Government is revitalizing the Fertilizer Industry to boost indigenous production



  • Posted On: 23 JUL 2020 5:43PM by PIB Delhi


  • Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda has said that NDA Government took various initiatives to boost fertilizer sector so that adequate amount of fertilizers could be made available to farmers during the sowing season.


  • Shri Gowda said that under the provisions of New Investment Policy – 2012 and its amendment in 2014, Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (CFCL) has set up a Brownfield project at Gadepan, Rajasthan with a production capacity of 12.7 LMT Urea per annum. Here the commercial production started on 1st January, 2019 which helped in producing 244.55 LMT indigenous urea in the country during 2019-20.


  • He stated that with a view to become self-sufficient in urea production, government has started reviving the closed fertilizer units of FCIL at Ramagundam, Talcher, Gorakhpur & Sindri and HFCL unit at Barauni . This is a Joint Venture of nominated PSUs to set up gas based fertilizer plants of 1.27 MMTPA capacity each.


Union Home Minister launches Tree Plantation Campaign-2020 of the Coal Ministry



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  • Shri Amit Shah says plantation campaign launched today important as it coincides with the anniversaries of Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekhar Azad, also asks the Coal Ministry to name the Ecoparks and Tourism Sites in memory of Lokmanya Tilak and Chadrasekhar Azad


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MoRTH invites public suggestions on inclusion of H-CNG as automotive fuel Posted On: 23 JUL 2020 9:45AM by PIB Delhi



  • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified draft notification seeking comments and suggestions from the public and all stakeholders for amendment to Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1979 through GSR 461(E) dated 22nd July 2020 for inclusion of Hydrogen enrichedCNG as an automotive fuel.


  • This is another step by the Ministry for promotion of Green fuels for automobiles in the Country.