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 …
Land fertility in Rangpur region comprising Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts is falling alarmingly due to shortage of green manure, sulphur and zinc in the soil. Unrestricted use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides were also contributed in reducing fertility of lands, agricultural experts here said. They said green and …
In a move that will benefit lakhs of farmers and remove a long-standing problem of the agriculture sector, the UPA government is looking to change the way the fertiliser subsidy is given. The government is looking at targeting the subsidy directly at the farmers by giving them cash to buy …
The global concern has heightened in the recent past over the need for sustainable agricultural production and environmental protection with the Asian region being especially vulnerable due to the twin problems of population pressure and land scarcity. The question that is very often being asked is whether the growth in …
Sale of seasonal summer fruits ripened with harmful chemical carbide continues unabated in all the markets of Narail and Jessore towns posing a serious threat to public health. Market sources said a section of traders are selling carbide- ripened summer fruits after treating those with formalin. Although sale of chemically-treated …
Most mango growers in Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi districts are using pesticides and other chemicals at least 20 times for 'protection and better yield' against experts' suggestion for three times safe use. Mindless use of the toxic chemicals in the country's mango zone is posing serious threat to public health as …
The nitrogen enriched phosphocompost was prepared utilizing the abundantly available green biomass of Lantana camara and supplemented with 12.5 and 25.0 per cent levels of rock phosphate, 1.0% fertilizer nitrogen (urea), 5.0 and 10.0 per cent pyrite or by inoculation with Azotobacter chroococcum and Aspergillus awamori. The compost mix-up was …
Poisoning from pesticides, drug medicaments, biological substances and snake bites, are now the eight causes of death in Sri Lanka. In 2005 18,174 people died of poisoning, in 2006 19,381 died of poisoning and in 2007 23,675 people have died of poisoning. The increase in the mortality rate due to …
A year after the BJP Government came to power in Karnataka, the fertiliser and seed problems of the farmer are haunting back the Government in the State. Two days ago, the farmers in Lingayat-dominated Haveri in north Karnataka attacked two seed shops. Farmers are annoyed at the lack of seeds …
MUMBAI: In the wake of scarcity of complex fertilizers creating unrest among farmers, the state government has decided to ask the Maharashtra Agro-Industries Development Corporation to help overcome the crisis. The scarcity has been created owing to global market conditions. "The state government had demanded 9 lakh tonnes of complex …
Tobacco cultivation is posing a threat to the public health and the environment in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). Although tobacco cultivation is strictly prohibited, the tobacco companies are doing brisk business, violating the rules. Besides, they motivate the farmers openly by offering incentives in cash and kind to cultivate tobacco. …
The Daily Mirror news report on 20.3.2009 highlighting the deteriorated state of Ambagasdowa water supply scheme has been an eye opener to the relevant authorities. More than 5,000 families who depend on Ambagasdowa water supply scheme for their requirements of drinking water were facing a serious health hazard due to …
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide, is a crucial task. Current measures include using technology to improve energy efficiency, planting forests to store carbon and promoting nutrient recycling so that carbon can be used to enrich the soil. The first two techniques are far more costly than nutrient …
Industries Minister Dilip Barua on Thursday said the government ensured proper supply and distribution of fertiliser in the country. The farmers did not need to search fertilizer anywhere in the country after the present government came to power, he said adding many scandals including killings of farmers took place in …
Jammu: Farmers here are at the wits end due to the unavailability of chemical fertilisers: DAP and urea, as the sowing season for paddy and several vegetables is nearing. Worried farmers complain that
Jute cultivation in all eight upazilas of the district has been facing a setback due to continuous hot spell during the current season. According to district Agriculture Extension Department office, it was fixed up to bring 30,000 hectares of land under jute cultivation, one of the main jute producing areas …
Experts and officials from some 150 countries started talks on Monday on banning production of nine chemicals considered potentially dangerous but still used in farming and for other commercial purposes. If agreement is reached at the week-long meeting, under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the nine …
President Barack Obama will direct the heads of three US agencies to make the biofuels industry cleaner and encourage output of ethanol made from non-food crops, according to a draft memo obtained by Reuters on Monday. The Biofuels Interagency Working Group, to be headed by the secretaries of the Environmental …
Chief Minister Yeddyurappa on Monday, said that the government had taken adequate steps to provide the required quantity of chemical fertilisers for farmers in the State. It seems the government has learnt a lesson from the Haveri firing incident following agitation by farmers for chemical fertilisers. Chief Minister Yeddyurappa on …
