Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to develop an app for farmers to book all types of fertilisers for the upcoming crop season. To enhance transparency and speed in fertiliser distribution, he ordered the introduction of a system where all types of fertilisers can be booked via an app. He suggested that urea booked by farmers through the app be distributed via the Rythu Vedikas and directed that the responsibility for urea distributi…
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New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last 12 years, the Department of Fertilisers has achieved monumental milestones, driving India toward complete self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) and insulating its farmers from unprecedented global market disruptions. Despite the West Asia crisis triggering a sharp rise in fertiliser prices and disrupting ship movement, the Union government has been able to mount a proactive response to ensure adeq…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Centre has strongly reassured that there is adequate availability of urea in Punjab for the ongoing kharif agricultural season with official data confirming that the Department of Fertilizers has successfully maintained a surplus supply-chain to the state, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.Against the total kharif season requirement of 14.50 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for Punjab, and a calculated pro-rata requirement of 9.0 LMT up to June 9, the C…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The overall stock position of fertilisers in the country to meet the requirement of farmers in the current kharif season is comfortable despite the supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, according to an update provided by the Ministry of Fertilisers on Monday.”For Kharif 2026, the fertiliser requirement has been reassessed at 383.9 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). Against this, the stock, as on today, is around 197.56 LMT, which is more than 51 per cent of the …
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) The Meteorological Centre, Jaipur on Thursday issued a weather alert for several districts of Rajasthan, warning of rain, thunderstorms and strong winds over the next three hours. A ‘yellow alert’ has been sounded for Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Chittorgarh districts. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), these areas are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm activity, w…
Bhopal, June 1 (IANS) A powerful weather system characterised by high-velocity winds and intense rainfall have disrupted normal life in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, bringing a dramatic end to the prevailing heatwave. According to the latest bulletin from the Bhopal centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tuesday’s peak wind gust was clocked at a staggering 94 kmph in isolated pockets, marking one of the most severe pre-monsoon disturbances of the season.The storm, fuelled by a…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that 9.76 crore farmer IDs have already been created under an accelerated campaign to provide benefits of government schemes to farmers in a simpler, smoother and more targeted manner. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said this would reduce the need for farmers to repeatedly submit different documents and would ensure greater transparency in the distribution of fert…
Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Ahead of the Kharif season, the Manipur government has intensified efforts to provide security and other necessary support to the farming community in both the valley and mountainous regions, officials said on Saturday. A senior government official said that in view of previous incidents and attacks involving farmers in fringe areas, the government has initiated all necessary measures to ensure that farmers belonging to the Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga communities can carry out…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced the definitive timeline for the implementation of the state government’s farm loan waiver scheme, officials said. Addressing a press conference after the meetings to review the preparations for the Kharif season and State Level Bankers’ Committee, the Chief Minister declared that all eligible farmers will receive their loan waivers before June 30.This timely implementation will clear the path for farmers to …
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s fertiliser stocks remain substantially higher than the requirement in states reflecting the strong opening position for the ongoing kharif season, the Department of Fertilisers said on Monday.The availability of urea is at 62.28 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) on May 3, as against a requirement of 2.66 LMT, while DAP’s availability is 20.32 LMT against 0.85 LMT requirement, MOP availability is 7.60 LMT against 0.22 LMT requirement, NPK availability is 49.71 LMT against…