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We need a green exit from the urea trap
March 30, 2026 7:02 am
Producing green urea alone will not be sufficient. We must also optimise urea consumption, because urea is significantly overused in the country, polluting land, water and climate
How tractor and fertiliser sales data act as a mirror for farm sector growth
April 26, 2025 12:40 pm
By that yardstick, 2024-25 was a good year for Indian agriculture, in which both tractors and fertilisers notched up impressive sales growth.
Express view on fertilizer subsidies: Let the market decide
January 03, 2025 11:01 pm
The rupee's weakening is a wake-up call for the government. An overvalued rupee made it easier for the government to keep prices of imported fertilisers and fuel artificially low for farmers/consumers and for firms to borrow cheaply in dollars without protecting against exchange risk
Sharp spike in global fertiliser prices set to hit subsidy bill
August 13, 2023 7:27 am
Over the last month, landed prices of imported urea in India have shot up from $318-320 to $395-410 per tonne, after having dropped as low as $285-290 towards the end of June.
Government needs to factor in that both production and procurement are likely to be below expectations
April 23, 2022 11:08 am
Indian wheat is highly competitive in the global market today and there’s scope to ship out, maybe 10 mt in 2022-23 over and above the 7.85 mt last fiscal.
Russians are honouring fertiliser supply agreement, says Govt
April 20, 2022 8:30 am
Fertiliser Secretary Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi's statement comes at a time when concerns have been expressed in certain quarters regarding a possible shortage of fertilisers in the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
From Plate to Plough: The fertiliser challenge
December 21, 2015 12:05 am
The sector is ripe for reform. Will the Centre bite the bullet in the next budget?
CCEA nod to gas pooling for fertiliser sector
April 01, 2015 4:29 am
There are 30 urea producing units in the country, of which 27 are gas-based.
Gas price at about $8,Chidambaram hints lowering price for fertilizer,power sectors
June 28, 2013 11:56 am
Finance Minister said the CCEA had yesterday approved pricing of all domestic gas.
Pakistani stocks end up; rupee weakens
September 28, 2011 5:27 pm
Fertiliser sector led the rally in anticipation of better results for July-September quarter.
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