Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The government on Thursday raised the benchmark prices at which fertiliser companies and designated traders can import phosphatic and potash fertilisers with subsidy support so that farmers have uninterrupted supply of plant nutrients in the coming monsoon season despite higher global prices. The subsidy given to companies for making the …
With the unrest in Middle East expected to raise fertiliser prices for the kharif crop, the Cabinet, scheduled to meet on Thursday, is likely to take a decision for upward revision in the nutrient based subsidy (NBS) rates of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers under the NBS regime that came into …
Chemical fertilisers are key element of modern technology and have played an important role in agricultural productivity growth in India. However, the demand-supply gap of fertilisers in India has increased in recent times, thereby leading to increased dependency on imports. Indian imports, which were about 2 million tonnes in early …
New Delhi: Just when UPA is grappling with food inflation, Union minister M K Alagiri has sounded alarm over shooting fertilizer prices under the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS), saying the policy introduced in the last budget was hurting the poor farmer. Ten months after the Centre freed fertilizer price and linked …
The government plans to provide kerosene, cooking gas and fertiliser subsidy to the poor by direct cash transfers on a pilot basis before the end of the current calendar year, 2011. For the current year, according to Budget documents, petroleum and fertiliser subsidies add up to Rs 53,000 crore. The …
The government is looking at scrapping 5% customs duty on liquified natural gas (LNG) as it seeks to help user industries like power and fertiliser producers that are facing reduced availability of natural gas due to declining gas production in the country. Removing the import duty on LNG would help …
Despite partial decontrol of two classes of fertilisers from April last year, the total fertiliser subsidy requirement for the fiscal is likely to go up by about Rs 10,000-15,000 crore from the Rs 54,981 crore already provided as fertiliser consumption has shot up due to a good monsoon. Besides, importers …
In a development that could impact Indian companies trading in carbon credits, the European Commission (EU) has said it would ban the most common type of offsets, for use in the EU emissions
A proposal for setting up a modern fertiliser unit to supplement the ageing units at the Namrup-based Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Ltd, the lone fertiliser unit of the region, is under active consideration. According to BVFCL sources, the Centre is likely to take a decision on this in the next …
B G Shirsat / Mumbai October 15, 2010, 0:26 IST Companies making fertiliser are likely to report strong second quarter (Q2) earnings on the back of a bountiful monsoon, which has led to an increase in fertiliser demand. Fertiliser prices have witnessed a strong run-up during the quarter, with international …
Consumer-connect, sustainable strategies and adopting new technologies can salvage the sector from its faceless existence INSTITUTIONS make choices at forks on their journey and embark on distinctive trajectories. The choice made is influenced by its culture and mindset. During the recent crisis, for example, Germany spent a gentle 1.5% of …
Sale Of Urea In Kharif 2010 Season Up To July 31 Rose To 73.59 LT From 68.05 LT In Year-Ago Period THE newly-introduced nutrientbased subsidy (NBS) policy seems to have failed to change the consumption pattern with most farmers still preferring to use urea, the cheapest fertiliser. Consumption of urea …
