Bihar witnesses violent protests over fertiliser shortage
Farmers loot fertiliser trucks and block roads; state blames Union government
Wrap it right
Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea
Modi sedates the farmer
The BJP is repackaging old schemes and offering cosmetic changes to the agrarian policy
Survey proposes direct benefit transfer in fertiliser subsidy
The government spent Rs 73,000 crore as subsidy on fertilizers in 2015-16
We have breached the planetary limit for nitrogen
India is under the grip of nitrogen pollution, finds the country's first assessment on the impacts of the nutrient
World Soil Day: Tackle soil pollution and do away with food insecurity, says FAO
The UN agency says that addressing this issue will also help bring down soil degradation, stem rural migration and adapt to climate change
Public sector urea plants most inefficient consumers of water: Study
The study conducted by Centre for Science and Environment highlights the need to address water demand in the urea industry as it puts pressure on …
Safety a concern for Indian urea plants: Study
The study conducted by Centre for Science and Environment found that equipments for personal protection like helmets, goggles, ear muffs, face …
How green is the urea sector?
A comprehensive environmental assessment of India’s urea industry reveals that despite Kafkaesque bureaucratic hurdles from sourcing to …
Severe urea shortage leads to row between Madhya Pradesh, Centre
An extended monsoon in the state increased wheat acreage, leading to spiraling urea demand and a consequent war of words
Budget 2020-21: Expect direct benefit transfer for urea
Move to aim at controlling excessive urea usage and promoting zero-budget farming
Deadlock between Centre, Punjab unions leaves wheat tillers in limbo at sowing time
Urea and di-ammonium phosphate are in extremely short supply in the state as both sides slug it out
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
How balanced soil nutrient management can save Indian agriculture
The ill-effects of imbalanced application of fertilisers — which leads to soil sickness, decline in soil health and reduces crop …
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
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
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
Chhattisgarh farmers frustrated over black marketing of urea
Farmers in the state are not getting urea; if they are, it is at almost double the price