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Maharashtra: 3 killed, 9 hospitalised after gas leak at Sangli fertiliser plant
1 month ago

Maharashtra: 3 killed, 9 hospitalised after gas leak at Sangli fertiliser plant

Hindustan Times  

At least three persons, including two women, were killed and nine others hospitalised after a gas leak following a blast in a reactor at a fertiliser plant in Maharashtra’s Sangli district. Police said a reactor at the fertiliser plant exploded releasing chemical fumes. The incident took place around 6.30pm on Thursday at the Myanmar Chemical Company in Shalgaon MIDC of …

Pti Sangli Gas Leak
Raid exposes fertiliser smuggling racket near Nepal border
1 month ago

Raid exposes fertiliser smuggling racket near Nepal border

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW A major hoarding and smuggling racket involved in supplying fertiliser to Nepal has surfaced after the seizure of a huge stock of fertilisers, particularly DAP and NPK, from the basement of a building near the Nepal border in UP’s Shravasti on Wednesday, said officials. A raid was carried out at fertiliser sale centres near the Nepal border by a …

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G20 Summit: Global South ’most adversely’ hit by food, fuel crisis due to global conflicts, says PM Modi
1 month ago

G20 Summit: Global South ’most adversely’ hit by food, fuel crisis due to global conflicts, says PM Modi

Live Mint  

During his speech at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brazil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India's commitment to lifting 250 million people out of poverty. The countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by global conflicts and G20 must give primacy to their concerns and priorities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

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G20 Summit: Global South adversely impacted by food, fuel, fertiliser crisis due to global conflicts, says PM Modi
1 month ago

G20 Summit: Global South adversely impacted by food, fuel, fertiliser crisis due to global conflicts, says PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

The G20 should focus on the challenges and priorities of the Global South, which have been most affected by the food, fuel and fertiliser crisis brought on by global conflicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Modi’s remarks, made during the first session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro that focused on “Social inclusion and the fight …

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Mother-in-law’s tongue: It’s easier to handle than you think!
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mother-in-law’s tongue: It’s easier to handle than you think!

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Snake Plant, also known as Dracaena trifasciata or Mother-in-law’s Tongue, is one of the easiest plants to care for and is great for homes and offices alike. And to give it the perfect environment and avoid common care mistakes, here’s what you should do: Light and watering needs: Snake plants thrive in low to medium light, making them perfect …

Water Watering Snake Plants
Mother-in-law’s tongue: It’s easier to handle than you think!
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mother-in-law’s tongue: It’s easier to handle than you think!

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Snake Plant, also known as Dracaena trifasciata or Mother-in-law’s Tongue, is one of the easiest plants to care for, and is great for homes and offices alike. And to give it the perfect environment and avoid common care mistakes here’s what you should do: Light and watering needs: Snake plants thrive in low to medium light, making them perfect …

Snake Plants
Mann Slams Ravneet's 'Baseless' Claim on Paddy Purchase, Demands Priority for Punjab
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mann Slams Ravneet's 'Baseless' Claim on Paddy Purchase, Demands Priority for Punjab

ABP News  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has met with Chemical and Fertiliser Minister JP Nadda to ensure complete supply of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertiliser in the state before November 15. The Chief Minister expressed concern over the shortage of DAP, which is essential for wheat cultivation, and requested priority allocation of DAP to Punjab in comparison to other states.

Politics Law Social Issues Agriculture New Delhi
FAO Warns of Fertilizer Crisis in India, Urging Urgent Action
2 months ago

FAO Warns of Fertilizer Crisis in India, Urging Urgent Action

The Hindu  

India needs to increase its domestic fertiliser output to offset unstable market conditions in Ukraine and West Asia. Dr. Nicholas Sitko, a senior economist at the FAO, suggests that the country should focus on building up organic carbon in soil by switching to natural farming practices. He also emphasizes the need for policies that support women farmers and provide a …

Government Law Agriculture Food Security New Delhi
Record Foodgrain Production Despite Fertiliser Shortage: Centre
2 months ago

Record Foodgrain Production Despite Fertiliser Shortage: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, the Centre on Saturday expressed confidence in achieving record foodgrain production in the 2024-25 rabi season. The state has a sufficient supply of key fertilisers, such as urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP), despite the delay in shipments due to geopolitical tensions and disruption of Red Sea routes.

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Coromandel Intl to raise stake for majority holding in Senegalese rock phosphate miner BMCC
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Coromandel Intl to raise stake for majority holding in Senegalese rock phosphate miner BMCC

The Hindu  

Agriculture solutions company Coromandel International is acquiring an additional 8.82% equity stake in Baobab Mining and Chemicals Corporation for $3.84 million, which will take its overall shareholding in the Senegal-based rock phosphate miner to 53.8%. Eyeing self sufficiency The fertiliser maker had in September 2022 acquired 45% stake in the Senegalese firm that holds renewable exploitation permit for processing phosphate …

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Tanker leaks sulphuric acid, creates panic in U.P. village
4 months, 1 week ago

Tanker leaks sulphuric acid, creates panic in U.P. village

Hindustan Times  

Leakage of sulphuric acid from a tanker of a fertiliser company created panic among dwellers of Village Dev Kahi near Chauri Chaura, after they were gripped by a choking sensation and irritation in their eyes, on Thursday night. Swinging into action, SDM Prashant Verma and police station officer Chauri Chaura, Ashish Kumar Singh, rushed to the spot and directed the …

Punjab using 76% more fertiliser per hectare than national average: Govt in Rajya Sabha
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab using 76% more fertiliser per hectare than national average: Govt in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Average consumption of fertilisers at the all-India level stood at nearly 140 kg per hectare during 2023-24, while the consumption in Punjab was 247.61 kg per hectare, the government said on Tuesday. India imported 18.65 lakh tonne urea and 22.58 lakh tonne phosphatic and potassic fertilisers from China during 2023-24, the government added. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, …

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EGBC offering Ganesha idols that grow into vegetable plants
4 months, 3 weeks ago

EGBC offering Ganesha idols that grow into vegetable plants

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Be Earthy, an eco-friendly tribal outlet of the Eastern Ghats Biodiversity Centre near PM Palem in Visakhapatnam, is offering Ganesh idols that are eco-friendly and turn into vegetable plants. The centre is offering Ganesh idols made by tribal women using red soil, organic fertiliser and cow dung, which contain a vegetable seed. This leads to the seed germinating and …

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PM Modi’s Russia visit: Unpacking the layers of a complex relationship
5 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi’s Russia visit: Unpacking the layers of a complex relationship

Firstpost  

India’s objectives extend beyond merely securing bargain prices for oil, fertiliser, and weapons. The aim is to forge deeper partnerships, particularly in defence technology transfers, building on the success of the BrahMos missile Russia's President Vladimir Putin talks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi before awarding him the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in …

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Andhra Pradesh: Vigil stepped up on sale of fertiliser, seeds ahead of Kharif
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Vigil stepped up on sale of fertiliser, seeds ahead of Kharif

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: As the farmers are gearing up for Kharif season, the agriculture officials have increased vigil on fertiliser and seeds outlets. During the last season, the officials conducted inspections and identified that vendors are buying huge quantities of unauthorised fertilisers, repackaging them, and selling them under various names at high prices to the farmers. Guntur district agriculture department officials held …

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Meet Russia's richest billionaire who toppled a fertiliser tycoon on Forbes list
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet Russia's richest billionaire who toppled a fertiliser tycoon on Forbes list

Hindustan Times  

Russian industraliast Vagit Alekperov has become the richest billionaire in the country, according to the recently-released Forbes Billionaires List 2024. Russia's richest people added $72 billion to their fortunes over the past year, taking their collective wealth to $577 billion, Forbes said on Tuesday. In 2021, before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Forbes had estimated the total wealth of Russian billionaires …

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Only Authorised Person Responsible For Quality Control Of Fertiliser Products Can Be Prosecuted, Not Directors Of Company: Karnataka High Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Only Authorised Person Responsible For Quality Control Of Fertiliser Products Can Be Prosecuted, Not Directors Of Company: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal prosecution initiated against one Amith M Jain, Managing director of a company who was charged under sections 3, 13, 19 of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, read with Sections 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955. A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajit Shetty said, “The material on record would go to show …

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PM Modi launches projects worth ₹35,700 crore in Jharkhand
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi launches projects worth ₹35,700 crore in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 1 inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth ₹35,700 crore in Jharkhand. Among various projects, he dedicated to the nation the ₹8,900-crore fertiliser plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd in Sindri in Dhanbad district. India’s urea production reached 310 lakh tonne now from 225 lakh tonne in 2014, a significant step …

Jharkhand Fertiliser Plant
Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser firms
10 months ago

Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser firms

Live Mint  

Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser companies to earn additional revenue and also receive nutrient-based subsidies on it, food and public distribution secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday. The union government said it has facilitated a mutually agreed price of ₹4,263 per metric tonne for the sale of PDM by sugar mills to fertiliser companies …

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Ennore ammonia gas leak | Fertiliser company that was responsible ready to pay ₹5.92 crore as compensation: T.N. Minister
10 months ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | Fertiliser company that was responsible ready to pay ₹5.92 crore as compensation: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Environment Minister Siva V. Meyyanathan on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, told the State Legislative Assembly that the next step with regard to Coromandel International Ltd, a fertiliser manufacturing unit in Ennore, Chennai, that had been shut down in the wake of an ammonia leak in December, that led to the hospitalisation of over 50 people, would be taken …

Tamil Nadu Member Ennore
Ennore ammonia gas leak | Tamil Nadu govt. directs TNPCB to pursue legal action against fertiliser firm
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | Tamil Nadu govt. directs TNPCB to pursue legal action against fertiliser firm

The Hindu  

The State government has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to implement the recommendations of the technical committee report on the ammonia gas leak in Ennore. Further, the State sought to take legal action against the fertiliser firm Coromandel International Limited, responsible for the gas leak. Water curtain system, fire water nozzles in ammonia feed pumps should be installed …

State Pipeline Ammonia Leak
IISR develops new granular lime-based trichoderma bio-pesticide, fertiliser
11 months, 2 weeks ago

IISR develops new granular lime-based trichoderma bio-pesticide, fertiliser

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Spices Research Kozhikode have successfully developed a new granular lime-based Trichoderma formulation, ‘Tricholime’, integrating Trichoderma- a fungal biocontrol agent used for controlling a variety of soil-borne pathogens- and Lime into a single product, making the application easier for the farmers. This lime-based formulation neutralizes the soil acidity while promoting plant growth and shields crops from soil-borne …

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Ammonia gas leak | Permission not given to Ennore fertiliser unit to resume operations yet: T.N. Pollution Control Board
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ammonia gas leak | Permission not given to Ennore fertiliser unit to resume operations yet: T.N. Pollution Control Board

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has clarified that no permission has been given to Coromandel International Limited, Ennore so far to resume operations following an ammonia leak from the unit’s pipelines on December 26. The TNPCB had issued a direction to the unit to suspend its offshore pipeline activity, fertiliser plant operations, and other allied activities, and had asked …

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Over 25 hospitalised after Ammonia gas leaks from Chennai fertiliser unit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 25 hospitalised after Ammonia gas leaks from Chennai fertiliser unit

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Ammonia gas leaked from a subsea pipeline linked to a fertiliser manufacturing unit situated on the shoreline in north Chennai, affecting people by causing shortness of breath, nausea and faintness and approximately 25 of them have been hospitalised, official sources said on Wednesday. For the people of north Chennai, it was double whammy, as they were affected by the …

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