India has issued a global urea tender asking producers to quote a discount for the supply of 600,000 tonnes of urea & seeks to cut import costs & secure cheaper supplies of the soil nutrient.
Centre spent around Rs 1.25 lakh crore on fertiliser subsidies in last financial year. Disruption of ammonia supplies from Russia likely to push bill up to Rs 2 lakh crore this year.
With goods trains not plying in Punjab since 2 Oct, both govt & private thermal plants are facing acute coal shortage. Urea for farms is also not reaching state, leading to shortage.
The funniest part about pig politicisation is that it is based on ignorance. Hindus and Christians can eat all the pork they want and keep pigs as pets—that does not bother Muslims.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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