An ICRIER study shows that Indian soils are increasingly deficient in sulphur, zinc, iron and magnesium, with excessive dependence on a single nutrient—nitrogen.
Our study presents evidence suggestive of the fact that farmers who demonstrate greater knowledge about the importance of potassium tend to achieve higher yields and revenues.
Assurance comes ahead of PM Modi’s likely visit to China later this month and amid a rough patch in India-US ties. Beijing has restarted export of urea earlier this month.
Even as they deploy ministers, MLAs to control situation, Centre, states deny shortage. Experts blame lack of planning, slow increase in fertiliser subsidies for crisis in sowing season.
We rely on chemical fertilisers to grow our food, which are responsible for both greenhouse gas emissions and agricultural pollution, and are largely unaffordable for smallholder farmers.
India is a leading importer of fertilisers for its huge agriculture sector, which employs about half of its 1.4 billion people and accounts for nearly 15% of the $3 trillion economy.
Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan scheme was launched in April 2018, but was beset by implementation gaps with ‘stakeholder ministries working in silos’.
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will not need to buy fertiliser from the spot markets to meet local demand in the summer sown crop season starting from April, the country's fertilisers
Under new scheme, both public & private sector companies will be required to sell subsidised fertilisers under a single brand name, in uniform bags displaying scheme branding.
India, one of the top 4 buyers of urea, has provisioned 287 lakh metric tonnes for next 7 months. This comes as Russia's war on Ukraine has caused shortage of fertlisers.
Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
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