fertilizers

March 30, New Delhi — The Indian Government held another inter-ministerial briefing at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Monday to review the evolving situation in West Asia.Speaking to the press, the Department of Fertilizers stated that domestic urea output has significantly...

Bangalore, March 30 – D.K. Suresh, a former Congress MP and brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, stated on Monday that the decision to adopt a two-language policy is a positive one.He also cautioned about a potential shortage of petroleum products and fertilizers in the...

New Delhi, March 30 – The government stated on Monday that there is an adequate supply of fertilizers at approximately 180 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), compared to 147 LMT a year ago, despite the escalating West Asia crisis and supply issues.Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Aparna...

United Nations, March 27 – As the world grapples with the impact of the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the formation of a task force to address its humanitarian consequences.The group will develop a mechanism for moving fertilizers and related raw...

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 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday praised the Centre's move to reduce excise duty on petrol and diesel, asserting that it would protect Indian consumers from the fallout of the ongoing Middle East conflict.The Chief Minister described the government's...

The government has stated that domestic urea production in the country has significantly increased from 230 lakh metric tonnes to 315 lakh metric tonnes over the past decade. Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Union Minister for Chemicals and...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all the states via video conferencing this evening to discuss the West Asia conflict, focusing on reviewing state preparedness and plans. The source said that the meeting will emphasize coordinated efforts in the spirit of...

New Delhi, March 27 Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda said on Friday that India has adequate reserves to provide fertilizers to farmers and there is no need to panic.Responding to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha on what steps the government is taking to ensure availability...

Moscow, March 26 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that no one, including those involved in the Gulf conflict, can foresee its grave consequences for the world, which are comparable only to the Covid pandemic.Addressing the delegates of the congress of the powerful Union of...

Jaipur, March 26 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma chaired a meeting of all political parties on Thursday to review the supply of LPG, petroleum products, and fertilizers in the state.Sharma assured that there is adequate availability of petrol, diesel, LPG, and fertilizers in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday directed officers to take strong action against traders who are involved in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders and other essential commodities.Majhi reviewed the steps being taken by the state government to...

New Delhi, March 26 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projected India's GDP to grow at 7.6 per cent in the current fiscal and 6.1 per cent in 2026-27.In its interim Economic Outlook report, the OECD said that the evolving conflict in the Middle East has "human...

New Delhi, March 26 Accusing the government of not acknowledging the "severe LPG shortage," Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose said on Thursday that the Centre was out of touch with reality and was not making any efforts to reassure concerned citizens.The Trinamool...

New Delhi, March 26 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers via video conferencing on Friday to review the preparedness and plans of states regarding the West Asia conflict, according to an official.The meeting will focus on ensuring synergy of efforts in the spirit...

South Central Railway has achieved its highest-ever freight loading since its formation, transporting 144.244 million tonnes of goods in the current financial year, 2025-26, surpassing last year's record of 144.14 million tonnes and reaching this milestone a full week before the financial year...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Centre has formed seven empowered groups of officials and experts to manage the impact of the Iran war on specific sectors of the Indian economy, including oil, gas, fertilizers, supply chains, and inflation.The empowered groups, comprising senior officials from the...

New Delhi, March 24 India's urea production reached 275.75 lakh tonnes in the first eleven months of this fiscal, the government said on Tuesday.The country's urea production stood at 306.67 lakh tonnes for the entire 2024-25 fiscal."Currently, there are 33 urea manufacturing units in the...

New Delhi, March 24 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in the Rajya Sabha on the West Asia crisis as "an exercise in obfuscation" and said it came "too late" and raises more questions than answers.Kharge also criticized Modi for his...

New Delhi, March 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the government has formed seven empowered groups to develop strategies on fuel, supply chains, and fertilizers, among other things, to address the impact of the West Asia crisis.In a statement in the Rajya Sabha, he said the...