Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast warIndia's fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture we...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
Urea output falls to 18 lakh tonnes amid West Asia crisisIndia's urea production has dropped significantly due to West Asia conflict-related disruptions, impacting gas availability for domestic pl...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
From coal to gas for low-carbon shiftIndia’s energy security gets a boost, with the Union Cabinet’s nod last week for the coal-gasification urea plant at Talcher, Odisha. It wo...
30 Apr, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Fertilizer imports surge in third quarterHigher imports were mainly due to pre-stocking ahead of the rabi season and a rise in prices of raw materials.
23 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Urea imports dip to 49.83 lakh tonnes in April-DecemberThe decline in urea import has resulted in the saving of about USD 1.08 million in the said period considering the weighted average price o...
06 Feb, 2018, 04.15 PM IST
Urea imports drop by 36% in Apr-JanThe country had imported 81.26 lakh tonnes of urea in April-January period of 2015-16 fiscal.
14 Feb, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
Tata Chemicals urea biz sale to boost credit profile: FitchFitch expects TCL to use the divestment proceeds to repay debt and to fund capex. Hence, consolidated interest expenses would also decline ...
17 Aug, 2016, 09.30 PM IST
Government may approve only four-five proposals for increasing urea outputSources said that a maximum of 4-5 proposals would be approved to make India self-sufficient in production of urea, which is still under th...
28 Dec, 2014, 02.09 PM IST
Economic Survey 2014: Government, farmers waste funds about Rs 8,500 crore on ureaFor every tonne of urea farmers pay maximum fixed price of Rs 5,360 per tonne, whereas government pays about Rs 11,760 per tonne as subsidy.
09 Jul, 2014, 08.08 PM IST
Fertiliser companies hit by policy paralysis, subsidy pay delaysDelayed subsidy payments and lack of clear direction on boosting domestic output to cut import dependence sums up the fertiliser sector in ...
31 Dec, 2013, 11.52 AM IST
Oil Ministry plans to divert some non-priority gas to power plantsOil ministry officials say the problem arose after gas output from the KG-D6 block started declining after touching a peak of 62 mmscmd in ...
06 Aug, 2013, 05.12 AM IST
Economic Survey 2013: Check over-use of urea, boost consumption of P&K fertilisersThe Survey said production of key fertilisers like urea, DAP and complex fertilisers has not been satisfactory this fiscal.
27 Feb, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
- Government asks RIL to sign gas supply pact with units of urea companies
Govt has asked RIL to sign agreements to increase supply of natural gas from KG-D6 fields to urea manufacturing units of Iffco and Indo Gul...
25 Jun, 2012, 12.51 PM IST
- Economic survey 2011-12: Domestic fertiliser output to increase marginally
domestic production of key fertilisers increased only marginally, while imports of major crop nutrients declined, economic survey 2011-12 s...
15 Mar, 2012, 06.01 PM IST
- Urea output to rise to 223 lakh tonnes in FY 2012: Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena
India produced 218.80 lakh tonnes of urea in 2010-11, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena informed the Rajya Sabha...
04 Sep, 2011, 12.31 PM IST
- Cut prices or we’ll reduce imports, India warns fertiliser suppliers
In an effort to rein in fiscal deficit by checking the rising fertiliser subsidy bill, the government has now aggressively signalled to glo...
28 Oct, 2008, 03.56 AM IST