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 …
ANGUL: The construction of the gas-based Talcher Fertiliser Revival project will start in six months. Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) had recently given a go-ahead for the project. This was announced by the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Srikant Jena, at a public meeting here …
Balancing productivity, profitability, and environmental health is a key challenge for agricultural sustainability. Most crop production systems in the United States are characterized by low species and management diversity, high use of fossil energy and agrichemicals, and large negative impacts on the environment. We hypothesized that cropping system diversification would …
Government has failed to provide quality Basmati seed to the farmers, thus creating aguish among the farmers community. This was alleged by Choudhary Dev Raj, president, RS Pura Rice Growers Association, during a press conference, here this afternoon. Choudhary Dev Raj said that the Basmati seed 370, which has been …
The 'tiger of the Ganga' is the nomenclature for the Ganga river dolphin which enjoys the same status in the river ecosystem as that of a tiger in a forest. Like the tiger, the dolphin is close to extinction with its numbers having plunged from 6,000 in 1982 to less …
Asian Development Bank (ADB) today lowered India's growth forecast for the current fiscal to 5.6 per cent, from 7 per cent projected earlier, citing falling global demand and impact of delayed monsoon on agricultural production. India, however, can reverse the trend of falling growth by promoting economic reforms and taking …
Ranchi, Oct. 2: Taking a step towards improving agriculture productivity, chief minister Arjun Munda today approved a proposal to organise an international seminar and fest on organic farming on November 8 and 9. The event, to be conducted jointly by State Horticulture Mission and Organic Farming Authority of Jharkhand, will …
Agriculture has intensified over the last 50 years resulting in increased usage of fertilizers and agrochemicals, changes in cropping practices, land drainage and increased stocking rates. In Europe, this has resulted in declines in the quality of soils and waters due to increased run off and water pollution. Fifty percent …
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging large-scale misappropriation of funds in various schemes for farmers, the Kissan Khet Mazdoor Congress (KKMC), the farmers’ wing of the OPCC, on Saturday demanded a White Paper from the State Government on its preparations for rabi crop. The farmers’ body sought provision of adequate quantities of groundnut, ‘biri’, …
IIM-Ahmedabad study favours continuation of fertilizer subsidy with better targeting and rationing Even as the union government has estimated country's subsidy burden touching 2.4 per cent of the GDP this financial year, a recent study by management experts believe that removal of fertilizer subsidy would make farming unprofitable in many …
Bhubaneswar: Rejecting Odisha government's allegation of inadequate supply of fertiliser to the state, the Centre today claimed to have provided 10 per cent more urea than the previous year. The availability of urea from February to September 16 and estimated supply for the rest of the period till September 30 …
Union power minister Veerappa Moily assured the Maharashtra government he would consider their plea on adequate allocation of gas for the Dabhol and Uran power projects. As far as Dabhol project is concerned, he assured that he would seek Prime Minister’s intervention so that the gas supply would be supplied …
Even as the Centre refused to acknowledge the scarcity of fertilisers in Odisha, agricultural experts apprehended low yield of rice this kharif due to less use of soil nutrients. The Government had supplied 2.02 lakh tonnes of fertilisers to the farmers till the end of August against over 2.75 lakh …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today said paddy production is likely to be affected by an average 12 per cent during this kharif season due to inadequate and untimely fertiliser supply to farmers. The farmers could not get adequate fertiliser at the proper time. Therefore, paddy production is likely to be …
Agartala: Tata Chemicals will set up a Rs 5,000 crore, gas-based urea plant in northern Tripura in association with State-owned ONGC and Tripura government, officials said here on Tuesday. ONGC Chairman Sudhir Vasudeva held a meeting with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in New Delhi on Monday and discussed the matter. …
This Committee was mandated by the Finance Minister to give a report outlining a roadmap for fiscal consolidation in a medium term framework in pursuit of the FRBM Act and related targets.The Committee was charged with the task of introducing mid-term corrections in the current fiscal year 2012-13 and to …
With the help of geospatial technology, it is possible to generate and update information about natural resources, in spatial format, at much more frequent intervals, so enabling proper inventory and management of natural resources, said P. Subbian, Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Inaugurating a 21-day summer training on “Geospatial …
International water conservation and environmental protection specialists have called on the global community to step up the fight against water shortages that have been worsened by human activity and climate change. "It's an urgent time for the international community to take action to prevent freshwater lakes from being contaminated, as …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the government to formulate a regulatory framework to control the quality of imported fertilizers and pesticides and test them for nephro-toxic agents such as arsenic and cadmium as they are known to cause kidney diseases. Research has shown that water in the North–Central …
Kudumbasree groups to take up fallow land cultivation The Kudumbasree district mission has launched ‘Harithasree,’ a project to promote organic farming among its subgroups. The Kudumbasree subgroups which are already into collective farming will switch to organic farming, by avoiding artificial fertilizers and pesticides. The mission envisages bringing these products …
The Centre has assured the Odisha government that it is ready to supply more than the demanded quantity of fertiliser to the state by September first week. Responding to the chief minister’s demand for supply of one lakh tonne of urea within next one week, Union minister of state for …
