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O2 crisis: IIT Kanpur to set up 50 oxygen plants
Amid high demand for liquid medical oxygen (LMO) by Covid-19 patients, Indian Institute...
Railways to spend Rs 556 crore to redevelop Lucknow’s majestic Charbagh station
The Charbagh project comprises integrated development and redevelopment of both...
Oil firms float tenders to buy 260 Million Litre of ethanol
To achieve the pan-India fuel blending target of 8-8.5 per cent, the public sector...
IFFCO Kisan ties up with Ajooni Biotech for supply of BIS mark cattle feed
IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd has signed an agreement with Ajooni Biotech for sourcing/procurement...
UP sugar mills in huge arrears to sugarcane farmers: Kunwar Danish Ali
In a letter written to PM Narendra Modi, the Amroha MP Kunwar Danish Ali has highlighted...
Six months into the farmers’ movement, govt and farmers both adamant on their respective stances but both want the movement to be over
SKM has even written a letter to PM Narendra Modi asking him to resume the dialogue...
CII demands reallocation of oxygen for steel, ferrous industry
With the medical oxygen demand by Covid-19 hospitals starting to stabilise, the...
Only phosphate subsidy goes up in NBS notification; will the fertilizer companies bear the increased cost of MOP and other complex fertilizers or the farmers?
The subsidy has gone up only on phosphate in the notification issued by the Department...
Farmers to get DAP bag for Rs 1,200 only; Govt goes for a massive Rs 700 increase in subsidy
The central government has announced a massive 140 per cent increase in subsidy...
Increased prices of DAP and other complex fertilizers put govt under pressure; industry instructed to go for reasonable increase
The government is now filled with apprehensions of political loss due to an increase...
Sugarcane farmers get 92.4 per cent payments in Maharashtra for the current season; only 62.29 per cent in UP
As per the data available, as of May 12, 2021, the UP sugar mills have made 62.29...
Economic recovery under threat amid surging COVID cases and lagging vaccination in poorer countries
Amid rapid vaccinations and continued fiscal and monetary support measures, China...
Increase in prices leads to 74 per cent fall in DAP sales; total fertilizer sales down by 25 per cent
The fertilizer producer companies increased the prices of decontrolled fertilizers...
SC committee report on farm laws still in a sealed cover; farmer organizations adamant on protest
In the second week of January, the SC ordered a stay on the three farm laws till...
Obituary: Dr Tajamul Haque: A Great Champion of Poor and Downtrodden
Dr Haque was among very few professionals, who was equally popular among students,...
Indian sugar companies ink export contracts for 5.5 million tonnes
Citing market reports, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) today said 5.5 MT of...
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