fertilizer production

New Delhi, March 27 – The government assured the Parliament on Friday that adequate fertiliser stocks are available to meet the requirements of farmers during the ongoing 2025-26 Rabi season and beyond.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Chemicals and...

Mumbai, March 26 India's annual production of urea and complex fertilizers is likely to decline by 10-15 percent due to supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to a Crisil Ratings report released on Thursday."The ongoing issues in the Middle East...

New Delhi, March 20 The government said on Friday that adequate supplies of urea and DAP fertilizer have been ensured for farmers across the country, with imports of the two key nutrients surging 63 percent during April-January of the current fiscal year.This development is significant because...

New Delhi, March 19 Fertilizer companies have purchased additional natural gas from the spot market to increase urea production at their plants, which are operating well below capacity due to a fuel shortage amid the West Asia crisis, a senior government official said on Thursday.After...

New Delhi, March 14 India has expedited fertiliser imports to ensure supplies for the monsoon planting season, as the crisis in the Middle East disrupts gas shipments and shipping routes, government sources said on Saturday.India has fast-tracked a global tender for urea imports and ordered...

New Delhi, March 12 A parliamentary committee has raised concerns about significant delays in spending under the scheme for promoting coal and lignite gasification, noting zero spending for most of 2025-26 despite a revised allocation of Rs 285 crore, and suggested a time-bound spending...

New Delhi, March 10 The production of LPG, CNG, and piped cooking gas will take precedence over all other sectors using natural gas, as the government has restructured allocations to ensure uninterrupted supply for households and transport sectors.Following the widening conflict in the Middle...

Kochi (Kerala), March 8 India currently has sufficient fertilizer availability, but the prolonged conflict in West Asia could pose problems, said a top official of Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), the largest supplier to South Indian states.FACT, a public sector company...

New Delhi, March 4 Shares of gas importer Petronet LNG Ltd plunged by nearly 12 per cent on Wednesday amid reports that Qatar, India's largest supplier of imported natural gas, has declared force majeure on deliveries following a halt in production in the wake of an Iranian drone strike.The...