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Core sector output declines by 0.5 pc in Aug vs 4.7 pc growth a year ago
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 30 (ANI): The eight core industries recorded 0.5 per cent decline during August, mainly due to fall in the output of coal, crude oil, natural gas, cement and electricity, according to government data released on Monday.
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Talcher Fertilisers awards coal gasification contract to Wuhuan Engineerin
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Talcher Fertilisers Ltd (TFL) has awarded a lump-sum turnkey contract to Wuhuan Engineering of China for implementing its coal gasification unit for production of ammonia and urea.
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Punjab slashes VAT on natural gas from 14.3 pc to 3.3 pc
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab) [India] Sept 10 (ANI): The government of Punjab has decided to reduce the valued added tax (VAT) on natural gas in the gaseous state other than the compressed natural gas (CNG) from 14.3 per cent to 3.3 per cent.
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Growth of core infra sectors slows down to 2.1 pc in July
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The growth of eight core industries declined to 2.1 per cent against 7.3 per cent growth in the same period of last year, the government data released on Monday showed.
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Odisha government okays five investment proposals worth Rs 2.04 lakh crore
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Odisha state government on Monday approved five investment proposals envisaging total investment of Rs 2.04 lakh crore and employment opportunities for 27,645 people.
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Deepak Fertilisers reports substantial fall in Q1 revenue, profit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation (DFPC) has reported that its consolidated revenue during the April to June quarter almost halved to Rs 1,122 crore from Rs 2,226 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal year.
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PM Modi calls on farmers to reduce pesticide use by 10-15 per cent
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called on farmers, asking them to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by at least 10-15 per cent to protect the fertility of land.
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Sadananda Gowda hails sale of FACT land to Kerala govt
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI):Fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Thursday hailed the government's decision regarding the sale of land held by Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) to the government of Kerala and stated that it will strengthen the organisation and enhan
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Congress member seeks reduction in GST on fertilisers, tractors
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): Congress member Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday accused the government of paying "lip service" to the cause of farmers and said GST on fertilisers and agriculture machinery should either be reduced to zero or brought in the lowest slab.
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Farmers in Mungeshpur using toxic drain water for growing vegetables
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Risking their lives, farmers in Mungeshpur village in Delhi are using toxic water coming from Mungeshpur drain, one of the longest in north-west Delhi and part of the Najafgarh basin, for growing vegetables due to lack of groundwater for farming and to sa
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Fertiliser subsidy sees a hike of around Rs 10,000 crore in Budget 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Fertiliser subsidy has got a hike of around Rs 10,000 crore for the current financial year as per the Union Budget for 2019-20 which Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Government keen on reducing chemical fertilizer use by 10 per cent: Gowda
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The government is keen on reducing the use of chemical fertilisers by at least 10 per cent to promote organic fertilizers and has started giving subsidies for city compost, Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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