This report evaluates emission mitigation options to achieve net-zero carbon emissions through marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves for the existing plants in the fertiliser industry. MAC curves were developed for three major fertilisers produced in India, which account for 85 per cent of total fertiliser production—urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), and …
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on gas will have to take a call on several issues when it meets on Friday. Among them are: giving continued priority to fertiliser and power sectors in gas allocation, fixing the proportion of fuel supply to non-core sectors like steel, and deciding on …
The race to buy mines is on not just in metals and coal. Agriculture is caught in an equally-intense struggle for new mines. And the billions farm input companies are willing to invest seem worth it because these mines are critical to global food production. ET helps you join the …
State can’t control prices, says minister. The state government cannot control the price of fertilisers and it is the Centre which is to be blamed for the increasing high prices of fertilisers, said agriculture minister Rabindranath Bhattacharya. The Centre is not providing enough subsidy on fertilisers to lessen the burden …
Urbanisation, influx of pilgrims, fertilizer-intensive farming, and indiscriminate sand-mining have impacted on the water quality of Manimala river, a major source of drinking water in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. A report published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, an international journal devoted to progress in the use of monitoring data in …
The newly established Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, has been granted a patent by the Government of India for commercial production for the “Urea Detection in Milk” technology developed by its Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences for testing Urea in milk. …
New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for a review of subsidies that lead to “disproportionate use of resources” and degradation of soil, and stressed the need for boosting productivity to feed a growing population. “Distortions arising from pricing and subsidy regimes, which have resulted in degradation and …
New Delhi: The fertilisers ministry has opposed the petroleum ministry’s move to snap supply of cheaper gas from RIL’s Andhra offshore field to units manufacturing potassic and phosphatic fertilisers, even as government is grappling with fall in production from India’s gas bowl. In a letter to oil minister S Jaipal …
Secy to seek funds in addition to . 67700cr already received this fiscal year. The fertiliser ministry may seek more funds from the finance ministry to meet its subsidy obligations as it needs more than the allocated amount to take care of the rising subsidy bill, a top official said. …
Farmers in Punjab and officials related to the agriculture sector have expressed a serious concern over the proposed suggestion by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MPNG) to the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to cut off the supply of domestic natural gas to fertiliser units producing phosphorous and …
Bhopal : Farmers in Madhya Pradesh will be able to lift additional quantity of fertilisers without any additional interest from March 1. This important decision for saving farmers from difficulty in getting fertilisers was taken at a meeting of the Agriculture Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan …
The fertiliser industry is seeking a higher cap on urea cost than the proposed $340 a tonne for the purpose of calculating subsidy to the new plants. With the fertiliser ministry in the process of finalising recommendations for a New Investment Policy in Urea, the industry also wants that the …
New Delhi A new policy on natural gas allocation for the next 10 years that is under discussion will benefit gas trading companies like Gail India but will make consumers pay more for not only power but also a clutch of industrial goods. It could also upset the government’s plan …
Puts Centre’s Initiative For Nutrient-Based Fertilizers In Jeopardy. New Delhi: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s request for increased supply of urea as prices of nutrient based fertilizers are increasing has highlighted the challenges the Centre’s bid to reduce urea use and promote a more balanced product mix faces. Arguing …
Agartala: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will set up a Rs 5,000 crore, gas-based fertilizer plant in Tripura to meet the growing shortage of urea, the most commonly used soil manure in the northeastern region. “ONGC has already initiated the process to set up the natural gas-based urea …
Addressing concerns about future food supply and climate change requires management practices that maximize productivity per unit of arable land while reducing negative environmental impact. On-farm data were evaluated to assess energy balance and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of irrigated maize in Nebraska that received large nitrogen (N) fertilizer (183 …
Close on the heels of the PMO stepping in to play a direct role in sorting out the fuel woes faced by coal-fired power project developers, a much-delayed ministerial panel meeting on gas allocations to upcoming projects is slated to take place later this month. The meeting of the empowered …
NEW DELHI: The Fertiliser Ministry today rejected reports that it plans to decontrol the urea sector and effect a steep 40 per cent hike in retail prices of the product vis-a-vis the prevailing rate of Rs 5,310 per tonne. Urea is the only fertiliser product that remains under full price …
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Soil test based nutrient management has emerged as a key issue in efforts to increase agricultural productivity and production since optimal use of nutrients, based on soil analysis can improve crop productivity and minimize wastage of these nutrients, thus minimizing impact on environmental leading to bias through optimal production. Deficiencies …
