Fertiliser cos to post healthy profitability in FY21: IcraFertiliser production and dispatches remained largely unaffected owing to their classifications as essential commodities.
28 Jul, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
- Srikant Jena asks Fert Min to seek subsidy details from companies
Jena has said that the govt should also ask companies to provide costing of phosphatic and potassic fertilisers on which subsidy is given t...
26 Aug, 2012, 01.38 PM IST
- Govt examines effectiveness of NBS policy on P&K fertilisers
Concerned over the sharp rise in prices of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers, a Committee of Secretaries is examining the effective...
19 Aug, 2012, 10.53 AM IST
- No plan to decontrol urea price, hike rate by 40 pc: FertMin
The Fertiliser Ministry today rejected reports that it plans to decontrol the urea sector and effect a steep 40 per cent hike in retail pri...
16 Jan, 2012, 02.59 PM IST
- Government may soon buy back remaining fertiliser bonds worth Rs 1,947.37 crore
Unable to accommodate a higher fertiliser subsidy, the govt had resorted to issuance of bonds worth Rs 27,500 crore to domestic fertiliser ...
19 Oct, 2011, 11.30 AM IST
- Group of Ministers to meet on urea deregulation
GoM consideration bringing urea, the country's cheapest and most used fertiliser, will meet on Wednesday to hear the conclusions of the Sau...
04 Aug, 2011, 10.06 PM IST
- Fertiliser ministry seeks clarifications on draft urea decontrol policy
Fertiliser ministry has sought clarifications from Committee of Secretaries (CoS) on a proposal to increase urea prices in draft policy on ...
20 Jun, 2011, 03.22 PM IST
- Nutrient-based subsidy likely for urea soon
A key committee of secretaries that met on Monday has agreed "in principle" to bring urea under the nutrient-based subsidy regime, or NBS.
29 Mar, 2011, 05.36 AM IST
- CoS defers decision on NBS for urea
CoS delays decision on subsidy formula to companies on urea inclusion under NBS but expectations of Budget announcement on free pricing and...
08 Feb, 2011, 10.43 PM IST
- Inflation in mind, urea price call deferred to Feb
Bringing urea under the NBS regime would also mean encouraging balanced use of fertilizers. At Rs 5,310/tonne, urea is the cheapest availab...
06 Jan, 2011, 06.39 AM IST
- Heard on the Street
Shares of fertiliser companies declined, after reports that the department of fertilisers has decided to go ahead with its earlier plan to ...
23 Nov, 2010, 06.10 AM IST
- More funds manure to clear fertiliser dues
The fertiliser ministry has tagged a key note to the committee of secretaries (CoS) on massive dues to the sector, insisting that after Oct...
24 Sep, 2008, 04.53 AM IST
- Pranab-led eGoM to fix KG gas price in 14 days
Reliance Industries’ (RIL) KG Basin gas price, which has been awaiting a final nod from the petroleum ministry, is likely to be decided wit...
07 Aug, 2007, 04.18 AM IST
- Pranab-led eGoM to fix KG gas price
The government has decided to constitute an empowered group of ministers (eGoM) under external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee to approve...
07 Aug, 2007, 02.30 AM IST
- Power min seeks KG basin profit petroleum
The power ministry has the fertiliser ministry demanding the government’s share of profit from the gas finds in KG basin in kind.
06 Jul, 2007, 04.05 AM IST
- Centre may move for a share of RIL’s KG gas
The vexed issue of gas allocation from Reliance Industries (RIL)’s KG basin, which is currently in court, is likely to attain some clarity ...
03 Jul, 2007, 02.55 AM IST
- Govt has no role in fixing gas prices: Oil Min
Government cannot fix prices of natural gas produced from areas auctioned under NELP and only approves the pricing formula, Petroleum Minis...
02 Jul, 2007, 06.33 PM IST