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What is soil health card scheme? Check eligibility, cost and challenges

Under SHC scheme, a soil health card contains soil health indicators and descriptive concepts based on farmers' knowledge of local natural resources and practical experience

Guterres urges restoring food, fertiliser from Ukraine, Russia into markets

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres HAS stressed the importance of reintegrating the food and fertilizer products from Ukraine and Russia into world markets.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeks $55-mn loan from India for buying fertiliser

Wickremesinghe has said that within five to six months, the current agriculture shortages could be salvaged if swift action was taken to address the shortages faced by the farmers.

Centre seizes 35,000 bags of urea diverted from agricultural use

Being highly subsidised, there is always a tendency to divert urea towards non-agriculture purposes

Adequate urea stocks in country; no need to import till December: Mandaviya

The Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister said the prices of fertilisers have dropped in the international market and hoped that rates would further decline in the next six months

Govt leans heavily on nominal revenue growth to beat fiscal blues

If the burden does hit Rs 2.5 trillion, that would mean extra spending of around Rs 35,000 crore

Normal monsoon boost Indian economy; related stocks may gain: Analysts

Analysts consider the south-west monsoon to be the lifeline of India's agri-based economy, as it is likely to brighten outlook for bumper crop output amid inflationary times post covid-19 blowout.

Nano urea will boost crop production, increase farmers' income: IFFCO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually inaugurated the world's first nano urea liquid plant by IFFCO near Kalol town of Gujarat's Gandhinagar district

Deepak Fertilisers Q4 consolidated PAT rises 144% at Rs 283 crore

The company's PAT stood at Rs 115.80 crore during the corresponding quarter of 2020-21, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation said in a BSE filing

Centre committed to providing assured supply of fertilisers: Mandaviya

The government is committed to provide assured supply of fertilisers to the farmers and there is no shortage of fertilisers in the country, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.

India extends support to Sri Lanka, to supply 65,000 MT of urea

Both Moragoda and Kumar Chaturvedi discussed possible ways and measures to ensure that chemical fertilizers from India to Sri Lanka are supplied continuously under the existing Credit Line and beyond

Uptrend intact in GNFC, Coromandel, Madras Fertilizers; may gain up to 16%

Fertilizer shares have been the outperformers so far in 2022, gaining up to 100%; While the bullish sentiment seems overrated, charts indicate continuation of the uptrend.

Govt approves Rs 60,939 crore subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers

The decision to raise the fertilisers subsidy was taken after a spike in the prices of crop nutrients in global markets, mainly due to supply chain disruption after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

Despite thousands of miles separating her from the battlefields of Ukraine, Kariuki and her cabbage, corn and spinach farm are indirect victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war leaves them prey to rising costs, supply disruptions even as administered prices are unchanged

Indian Potash signs 5-year purchase agreement with Israel Chemicals

Indian Potash Ltd has signed a five-year deal to import muriate of potash from Israel Chemical Ltd, according to a government statement released on Monday

Looming fertiliser shortage

It would push up subsidy bill significantly

Govt seeks Parliament nod for extra spending of Rs 1.07 trn in FY22

The government sought Parliament nod for net additional spending of over Rs 1.07 lakh crore, including about Rs 15,000 crore towards fertilizer subsidy, in third batch for current fiscal year

UPL to sell 49.98% stake in subsidiary ANSL to Nerka Chemicals

UPL, in a regulatory filing, said it will offload the stake for a consideration of Rs 1.75 crore and the deal is expected to be completed by March 31 this year

Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity dwindle

Dramatic fall in yields follows a decision last April by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ban all chemical fertilisers in Sri Lanka