Tag: Fertilizer subsidy
The shift in Fertilizer Policy: Move towards Natural Farming?
To promote fertilizer use, to avoid a rise in crop prices, and to subsidize agriculture,...
DAP subsidy cut by Rs 15,792 a ton; low global prices to save govt bill
In this regard, on May 18, the Department of Fertilizers notified new subsidy rates...
IFFCO MD hails nod to commercial release of nano-DAP
The agriculture ministry has approved commercial release of nano-diammonium phosphate...
Need for change in subsidy policy to rein in skewed fertilizer consumption
Efforts have been made for about the last three decades to balance fertilizer consumption,...
IFFCO to soon launch nano DAP at Rs 600/bottle of 500 ml
After introducing nano liquid urea, cooperative IFFCO aims to launch nano DAP fertiliser...
Fertilizer subsidy estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore for current FY
The fertilizer subsidy given by the Union Government is estimated to reach Rs 2.5...
Urea prices go down by up to 45 per cent in global market due to fall in demand
Urea prices, which had gone up to as high as nearly $1,000 per tonne, have come...
Fertilizer subsidy may go up to Rs 2.15 lakh crore due to increase in prices
The fertilizer subsidy may exceed the Budget provisions by Rs 1.1 lakh crore in...
Urea price reaches $1,200 and phosphoric acid $2,000; fertilizer prices may go up
According to fertilizer industry sources, companies are incurring losses even after...
Food and fertilizer subsidies may cross Rs 5 lakh crore this year; cut in Budget likely
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget in Parliament on Feb...
Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices
The international market is undergoing a phase of a steep rise in fertilizer prices....
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...
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...
Government decides not to increase subsidy under NBS; rollback of increased prices of DAP and other fertilizers difficult
On April 9, the central government issued an an office memorandum keeping the nutrient-based...
Prices of complex fertilizers, including DAP, rise up to 58 per cent; farmers get a jolt
With the rise in prices of raw material in the international market, IFFCO, the...
Farmers’ movement brings government’s fertilizer subsidy reforms wagon to a halt
When an extra allocation of Rs 65,000 crore rupees for fertilizer subsidy was sanctioned...