India's urea production estimated to rise by 6% to 240 LT
India's urea production is estimated to increase by more than 6 percent to 240 lakh tonnes in this fiscal on the back of new policy initiatives, a top Fertiliser Ministry official has said.
Oct 28, 2015, 17:46 PM ISTUrea imports surge 29% to 21.43 lakh tonnes in April-July
Urea imports during the April-July period last year was 16.65 lakh tonnes, according to an official data.
Aug 19, 2015, 15:03 PM ISTCabinet 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 ISTRs 40,000 cr investment in fertiliser sector in next 4 years
About Rs 40,000 crore would be invested in the next four years to make India self-reliant in urea production, Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar said on Wednesday.
Jan 14, 2015, 19:49 PM ISTGovt plans pilot project to produce urea from coal in Odisha
The Minister said India imports urea from China, where it is produced from coal using a German technology.
Jan 03, 2015, 16:53 PM ISTGovt notifies New Urea Investment Policy
In order to increase domestic urea production, the Fertilizer Ministry has notified New Urea Investment Policy for setting up and expansion of urea plants.
Oct 08, 2014, 19:09 PM ISTGovt gives nod to continue urea production from Naptha
Government Wednesday approved continuation of production of urea from three plants using naptha as feedstock for a duration of three months ending on September 30.
Aug 27, 2014, 22:57 PM IST