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Urea price crash opens window for reforms in India
June 15, 2026 7:17 am
The goal of reforms is to nudge them in this direction, unlike ad hoc interventions that only kick the can down the road.
Punjab farmers protest: What is driving reported shortages of fertilisers?
June 12, 2026 10:35 am
Punjab’s fertiliser demand is highly seasonal and concentrated around crop sowing periods. With the kharif season beginning, some farmers have flagged shortages at a time when global fertiliser prices have spiked.
Maharashtra farmers squeezed by fertiliser scarcity, rising input costs
June 10, 2026 7:29 pm
With global supply chains still strained, Indian farmers are bearing the brunt of cascading input-cost pressures.
Fertiliser subsidy burden set to double on global supply crunch
June 10, 2026 8:49 am
PSUs float tenders for imports, government plans to tap Russia to meet demand.
Turn potential double-whammy of rain and fertiliser shortfall into an opportunity
June 07, 2026 11:22 pm
The Modi government must work towards making 2026 India’s year of millets, pulses and oilseeds, which also consume less water and fertilisers — especially urea (nitrogen) — than rice, wheat or sugarcane
Amid Iran war squeeze, unraveling the real cost of India's fertiliser imports
May 26, 2026 4:05 am
The total bill, which includes import of inputs used in domestically manufactured fertilisers, was over $27 billion in 2025-26 and may cross the 2022-23 record of $33.4 billion this fiscal on account of the Iran war.
For India, weakening monsoon and fertiliser crisis, a double whammy
May 22, 2026 8:20 pm
India needs to source nearly four times its current urea opening stocks to meet kharif requirements, and that gap must be bridged through imports purchased at crisis-level global prices
West Asia crisis opens space for fertiliser policy reform
May 13, 2026 3:39 am
When product availability is itself a problem, how much can one subsidise?
‘West Asia conflict effect kept in mind’: Cabinet clears 12% hike in P&K fertiliser subsidy
April 09, 2026 2:14 am
India relies on imports of raw materials to meet its fertiliser requirement due to limited domestic reserves.
Disruption caused by West Asia war carries a reminder: Policy reforms in fertiliser sector are overdue
March 16, 2026 6:34 am
If this crisis can be converted into an opportunity to reform the sector, it will bring rich rewards
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