Odisha coal gasification project to meet 35% of India's ammonium nitrate needs by 2030: IndustryA significant Rs 25,016-crore coal gasification project in Odisha, recently inaugurated by President Murmu and PM Modi, is set to fulfill n...
20 Jun, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Reliance to turn crude into carbon fibre, green chemicals, other materials in major O2C overhaulReliance Industries is set to reinvent its oil-to-chemicals business. The company will convert crude oil into advanced materials and green ...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar flags import dependence, Gulf remittances, El Nino risks in minutesIndia faces significant economic risks from the West Asia conflict, including potential disruptions to oil and fertilizer imports via the S...
19 Jun, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Designer subsidies must be the fashionThe Comptroller and Auditor General of India has issued a cautionary note regarding the surging state subsidies that are beginning to weigh...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
More immediate climate mitigationAs India grapples with an unusually dry June, the looming threat of a subpar monsoon casts a shadow over the agricultural landscape. With m...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Government may lift fuel-supply safeguards once West Asia crisis abates: OfficialIndia plans to ease emergency energy measures as global tensions subside. These steps were taken to ensure fuel availability amid West Asia...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
India weighs extending 40-product import duty exemption beyond June 30 amid West Asia tensionsThe government will decide on extending import duty exemptions for 40 products after June 30. This decision hinges on the evolving situatio...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Lower crude may not mean cheaper fuel immediately: NIPFP economistGlobal crude oil prices may fall after Middle East peace efforts. However, fuel prices in India might not decrease immediately. Oil compani...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
India eyes biofertilisers after Mideast war stoked supply fearsUnder a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort ...
16 Jun, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Hormuz may reopen, but fertiliser relief is still months away for IndiaFertiliser supplies and prices will take months to return to normal. Natural gas and petroleum derivative supplies need to resume. Ammonia ...
16 Jun, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
India, UK working to resolve issues for trade pact implementationIndia and the UK are actively resolving issues impacting their free trade agreement. Discussions are underway in London to operationalize t...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
Finalising NFL's tender to import 17 lakh tonnes of urea; stock comfortable for Kharif season: GovernmentIndia is securing vital fertilizer supplies for the ongoing Kharif season. The government is finalizing imports of 17 lakh tonnes of urea t...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Two urea plants with 25.4 LT annual capacity to start production soonIndia is set to boost its urea production with two new plants commencing operations soon. These facilities will add 25.4 lakh tonnes to the...
15 Jun, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Urea imports may get 50% cheaper before kharif season as China eases suppliesIndia is set to import urea at significantly lower prices. This development follows a sharp decline in global urea rates after a recent spi...
12 Jun, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
FACT, Chambal Fertilisers shares up to 5% as government eyes doubling fertiliser subsidy allocationFertiliser stocks rallied after reports of a proposed doubling of subsidy allocation to Rs 1.71 lakh crore for FY27. Rising global prices a...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Fertiliser Ministry seeks to double subsidy from Rs 1.71 lakh crore budgeted for FY27 as Iran war hits costsWith rising prices of imported soil nutrients stemming from ongoing conflicts in West Asia, the fertiliser ministry is pushing for a substa...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.42 PM IST