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This fertiliser stock rallies 5%, hits record high on June 19; here's why

Krishana Phoschem shares rose after its board gave in-principle nod to set up a 500 TPD DAP/NPK fertiliser plant and 300 TPD sulphuric acid unit at Meghnagar, MP.

DCM Shriram Q4 results: Profit jumps 52% YoY to ₹178.91 cr on higher income

DCM Shriram Ltd on Monday reported a 52 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 178.91 crore for the quarter ended March on higher income. Its net profit stood at Rs 117.80 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 3,040.60 crore in the January-March period of the last fiscal from Rs 2,555.23 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year. During the 2024-25 fiscal, the company's net profit increased to Rs 604.27 crore from Rs 447.10 crore in the preceding year. Total income rose to Rs 12,883.46 crore in the last fiscal year from Rs 11,529.83 crore in 2023-24. DCM Shriram is into chemical, sugar, farm solutions and fertilizer businesses among others.

Centre hikes non-urea fertiliser subsidies with allocation of Rs 37K cr

Says FY25 subsidy now totals Rs 1.91 trn versus BE of Rs 1.68 trn

White House announces Black Sea ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

The White House said in a statement that Washington would help restore Russia's access to the world market for agricultural and fertiliser exports

Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore in talks to buy phosphate from Togo

India's rock phosphate imports from Togo have risen steadily over the past few years, with purchases made on a spot basis

Budget 2025-26: Business as usual for farm, food, and petrol subsidies

The food subsidy for FY26 was estimated at Rs 2,03,420 crore, which is 3.04 per cent higher than the RE for FY25 but 0.9 per cent lower than the BE for FY25

After 4 years, Di-Ammonia Phosphate prices likely to rise by 12-15%

Sources said that the unofficial cap on prices has been lifted and companies have been permitted to raise DAP and other complex rates by a specified amount

Coromandel Int'l, IFDC join hands to boost innovation in fertiliser sector

The collaboration marks a significant step towards addressing critical challenges in agriculture by introducing next-generation fertilisers

As DAP sales dip, farmers turn to more beneficial NPKS, shows data

MOP sales buck trend, rise 20% in kharif 2024

Key infra sectors' growth drops to 3.1% in Oct from 12.7% last year

The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) which measures overall industrial growth

The DAP gap: Is the ongoing shortage real, and can it be mitigated?

As supplies of DAP have got squeezed, more and more growers are opting for complexes - mainly combinations of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, and sulphur (NPKS) in various grades

Union Budget 2024: Govt slashes food, fertiliser, and fuel subsidy bill

As the gas prices dropped, the cost of producing urea has also come down, and with it its subsidy expenditure from the government

Iffco to spend around Rs 80 cr on building model 'nano' villages

In these model villages or clusters, Iffco would undertake focused activities to encourage farmers to adopt nano products such as nano urea and diammonium phosphate

UP govt builds 4.8 MT of fertiliser inventory; to cover 84% of demand

Supplies by the central government agencies in the coming weeks are expected to fill the demand-availability gap

Financial impact of transition to green ammonia for fertiliser production

There is a large difference in the cost of production between grey and green ammonia

Govt notifies specifications of Iffco's 'Nano Urea Plus' fertiliser

The government has notified specifications of a new product 'Nano Urea Plus' fertiliser to be manufactured by cooperative IFFCO in the country for the next three years. Nano Urea Plus is a new version of nano urea meant for meeting crop nitrogen requirements at critical growth phases. As per the gazette notification, the government has approved Nano Urea Plus in liquid form with 16 per cent nitrogen content and pH value of 4-8.5 and viscosity of 5-30. This product will be manufactured by the cooperative major IFFCO for a period of three years, it said. "IFFCO's Nano Urea Plus is an advanced formulation of Nano Urea in which nutrition is redefined to meet crop nitrogen requirements at critical growth phases. It is used in place of conventional urea and other nitrogenous fertilisers for promoting soil health, farmer's profitability & sustainable environment," IFFCO Managing Director and CEO U S Awasthi said on a social media platform X. It also enhances the availability and ...

Decarbonisation of fertiliser sector: India's 2070 'net zero' road map

Use of green hydrogen in the production of ammonia can be achieved by putting up grass-root green ammonia plants and scrapping of existing plants

Govt provides nearly Rs 1.71 trn as fertiliser subsidy till Jan in 2023-24

The government has provided nearly Rs 1.71 lakh crore as fertilisers subsidy till January in this fiscal year, Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba said the government provides subsidy on various fertilizers to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at affordable prices to farmers. "The subsidy provided for fertilisers in the country for the year 2023-24 (as of January 31, 2024) is Rs 1,70,923 crore," he added. The Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy with effect from April 1, 2010, for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under the policy, a fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual/semi-annual basis, is provided on notified P&K fertilizers depending on their nutrient content. "Under this policy,P (maximum retail price) is fixed by fertilizer companies as per market dynamics at reasonable level which is monitored by the government. Accordingly, .

UPL stock slumps 11% on weak Q3 performance, triggers downgrades

Weak near-term outlook could worsen cash flows for the company

Ammonia gas leak: Coromandel International Limited shut down temporarily

The leak has been fully plugged and there is no cause for concern, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) said, following protests by people who sought closure of the plant