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 …
A sustainable energy system across India's industrial sector can help the country reduce its energy consumption faster - A CyberMedia Research Survey findings.
A village in northern Jordan depends on polluted water from a spring, as four German and Arab students discovered. Their final report shows how matters could be improved.
Bt cotton was officially approved for cultivation in Tamil Nadu in 2002, when the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, the apex regulatory body pertaining to transgenics (renamed as Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee in 2010) allowed three Bt cotton hybrids to be cultivated in the southern zone of cotton cultivation in India.This …
Punjab may be seen as the food bowl of the country, but the state is paying a heavy price for it. The harmful effects of the indiscriminate, unchecked use of carcinogenic pesticides can already be seen with an alarming increase in the number of cancer-related deaths and other debilitating diseases. …
62,500 hectares to be covered during samba, thaladi season Even as samba and thaladi paddy cultivation is underway in the district, farmers have been hit hard by the sharp rise in the prices of fertilizers. The Agriculture Department expects paddy to be raised in about 62,500 hectares (ha) during the …
After a celebrated comeback from abysmal water conditions and high pollution levels in the 1970s, Lake Erie is regressing to the highest levels of phosphorous contamination in 40 years, a Great Lakes expert said on Thursday. "Levels are back-up to when it was considered a dead lake," said Jeff Reutter, …
Farmers in J&K; have been doing farming without the use of chemicals on approximately 32,000 hectares of land across the state since long. But now with the growing demand for organic produce around the globe, the state is keen to take up the practice on a much larger scale. The …
This is one reform measure that is coming back to haunt the UPA government. Since potash and phosphatic fertilisers were decontrolled at the beginning of last fiscal, their prices have skyrocketed, raising concerns in the Planning Commission over the likely impact of higher input costs on farm GDP and food …
Prices increase six times this kharif forcing farmers to spend an additional Rs. 1,000 crore Increase in the prices of all fertilizers except urea six times during the current kharif season has burdened the farming community in the State by about Rs. 1,000 crore additionally. It is likely to add …
Dursban 10G, Nurella-D and Pride of Dow AgroSciences & Emamectin Benzoate imported by Syngenta banned following cos’ unethical practices The Agriculture Ministry has cancelled the registration of pesticides Dursban 10G, Nurella-D and Pride, manufactured by Dow AgroSciences India, and Emamectin Benzoate, imported by Syngenta India, over ‘unethical practices’. The order …
Ahmedabad:A study of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) warns that Nitrous Oxide (N2O) emissions from excessive use of fertilizers by farmers in the country is significantly adding to global warming. The study suggests that better planning could increase the national food grain production without further increasing the emission. …
Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) plans to set up 1.5 lakh biogas plants by 2016 to ensure access to clean fuel for cooking, said a senior official of the company. The non-bank financial company installed 20,000 plants till June. It helped save 40,000 tonnes of firewood worth around $1.02 million …
This new global hunger report focuses on high and volatile food prices and warns that food price volatility may increase over the next decade due to stronger linkages between agricultural and energy markets and more frequent extreme weather events. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011 highlights the …
Excess phosphorus is polluting our environment while, ironically, mineable resources of this essential nutrient are limited. James Elser and Elena Bennett argue that recycling programmes are urgently needed.
PMO Reminder Likely To Sour Ties With DMK New Delhi: A terse reminder from the PMO urging the fertilizer ministry to expedite ‘urea decontrol’ is set to test DMK’s reduced heft in UPA after the telecom scam and election rout, while raising prospects of the party clashing with Congress over …
Sukra Oraon tenderly attends to the lush green paddy crop that covers his three-and-a-half acre plot along the highway near Tupudana, 15 km from Jharkhand capital Ranchi. Two months from now, Oraon hopes to earn at least Rs 30,000 from the yield. “That’s huge money for us,” says Oraon who …
Reacting to the sessions conducted by experts at the Punjab Pollution Control Board’s (PPCB) workshop held recently, where it was stated that it was wrong to label Punjab as the cancer capital of the country, NGO Kheti Virasat Mission claimed the experts had come with a preconceived notion that the …
The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers is expected to apprise the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) of its reservations on the decontrol of the urea price as it will have an adverse impact on the marginal farmers. The ministry is likely to move a Cabinet note on urea decontrol …
Alleging acute scarcity of fertlizers across the state owing to state government's faulty policies, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Monday demanded putting effective check on blackmarketeering of Urea in several districts. RLD state spokes person and national party general secretary, Anil Dubey said, while the Urea was not available at …
Lanco Infratech on Tuesday said it has terminated the coal supply agreement with Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers, with which it is fighting a legal battle, as the Australian company has not achieved financial closure for its urea project. Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers in June filed a . 16,600-crore lawsuit against …
