THE agriculture ministry plans to allow private players to import and supply urea, as it looks to bring down the fertiliser subsidy bill that has touched Rs 1,00,000 crore in 2008-09.

Kunal Bose / October 13, 2009, 0:40 IST

It

Eyes 90-year, revenue-sharing contract for eight fertiliser units.

The government may lease six sick units on a public private partnership (PPP) basis instead of disposing of these units through an outright sale. The department of fertiliser plans to invite bids for the revival of these plants in November and is seeking Cabinet clearance to start the process.

New Delhi: Thanks to the sharp slump in the prices of farm nutrients in the global markets, the government

Following the Mumbai High Court

New Govt Readying MRP For Key Commodities
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THE Centre

On April 1, big announcements tend to be taken with a smidgen of salt. This, however, was no prank. On the east coast, in a small village called Gadimoga in Andhra Pradesh, an event that seems set to propel India into the big league in terms of energy security was beginning to play out. Mukesh Ambani