Fertilising frustration
A so-called farmer's cooperative fertiliser company is ruining agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh
Food for soil
The 'green revolution' has boosted agricultural production and transformed semi-arid land, but its long-term effects on soil quality in India …
The green dream
Environmental problems in Pakistan have grabbed media headlines, but never the serious attention of its leaders. The country's brief rendezvous …
India’s fertiliser industry needs to prioritise pollution control: CSE Study
The industry has been classified under the ‘red category’ of polluting sectors by the Central Pollution Control Board
Sewage power
Mumbai's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers recycles sewage to run the cooling towers of its plants
Bihar farmers block roads over fertiliser shortage
Agitating farmers September 12 stole 60 bags of urea from a truck in Nawada district; allege local agencies creating an artificial crisis
The maize debt trap: Why are tribal farmers in this Odisha district caught in a loop of debt?
Depleting soil quality and rising fertiliser costs perpetuate a crushing cycle of debt and marginalisation
Life industry goldrush
Trade in bio-industrial products is on in full swing, conjuring up visions of El dorado. But whether the Indian industry can embark on this …
Blind to danger
The government turns a Nelson's eye while the construction sector makes hay on phosphogypsum, a carcinogenic byproduct of the fertiliser industry
Coffee: here’s the carbon cost of your daily cup – and how to make it climate-friendly
Using less fertiliser, managing water and energy use more efficiently during milling and exporting the beans by cargo ship rather than aeroplane …
Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem
If farmers earned better returns, with cheaper input costs, then production could be a multiple of the current levels
Organic fertiliser: A must for the next green revolution
With the right policy interventions, India can become the hub of organic fertiliser production
Acute urea shortage, black marketing upset farmers during ongoing rabi season in Bihar
Farmers blame powerful nexus of traders and government officials for fertiliser shortage
Scientists identify genes to improve fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency in rice
Every year, urea worth Rs 50,000 crore is lost from Indian farms, with rice and wheat accounting for about two-thirds of it
Nobody's waste
Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural-urban conflict
Hazards of using fertilisers in Punjab
Studies have pegged consumption of phosphatic fertilizers in Punjab at ten times higher than the national average
Morocco — a top fertiliser producer — could hold a key to the world’s food supply
Morocco plans to produce an additional 8.2 million tonnes of phosphorus fertiliser by 2026
How green is the urea sector?
A comprehensive environmental assessment of India’s urea industry reveals that despite Kafkaesque bureaucratic hurdles from sourcing to …
Human excreta can make good fertiliser, but prejudice and laws stand in way
There is a need for tests and experiments to validate the efficacy of human excreta derived fertilisers, suggests a research by UK scientists
Nano urea in field trials: Ingredients of fertiliser a mystery
The burden of subsidy on fertilisers has increased from Rs 80,000 crore to Rs 2 lakh crore since the Russia-Ukraine war
Fertiliser industry to make $57 billion in profits this year as farmers, govts grapple with the bill
Analysis finds 189 per cent increase in costs for the key imported fertilisers in 2021
Nano fertilisers: Parliamentary report suggests close audit of field trials to see long-term effects
An audit by Department of Fertilisers found 25-50% variation in saving nitrogen use after applying nano urea
Indian research can help cut nitrogen fertiliser waste
Indian scientists manage to identify phenotypes, visibly identifiable features that determine the efficiency with which cultivars use nitrogen
Smokestacks lightening?
Emissions are bound to increase. The power sector improves, but others will spew more, especially iron and steel
‘No scientifically proven effects of nano liquid urea on crops’: Research pokes holes in IFFCO’s claims
IFFCO claims may lead to large-scale yield losses with serious consequences for food security and livelihood of farmers, says opinion paper
