Tag: fertilizer subsidy

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Indian Farmers Buy 3.5 Times More Organic Manure After the Iran War

Indian Farmers Buy 3.5 Times More Organic Manure After the Iran War

Organic manure purchases by Indian farmers surged 3.5 times during the Kharif 2026...

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Global Fertilizer Prices Fall Sharply, Bringing Relief to India; Urea Drops $250/Tonne, DAP Below $900

Global Fertilizer Prices Fall Sharply, Bringing Relief to India; Urea Drops $250/Tonne, DAP Below $900

Global prices of urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP) have declined significantly,...

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Madhya Pradesh Revises Fertilizer Prices, NPK Rate Jumps to Rs 2,450 Per Bag From Rs 1,720 Last Year

Madhya Pradesh Revises Fertilizer Prices, NPK Rate Jumps to Rs 2,450 Per Bag From Rs 1,720 Last Year

Fertilizer prices have surged sharply ahead of the Kharif 2026 season due to disruptions...

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Global Fertilizer Crisis Pushes NPK Prices Up to Rs 2,450 Per Bag in India

Global Fertilizer Crisis Pushes NPK Prices Up to Rs 2,450 Per Bag in India

Escalating tensions in West Asia and rising global raw material prices have sharply...

Agribusiness
IPL Biologicals Starts Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat Amid Push to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use

IPL Biologicals Starts Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat Amid Push to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use

IPL Biologicals Ltd. has inaugurated a Rs 200 crore bio-products manufacturing facility...

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June 1-15 ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ to Promote Balanced Fertilizer Use, Soil Health

June 1-15 ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ to Promote Balanced Fertilizer Use, Soil Health

Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced...

International
West Asia Crisis Pushes India’s DAP Import Cost 30% Higher; Fertilizer Subsidy Burden Set to Rise

West Asia Crisis Pushes India’s DAP Import Cost 30% Higher; Fertilizer Subsidy Burden Set to Rise

India has secured 1.5 million tons of costly DAP imports for the kharif season as...

Opinion
Agriculture at a Turning Point: Structural Shifts and Unfinished Reforms in Budget 2026-27

Agriculture at a Turning Point: Structural Shifts and Unfinished Reforms in Budget 2026-27

While the Budget 2027 framework is looking forward, several current developments...

National
Farm Sector Allocations Limited to Minor Tweaks, Spending Declines in Key Schemes

Farm Sector Allocations Limited to Minor Tweaks, Spending Declines in Key Schemes

The Union Budget 2026–27 offers no major new direction for agriculture, limiting...

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Mission for Self-Reliance in Fertilizers Likely in Budget 2026–27 to Cut Import Dependence

Mission for Self-Reliance in Fertilizers Likely in Budget 2026–27 to Cut Import Dependence

To reduce rising imports of fertilizers and to improve soil health, the central...

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Fertilizer Subsidy: Government Goes Fully Digital in a Major Policy Push

Fertilizer Subsidy: Government Goes Fully Digital in a Major Policy Push

Approximately Rs 2 Lakh Crore of Fertilizers Subsidy to be Processed Through Digital...

Opinion
The Year India Must Shift Farm Policies Focus from Consumers to Farmers

The Year India Must Shift Farm Policies Focus from Consumers to Farmers

As India pushes toward its 2047 development goal, the gap between policy intent...

National
Cabinet Approves Rs 37,216 Crore Subsidy for P&K Fertilizers in Kharif Season

Cabinet Approves Rs 37,216 Crore Subsidy for P&K Fertilizers in Kharif Season

A subsidy of ₹37,216.15 crore will be provided for the Kharif 2025 season, which...

National
DAP prices set to increase by Rs 200 per bag from January

DAP prices set to increase by Rs 200 per bag from January

The weakening of the rupee has raised the import cost by approximately ₹1,200 per...

Opinion
The shift in Fertilizer Policy: Move towards Natural Farming?

The shift in Fertilizer Policy: Move towards Natural Farming?

To promote fertilizer use, to avoid a rise in crop prices, and to subsidize agriculture,...

National
DAP subsidy cut by Rs 15,792 a ton; low global prices to save govt bill

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...