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 C Rangarajan committee’s proposal to nearly double the domestic price of natural gas, if implemented, could adversely affect the government’s subsidy reduction plan and make the new urea investment policy “redundant”, is the thinking at the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers. The administrative ministry for the fertiliser industry, whose …
The Sri Lankan government plans to introduce stringent new laws to control the usage of pesticides and chemical fertilizer as the indiscriminate usage of agrochemicals is considered as a major cause for high incidents of kidney disease among farmers. Under the new laws, selling these chemicals to minors will be …
New research suggests the chemicals are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the global decline of amphibians Widely used pesticides can kill frogs within an hour, new research has revealed, suggesting the chemicals are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the catastrophic global decline of amphibians. …
Environment, in the Indian context, is closely linked to economic and sustainable development, a fact borne out by the winners in the environment category of the Times of India Social Impact Awards 2012. A company that lights up poor homes with solar energy, an agricultural university that helps farmers improve …
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday kicked off the customary pre-Budget consultations. In a meeting with the finance minister, agriculturalists shared concerns on the government’s widening fiscal deficit. They also suggested direct cash transfer of fertiliser and food subsidies, which they claimed would save the government Rs 70,000-85,000 crore directly. …
This new report by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology draws attention to the multiple benefits & threats of human nutrient use. It highlights how nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers are estimated to feed half the human population alive today, and how they will remain critical in the future. This report …
‘Introduce Gross Environmental Product in planning and implementation activities’ Anil Joshi, founder of the Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organisation (HESCO) here, has urged the Uttarakhand Government to play the forerunner by introducing Gross Environmental Product (GEP) in its planning and implementation activities as the highly endangered health of the …
Policy aims to incentivise fertilizer cos to set up new plants The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Thursday, approved a urea investment policy, which is likely to incentivise fertilizer companies to set up new plants and expand existing capacity. India imports over 30 per cent of its urea …
Tests conducted on soil samples to determine level of macro and micro nutrients Study on the availability of micro and macro nutrients in soil samples collected from Valapurnadu Panchayat atop Kolli Hills reveals that it lacked three of the four main macro ingredients – organic carbon, nitrogen and potash. “On …
This ADB study documents the transformation of value chains moving rice and potatoes between the farm gate and the consumer in Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, and India. Major changes have been occurring almost unnoticed in staple value chains in Asia. The Quiet Revolution in Staple Food Value Chains …
Ministry of Agricultural Development (MOAD), Agri-Business Promotion and Statistics Division (ABPSD), Agri Statistics Section as part of its regular function, has been publishing "Statistical Information on Nepalese Agriculture" on yearly basis with the aim of providing better and useful agricultural information of the country. It is hoped that this document, …
Across the former Soviet Union harmful agricultural chemicals were either buried or improperly stored. Now the process of clean-up has begun At Tegul'det (population 3,000), a village in the south-east corner of Tomsk oblast, it takes a lot to upset the residents, busy hunting, fishing and preening their vegetable patches, …
With the Centre strongly favouring the genetically modified (GM) crops, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to impose an interim ban on their field trials, despite the court-appointed expert committee recommending the ban. The government pleaded that recommendation of the apex court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) for banning field trials …
With organic farming having great potential in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the state government is planning to set up a separate agency for certification of organic products. The state has formulated a progressive agriculture policy in 2008 under which special focus has been given to organic farming, …
Agriculture and food production releases up to 17,000 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually, according to analysis by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The research stressed that the emissions "footprint" of food production must be reduced, and lays out how climate …
AGARTALA, Nov 1 – The State government has approved a joint venture of ONGC and Tata Chemicals to set up a gas-based urea fertilizer plant in the State. The plant is expected to come up in the North District to ensure supply of natural gas from Khubal, located near Panisagar, …
Agartala: State-owned ONGC’s proposed gas-based fertiliser plant in Tripura would meet the growing shortage of urea in the eastern and northeastern states of India and neighbouring Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Wednesday. ONGC in association with Tata Chemicals and the Tripura government would set up a Rs.5,000 …
Food production accounts for up to 29 per cent of man-made greenhouse gases, twice the amount the United Nations has estimated comes from farming, a study published on Wednesday said. Looking at emissions across the food system - including forest clearance, fertiliser production and transport - rather than just farming …
The central government has pledged to launch a national program to speed up efforts to control and improve the country's soil protection. The pledge was made during an executive meeting of the State Council on Wednesday chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao. At the meeting, the State Council decided to strictly …
State Resists As Centre Seeks Opening Of Sector Jaipur: The states’ monopoly over exploration and production of rock phosphate in the country’s largest reserves is not only hitting farmers but also increasing the Centre’s subsidy burden as the prices of the commodity in the international market have gone through the …
