गंगा और इसकी सहायक नदियों को दूषित करने वाले उद्योगों को नोटिस जारी किए गये हैं। इनमें सभी ऐसे उद्योगों को शामिल किया गया है जिनसे निकलने वाले दूषित पानी को सीधे गंगा में छोड़ा जाता है। नोटिस के साथ

In two cases of violation of the Seed Act, the Chief Judicial Magistrate has imposed fine on several firms.

Contending that cost of urea production needs to be kept under check and so should the subsidy burden, the ministry of fertiliser has asked the petroleum ministry to continue providing natural gas

Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers present this Thirty-Ninth Report on the subject 'Pricing of Fertilizers' of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers).

A team of scientists of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Thursday visited the rivers in Paradip area following reports of leakage of acid water.

New Delhi : IN what could spur stagnant domestic production of natural gas, reduce the dependence of power and fertiliser companies on imports of expensive LNG and ease the subsidy burden on the fi

Electricity to cost more as power cos to pass on fuel price hike to consumers

While Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will be the biggest gainers from the gas price hike announced by the Indian government today, power and fertiliser companies will see their fuel costs shooting up substantially.

Govt expected to save 15% on this account

In a measure that would give relief to the government’s subsidy bill, the Union Cabinet today gave a nod to the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for 2013-14. These are expected to cut the fertiliser subsidy by about 15 per cent in the current financial year, compared to 2012-13. After oil and food, the fertiliser sector is the third largest contributor to the government’s subsidy bill. According to the Budget proposals, the Centre wanted to cut the subsidy bill on these three to Rs 2.21 lakh crore for 2013-14, as compared with about Rs 2.47 lakh crore during 2012-13.

A writ petition seeking allocation of K-G Basin gas to private power plants in the State was adjourned to June 10 by Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of the A.P. High Court on Thursday.

The petition, filed by private power plants, contended that the policy of the Central Government allocating gas explored by Reliance in K-G basin to the fertilizer industry on priority basis was discriminatory.

Company intends to invest Rs 35 cr in the new facility

Mumbai-based diversified chemicals player, Aarti Industries Ltd will set up a fertiliser manufacturing facility at Jhagadia in Bharuch district. The company intends to invest around Rs 35 crore towards the new facility. “This will be an expansion of our existing chemicals facility at Jhagadia. The new fertilisers facility will have the annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of single super phosphate fertiliser,” said Rajendra Gogri, chairman and managing director.

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