India declines Russian LNG under sanctions, talks continue on permitted cargoes, sources sayIndia has refused Russian liquefied natural gas shipments under United States sanctions. This decision comes amid energy supply concerns du...
11 May, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
Nepal to procure 80,000 tonnes of fertiliser from India as Iran disrupts global supply chainsNepal will purchase 80,000 tonnes of fertilizer from India through a government-to-government deal to mitigate the impact of global supply ...
06 May, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; govt secures 37 lac ton urea imports for kharifIndia's fertilizer production remains robust. Domestic urea output in March-April reached 37.49 lakh tonnes, nearly matching last year's fi...
01 May, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
India needs to reduce the strategic importance of fertilisers through a bold agricultural policyGlobal events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
India in talks with Russia, Belarus, Morocco to boost fertiliser imports, sources sayIndia is in talks to boost fertilizer imports from Russia, Belarus, and Morocco due to Middle East tensions and China's export curbs. With ...
19 Mar, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Government expects neem-coated urea supply to rise in coming monthsEarlier, fertiliser firms were allowed to produce neem-coated urea upto 35 per cent of total capacity of their plants.
01 Jul, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
Urea imports up 23% to 87.49 lakh tonne FY'15The country's urea imports had dipped 12 per cent to 7.08 MT in 2013-14 owing to carry-over stocks from the previous year.
09 Apr, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Urea imports up by 13% to 78.43 LT in April-FebruaryBesides three STEs, the government imports urea through OMIFCO, which is a joint venture project of IFFCO and Kribhco, with an offtake agre...
08 Mar, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
Urea shortage: Dealers make hay, farmers hitThe fertiliser import data for April-December 2014 showed that India’s urea imports were down 4.3% year-on-year to 6.3 million tonnes.
13 Jan, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Urea imports decline by 36 per cent to 32.26 lakh tonnes in April-October periodUrea imports decreased 12% to 7.08 MT in 2013-14, due to carry-over stocks from previous year. India had imported 8.04 MT of urea in 2012-1...
06 Nov, 2014, 05.23 AM IST
Fertilzers Ministry seeks higher gas supply, takes up revival of five plantsFertilzer & Petroleum Ministers discussed number of issues including supply of gas to the urea plants, revival of urea plants
01 Aug, 2014, 08.32 PM IST
Urea imports more than double to 14.90 lakh tonnes so farIndia's urea imports have more than doubled to 14.90 lakh tonnes (LT) in the first two months of this fiscal.
22 Jun, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
Government stops domestic natural gas supply to Deepak FertilisersGovernment has stopped supply of domestic natural gas to Deepak Fertilisers, saying it manufacturers non-subsidised crop nutrients and as s...
15 May, 2014, 06.25 AM IST
- India Ratings maintains a stable outlook on its rated fertiliser companies
nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) scheme.After the introduction of NBS,.
23 Jan, 2013, 02.23 PM IST
- Fertiliser subsidy payments of Rs 11,100 crore pending
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...
15 Mar, 2012, 06.21 PM IST
- States SOS Centre as nation faces 3 mt urea shortfall
Imports won't come cheap as global prices have surged $100/T to $360/T in a year.
06 Oct, 2010, 08.42 AM IST
- New urea policy seeks to boost investments
Faced with shortfall in domestic urea production, the government today announced a new pricing policy for the crop nutrient, widely used by...
08 Aug, 2008, 02.43 PM IST