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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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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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Government reviving five fertiliser plants to reduce urea imports
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The government is reviving five closed fertiliser plants at a cost of Rs 37,971 crore to increase urea production in the country and reduce imports, Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday.
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No evidence of fertilizer use causing cancer: Tomar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday asked the Congress government in Punjab to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to give relief to people suffering from cancer and said no evidence had surfaced so far about fertilisers being a caus
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Telangana: 4 die, 1 critically injured after car rams into lorry
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kamareddy (Telangana) [India], Jun 27 (ANI): Four persons were killed while one injured after a car rammed into a lorry carrying fertilisers in Telangana's Kamareddy on Thursday morning.
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National Fertilisers net profit totals Rs 298 crore in FY 19
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): High capacity utilisation and energy savings lifted operational revenue of National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) to Rs 12,245 crore on standalone basis in 2018-19 compared to Rs 8,954 crore in the previous year.
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Infrastructure output up 4.7% in March year-on-year
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Infrastructure output across the country grew 4.7 per cent in March from a year earlier, the government said on Tuesday.
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Amethi: Farmers face urea problem, complain of scarcity
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Farmers in Amethi are facing a shortage of urea and have complained of shortage in supply and long queues outside supply centers.
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