Odisha govt pegged at Rs 900 cr the loss to the power sector in the state according to a preliminary assessment, after cyclone 'Phailin' se...

The government is not providing any direct subsidy on mixed fertilizers to farmer said MoS for chemicals and fertilisers, Srikant Kumar Jen...

The state government has requested the OERC to keep the order in abeyance for at least one year.

Fertiliser Ministry will not oppose increase in urea prices provided it is in the interest of farmers and balanced use of soil nutrients, U...

India consumed 28.2 million tonnes of urea, an important nitrogenous crop nutrient in 2010-11 fiscal.

"Once the import price goes down in the international markets, naturally it has to be effected in the MRP"

Govt received nine proposals against a tender for hiring a consultant to study the impact of subsidy on crop nutrients after introduction o...

Fertiliser subsidy payment worth Rs 31,580 crore is likely to remain outstanding to the nutrient manufacturers this fiscal.

"There is at present no institutional mechanism under the NBS policy to determine the reasonableness of MRP fixed by fertiliser cos."

Jena has said that the govt should also ask companies to provide costing of phosphatic and potassic fertilisers on which subsidy is given t...

Concerned over the sharp rise in prices of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers, a Committee of Secretaries is examining the effective...

Govt said it intended to give subsidy to farmers directly and roll out a project by June under which subsidy would be checked at retailers ...

The demand for fertilisers is on the rise and is expected to be 61.27 million tonne in 2012-13, up 4 per cent over last year, Parliament wa...

The proposal to stop gas to Deepak Fertilisers, Gujarat State Fertiliser Corporation and RCF has also been kept on hold, he added.

The subsidy payments to the tune of about Rs 11,100 crore for imported urea and phosphatic and potassic fertilisers are pending due to shor...

Experts have called for proper conservation and judicious utilization of mineral resources for sustainable development.

The country has got only 2.45% of world’s landmass supporting nearly 16% of the world’s population. But it has a meager 4% of world’s fresh...