PM Modi’s warning at G20 Summit, Russia sanctions and global price rise: A look at India’s fertiliser dashboard
Russia is the world’s largest exporter of fertilisers, and its shortage has pushed up prices globally.
Nov 16, 2022, 07:34 AM IST
Eight core sectors growth slips to 2.4% in July
The growth of eight core sectors slowed to 2.4 percent in July due to contraction in output of crude oil, refinery products, fertiliser and cement.
Aug 31, 2017, 19:29 PM IST
Core sector growth slows down to 1% in February
The growth of eight core sectors slowed down to 1 percent in February mainly due to contraction in output of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser and cement.
Mar 31, 2017, 17:39 PM IST
This efficient fertiliser can revolutionise agriculture, say scientists
The fast decomposition of urea also limits the amount of nitrogen that can get absorbed by crop roots and currently requires farmers to apply more fertiliser to boost production -- thus adding to the cost.
Feb 02, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
Govt fixes maximum marketing margin for natural gas
The government on Wednesday fixed a maximum marketing margin that firms like Reliance Industries can charge on selling natural gas to fertiliser and LPG plants at Rs 200, a 12.5 percent cut from current charge of Rs 225.
Nov 18, 2015, 18:40 PM IST
Infra sector growth slows down to 3% in June
The sharp decline in the pace of growth during June follows a six-month high rate of 4.4 percent in May this year.
Jul 31, 2015, 18:30 PM IST
Growth in eight core infra industries rises by 3% in June
The eight sectors contribute 38 percent to the overall industrial production, a parameter that the RBI takes into account while framing its monetary policy.
Jul 31, 2015, 17:35 PM IST
India's infra sector performance improved in FY15
India's infrastructure performance in 2014-15 was better than the previous fiscal, as production of inputs including power, steel, coal and cement moved up.
Jun 19, 2015, 19:40 PM IST
Cabinet approves production from 3 naphtha-based urea plants
On the basis of NPS-III, the total cost of production of urea or concession price is calculated while the selling price is fixed at Rs 5,360 per tonne.
Jun 10, 2015, 14:08 PM IST
New urea policy will help bridge demand-supply gap, says ICRA
The government's gas pooling and the new comprehensive urea policy are positives for the overall fertiliser industry and will help in bridging the demand-supply gap, rating agency ICRA said in a report.
Jun 02, 2015, 20:52 PM IST
India to become self-reliant in urea in 4 years: Ananth Kumar
The country will become self-reliant in urea and fertiliser in the next four years and is aiming to become the steel hub of the world, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Ananth Kumar said.
May 27, 2015, 13:13 PM IST
Infra sector growth at 17-month low of (-)0.1% in March
The previous low logged by the core industries was in October 2013 at (-) 0.6 percent.
Apr 30, 2015, 18:53 PM IST
8 core sectors register negative growth of 0.1% in March
Eight core sectors registered negative growth of 0.1 percent in March while production growth slowed down to 3.5 percent in 2014-15 against 4.2 previous in previous year, government data showed on Thursday.
Apr 30, 2015, 17:31 PM IST
India to add 10 MT urea capacity; invest Rs 60K cr: Govt
India, a net importer of urea, is set to become an exporting nation in the next 5 years with an addition of 10 million tonnes (MT) in fertiliser production capacity at an estimated investment of Rs 60,000 crore, Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar said Thursday.
Apr 23, 2015, 22:38 PM IST
Core sector growth slows to 17-month low of 1.4% in February
Decline in output of crude oil and natural gas pulled down the growth of eight core industries to 17-month low of 1.4 percent in February.
Mar 31, 2015, 18:45 PM IST
OilMin moves proposal to pool gas price for fertiliser plants
After power, the Oil Ministry has moved a proposal to pool or average out prices of domestic natural gas and imported LNG used by fertilizer plants to make the cost of fuel uniform and affordable.
Feb 18, 2015, 18:34 PM IST
India Ratings pegs fertiliser subsidy for FY16 at Rs 71,000 cr
Fertiliser subsidy for FY16 is expected to increase to about Rs 71,000 crore from around Rs 65,000 crore in FY15, says a report by India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra).
Feb 08, 2015, 14:03 PM IST
Oil Ministry cuts gas supplies to Gujarat to meet CNG, PNG demand
Months after effecting drastic cut in natural gas supplies to small industries in Gujarat, Oil Ministry has admitted that small consumers were bracketed with priority sector users like fertiliser and power by the Cabinet but were deprioritised at departmental level.
Feb 04, 2015, 19:37 PM IST
Govt working on revival of closed fertiliser units
The government plans to ramp up urea output by 4-5 million tonnes in the next few years as it begins the revival process of closed fertiliser units.
Dec 24, 2014, 13:03 PM IST
Fertiliser subsidy paid in Apr-Jul period dips 41%
Fertiliser subsidy paid to the companies during the April-July period of the current fiscal declined by around 41 percent to about Rs 21,300 crore.
Sep 07, 2014, 15:12 PM IST
