Fertiliser

Need for dedicated technology to lack of market support: Why novel ideas like turning a city’s waste to manure fail

The waste decomposition and manure formation need special attention and dedicated technology. The government has to step in and support the market while creating a demand from the farmers to use the manure.

After deadly explosion in Beirut, ammonium nitrate fertiliser under regulatory scrutiny again

For many reasons other than regulation, farmers have switching to using urea over ammonium nitrate over the years, analysts say.

What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical fertiliser blamed for the Beirut explosion?

The Beirut blast was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in recent history, according to Brian Castner, lead weapons investigator for Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Team

Coronavirus Lockdown: Eight core sector output contracts by record 38.1% in April; cement falls 86%, steel by 84%

The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by a record 38.1 per cent in April due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, according to the official data

Coronavirus Lockdown: Eight core industries' output contracts 6.5% in March; infra sectors log 0.6% growth in FY20

The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by 6.5 percent in March due to fall in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity amid the coronavirus lockdown

Budget 2020: Govt may consider import duty cut on raw material for fertiliser industry; move aims to boost domestic production

During April-December 2019-20, the country's crude and manufactured fertiliser imports grew by 8.47 percent to $ 6.2 billion.

Core sector output growth declines to 45-month low of 0.5% in August; coal, crude oil, cement among major industries worst hit

During April-August, growth in the eight core industries grew by 2.4 percent from 5.7 percent in the year-ago period

Growth of eight core industries at 2.1% in July, down from 7.3% in 2018, says official data

According to the data released by the government on Monday, output of coal, crude oil, natural gas and refinery products recorded negative growth in July.

Eight core sectors growth slows down to 0.2% in June on contraction in oil-related sectors, cement production

Growth of eight core industries dropped to 0.2 percent in June, mainly due to a contraction in oil-related sectors as well as cement production, according to official data

Centre launches fertiliser DBT 2.0 initiatives, to transfer over Rs 70,000-cr subsidy directly to farmers' bank accounts

The government has been able to curb leakage and black marketing of fertilisers because of the DBT, he said.