GST Council cuts tax rate on fertiliser to 5%
Just a couple of hours before the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out, the all-powerful GST Council tonight reduced the tax rate on fertiliser to 5 per cent from previously decided 12 per cent.
Jun 30, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
New 'bionic leaf' can help produce fertilisers
To contribute to the next green revolution, researchers are building the artificial leaf to make fertiliser.
Apr 03, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
Chemical plant blast caused "casualties", says Uzbekistan
Emergency services in Central Asian Uzbekistan have said that a blast at a chemical plant in the eastern town of Fergana claimed "human casualties", without confirming how many died in the explosion.
Feb 24, 2017, 10:56 AM IST
July core sector growth at 3.2% vs 5.2% in June
Infrastructure sector grew at 3.2 percent in July mainly because of improvement in performance of energy sector, especially refinery output.
Aug 31, 2016, 18:42 PM IST
Govt fixes subsidy of P&K fertlisers for FY17 at Rs 21,274 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved fixation of Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for P&K fertlisers for 2016-17, due to decreasing trend in global prices of finished fertlisers and raw materials.
Mar 23, 2016, 17:50 PM IST
Need new approaches to manage climate change risks: Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stressed the need to preserve natural resources and advocated new approaches to manage the risks of climate change and loss of bio-diversity.
Nov 18, 2015, 00:21 AM IST
Cabinet approves new urea policy
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved new urea policy and fixed subsidy rate of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for 2015.
May 13, 2015, 11:51 AM IST
No major investment in fertiliser plants during 2010-14: CAG
The actual production was concerned, it fell by 14 percent during the period 2009-10 to 2013-14.
May 10, 2015, 14:55 PM IST
PM takes stock of demand-supply gap of protein-rich food items
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took stock of the demand-supply gap in protein-rich food items such as milk, egg and fish and the availability of fertilisers in the backdrop of rising inflation, which could be aggravated by the likelihood of a sub-normal monsoon.
Jun 18, 2014, 18:00 PM IST
