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 …
Jalgaon Usually, this time of the year, Jalgaon is abuzz with trucks ferrying mountains of fluffy white cotton to its markets. But this year, farmers have been blocking roads with burning tyres and refusing to sell their produce in a bid to force the government to prop up crop prices, …
Industry is the first to be blamed for pollution. However, in Punjab, which has only a modest industrial base, a major part of the total pollution comes from agriculture. The Green Revolution, with its concept of heavy use of fertilisers, pesticides, and other chemicals, has caused a serious imbalance in …
AGARTALA: State-owned ONGC is to set up a slew of projects in the nuclear, fertiliser, solar, wind power and lighting sectors, a top company official said Thursday. A gas-fired fertiliser plant would be set up in Tripura, the solar projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat and the wind power project in …
New Delhi Companies in fertilisers and LPG, which are largely immune to the supply crunch on natural gas due to the stagnating output from the KG D6 block, could soon face serious input shortages. In a move that could worsen the investment scenario in the economy, the petroleum ministry has …
In yet another scathing indictment tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) has reported that successive governments have made no effort to compile a list of water bodies in the country. Neither the states nor the Union Environment Ministry, the report states, has a comprehensive list …
The farming industry in the United States is second to none around the world. There are many reasons why US agriculture is so productive such as increased mechanization and refined practices to increase crop yields. Another major reason has to do with the nutrients added to the soil. Unfortunately, the …
New Delhi The finance ministry, which has been strongly pushing for decontrolling the price of urea, a commonly used fertiliser, has finally decided against it. It has now endorsed the fertiliser department's apprehension that the price to the farmer will shoot up sharply once producers are given pricing freedom. The …
Global food demand is increasing rapidly, as are the environmental impacts of agricultural expansion. Here, we project global demand for crop production in 2050 and evaluate the environmental impacts of alternative ways that this demand might be met. We find that per capita demand for crops, when measured as caloric …
AGARTALA: The Tripura government has targeted to achieve paddy cultivation in more than 17,000 hectares of hill land under improvised Jhuming (shifting cultivation) method in 2011-12. State’s Agriculture Minister Aghore Debbarma said here on Wednesday that, the traditional method of Jhum (Slash and burn) had been banned in the state …
Zinc (Zn) is the most important micronutrient required for sustainable crop production, particularly for rice and wheat crops. Therefore, on-farm trails (OFTs) were conducted at seventeen different locations during 2006-08 to evaluate the direct and residual application effect of Zn, applied through zinc sulphate heptahydrate under rice-wheat (RW) cropping sequence.
Promotion of organic farming in Jammu region JAMMU: To promote organic farming in Jammu province, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three reputed companies of the country to help the local cultivators of various crops to switch over to this mode …
BANKURA, 29 NOV: The sale of chemical fertiliser in the black market has had an adverse effect on common farmers in various blocks of Bankura. This has hit potato cultivation, in particular, in the district. Potato cultivation requires a judicious management of minor irrigation and chemical fertilisers. Nitrogen, phosphate and …
Members of the Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam observed a fast at Somarasampettai near Tiruchi on Tuesday condemning the hike in prices of fertilizers and demanding a roll back of the same. The association members condemned the sharp rise in the price of fertilizers such as di-ammonium phosphate, potash, super phosphate and …
Gas is the cleanest of fossil fuels and also more efficient and cheaper to use. Yet, in India, there has been no policy focus on this fuel, leading to a huge mess in critical sectors. Investments of Rs 35,000 crore made in the power sector will remain stranded unless projects …
For centuries, traditional agricultural systems have contributed to food and livelihood security throughout the world. Recognizing the ecological legacy in the traditional agricultural systems may help us develop novel sustainable agriculture. We examine how rice–fish coculture (RF), which has been designated a “globally important agricultural heritage system,” has been maintained …
Concerned over the doubling of fertiliser prices within a year, chemicals and fertilisers minister MK Alagiri on Sunday said the ministry will examine the current policy on nutrient-based subsidy and plans to take up the issue with the Prime Minister. Decontrol of prices in the case of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) …
Farmers were facing difficulties due to high tax rate The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday decided to waive Value Added Tax on fertilisers in order to provide some relief to the farmers. Following a Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said her government had received representations from farmers calling for relief …
New Delhi: To encourage the agriculture sector in the capital, Delhi cabinet has decided to waive off the value added tax on fertilizers. This decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Dikshit said the government has been receiving representations from the farmers requesting substantial …
This document contains the presentation by H. Pathak et al, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, on “Managing nitrogen for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture” during Second National Research Conference on Climate Change, organized by the Centre for Science and Environment, IIT Delhi and IIT Madras on November …
‘Food Security Bill should address the problems of farmers' The kole farmers of the district on Wednesday took out a protest march to the District Collectorate pressing their demands including rollback of fertiliser prices and increase in support price for paddy. Under the banner of the Thrissur Jilla Kole Karshaka …
