposal for merger of sick fertiliser units with profit-making firms: Govt"Both units are operational. FACT has reported profit from 2018-19 fiscal to 2020-21. MFL has incurred losses from 2015-16 to 2019-20," Min...
29 Mar, 2022, 04.21 PM IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm amid Oppn protest over petrol, diesel, LPG price hikesPetrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each while domestic cooking gas LPG rates were increased by Rs 50 per cy...
22 Mar, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
Ministry mulling PLI scheme for chemical sector: Mansukh MandaviyaMandaviya said the objective is to ensure that all core chemicals are manufactured in India for domestic as well as global markets.
25 Feb, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
Fertiliser production not impacted due to power shortage: CentreMinister of State for Chemicals and Fertiliser Bhagwanth Khuba, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said most fertiliser plants have cap...
14 Dec, 2021, 05.56 PM IST
Govt planning to liberalise MDA policy to promote alternative fertilisers: Mansukh MandaviyaAt present, the government gives MDA of Rs 1,500 per tonne in the form of subsidy for scaling up production and consumption of city compost...
13 Jul, 2021, 08.17 PM IST
Shobha Karandlaje in new state quartet of Modi’s CabinetThe BJP central leadership had so far accommodated a maximum of four members, including finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a Rajya Sabha ...
08 Jul, 2021, 11.05 AM IST