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THOOTHUKUDI: Condemning the steep hike in raw material prices, safety match manufacturers have announced a factory shutdown from April 12 to 25 and urged the state and union governments to hold discussions with wholesale traders, alleging that illegal hoarding of raw materials has spiralled costs. The safety match industry employs nearly five lakh people and generates over Rs 800 crore in domestic trade, and Rs 600 crore in international trade. In the aftermath of the war in the Middle East, t ...Read More >
Amid concerns of a possible increase in fertilizer prices on account of the situation in West Asia, the Union Cabinet here on Monday approved an increase of about 12% in nutrient-based subsidy for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the ongoing kharif crop season. Effective April 1 and up to September 30 this year, the tentative budgetary requirement for the subsidy will be ₹ 41,533.81 crore. "This is approximately ₹4,317 crore more than the budgetary requirement for kharif 2025 sea ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rates for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the upcoming kharif 2026 season, allocating Rs 41,534 crore to support farmers. The allocation is higher than the Rs 37,216 crore earmarked for kharif 2025, reflecting increased global prices of key inputs such as urea, DAP, MOP and sulphur, the government said in a statement. Also Read: Key fertiliser buyer India issues tender as war hits supply The approved ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Thursday admitted that oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the country are currently incurring significant losses on fuel sales as global crude oil prices surge amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, even as retail fuel prices remain unchanged. "Oil marketing firms are facing under-recoveries of about Rs 24 per litre on petrol and Rs 104 per litre on diesel. The government has reduced excise duty to keep prices stable, and part of the burden is also being borne by our o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) India has secured crude oil supplies for the next 60 days and maintains adequate inventory levels, with refineries operating at maximum capacity, the government said on Thursday, underlining that there is no shortage of key inputs and no increase in domestic fuel prices despite global volatility. Addressing a media briefing, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said crude availability remains stable and sulphur supplies are sufficie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Oil marketing companies (OMCs) in India are currently incurring significant losses on fuel sales as global crude oil prices surge amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, even as retail fuel prices remain unchanged, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Addressing reporters at an inter-ministerial briefing on Thursday, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry, said that OMCs are facing under-recoveries of about Rs 24 per litre on petrol and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The widening conflict in West Asia has driven a sharp 60 per cent surge in feedstock natural gas prices for fertiliser plants which is expected to raise the government's subsidy burden. With the conflict disrupting energy supply lines, supply of natural gas -- a primary feedstock for producing ammonia, which is the building block for nitrogen-based fertilisers -- has been restricted to 80 per cent of the demand. To meet the deficit, fertiliser companies are buying lique ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Domestic urea manufacturing has been hit due to the West Asia crisis, with production falling to 18 lakh tonnes this month from the earlier average of 24 lakh tonnes. But the output is set to increase with greater availability of LNG, procured through "spot buying" every fortnight, officials have said.The govt has maintained that there is an adequate stock of fertilisers and is tapping alternative sources to boost supplies, even as urea units that had taken annual maintenance shutdown ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister J P Nadda on Monday said India has enough fertiliser stocks to meet domestic demand and urged farmers not to panic amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia. "Not only this crisis, India has seen several crisis. We are very much sufficient in fertiliser supply. There is no need to fear," Nadda said at the signing of a supply agreement on green ammonia between fertiliser companies and green ammonia developers. Describing the agreement ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): India has sufficient stocks of urea and DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) ahead of the Kharif season, even as domestic production faces temporary disruptions amid ongoing tension in the West Asia region, the Union Government said on Monday. Speaking at a joint inter-ministerial briefing in the national capital, Aparna S Sharma, Joint Secretary of the Department of Fertilisers, said, "Urea and DAP are being made available to farmers at regulated prices: Rs 266 per 45 ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Amid ongoing developments in the West Asia region, a senior official from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on Monday that all Indian seafarers and ships operating in the Persian Gulf region are remain safe and there has been no report of any incident in the past 24 hours. Speaking at a joint inter-ministerial briefing, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Rajesh Kumar Sinha stated that all Indian vessels and crew ...Read More >
Terror handlers in Jammu and Kashmir are now recruiting educated youths with no criminal or separatist background to evade security forces. This new strategy contrasts with past methods favoring those with established terror links. Investigators are probing a "white collar terror module" involving doctors, highlighting a deliberate ploy to use qualified individuals as a cover for illicit activities. Youths with no past criminal record or separatist affiliation are now preferred for recruitment ...Read More >
Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) Preliminary investigations into the accidental explosion that ripped through the Nowgam police station late Friday night, killing nine people, suggest that the use of excessive lighting by the forensic team may have triggered the massive blast, officials said Sunday. The explosion, which authorities maintain was an accident and not a terror attack, occurred around 11:20 pm while a team was extracting samples from the final boxes of seized explosive material tran ...Read More >
The blast occurred when personnel were handling the explosive material that had been brought from Haryana's Faridabad, they said. The material, part of the 360 kilograms of explosives recovered from the rented residence of arrested doctor Muzammil Ganaie, was being sampled as part of the ongoing investigation, the officials said. The bodies have been taken to Police Control Room Srinagar. At least 24 police personnel and three civilians were admitted to various hospitals in the city, the offici ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Environmentalists have termed the Delhi government's cloud-seeding trial a short-term measure, saying it may temporarily reduce pollution but will not address the root causes of the capital's deteriorating air quality. The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, conducted a cloud-seeding trial on Tuesday to induce artificial rain in parts of the national capital. "Rain can subside pollution but it is only a temporary, end-of-the-tail solution that might prov ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) Chairman Dr P Krishnaiah has appealed to the public to celebrate the Diwali festival with 'green crackers' avoiding noise and air pollution. In a press release on Saturday, Krishnaiah urged the firecracker manufacturers and sellers to manufacture and sell eco-friendly crackers, and requested public cooperation to make the festival celebration free from air pollution and safe. The APPCB has already issued a circular to all district colle ...Read More >
Lucknow: State minister Arun Kumar Saxena on Friday urged people to use only green crackers this Diwali for a pollution-free festival."On Diwali, use only green crackers developed and approved by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), because they contain very little or no amount of harmful chemicals like barium, potassium, nitrate, sulphur and aluminium compared to the traditional ones, and also cause very little noise and air pollution," said the minister of state for enviro ...Read More >
Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has secured a $225.5 million contract from Kuwait Oil Company to build, operate and manage a gas sweetening and sulphur recovery facility at Kuwait's oilfields. The project will be completed in 790 days, followed by five years of operations and maintenance. Indian multi-sector infrastructure firm Megha Engineering & Infrastructures has won a contract worth $225.5 million from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), it said on Friday. The contrac ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: This Diwali, Sadar Bazar, once Delhi's bustling wholesale hub for crackers, is witnessing a quieter season. The narrow lanes of Old Delhi's famous market, usually alive with the loud bang of firecrackers and the sharp smell of burnt sulphur, now shimmer with tinsel, diyas and paper lanterns. Yet, there's a noticeable absence of the traditional fireworks that once marked the festive season. Traders in Sadar Bazar are reporting poor sales as most customers now opt for decorative lights ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) THDC India on Friday announced synchronisation of the second unit of its Khurja Super Thermal Power Project, having capacity of 660 MW, with the national grid. Synchronisation of a power generation unit refers to aligning the frequency and voltage with the main grid to ensure smooth electricity transmission. THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) has set up a 1,320 megawatt (2X660 MW) super thermal power project (STPP) at Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh (UP) at an investment of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 12 (Reuters) - India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said. Reuters in December reported the government was reviewing 2015 norms that required nearly 540 coal-based power units to install flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems that remove sulphur from the plants' exhaust gases in phases starting in 2027. The federal environment ministry late ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Three days after exempting majority of the coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants (TPPs) in India from installing key anti-pollution equipment that could have helped them meet the sulphur dioxide standards, the Union environment ministry on Monday sought to justify its move saying the current exposure levels provide no credible evidence to suggest that SO₂, under prevailing ambient conditions, is a major public health concern.It said any revision to SO2 standards must be driven ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a move that may spare majority of the coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country from installing anti-pollution flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems, the environment ministry has issued a revised notification regarding Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) emission standards for such plants and introduced a new compliance framework based on categories exemptions, penalties, and extensions. All these power plants were earlier expected to install FGD equipment to meet the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has revised India's 2015 emission norms for thermal power plants that asked for mandatory installation of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems. The decision is likely to benefit about 79 per cent of the thermal plants of India. Industry experts asserted that new norms are likely to reduce power generation cost of thermal power plants by 25 to 30 paisa per kilowatt hour (Kwh), benefitting consu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has relaxed the requirement for mandatory installation of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems at most coal-based thermal power plants, marking a move towards differentiated compliance based on proximity to urban populations and the sulphur content of the coal used. The new framework, finalised after extensive deliberations and multiple independent studies, will restrict FGD mandates only to plants loc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The government's move to ease sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants strikes a delicate balance between costs, climate and compliance and is expected to cut electricity costs by 25-30 paise per unit, officials said on Sunday. In a gazette notification, the government has restricted the 2015 mandate of installing flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems that remove sulphur from a power plants' exhaust gases, only to plants located within 10 kilometres of c ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 8: Coal production in the Northeast by Coal India Limited (CIL) is going down, with the state-owned coal producer suspending mining operations in many mines due to various constraints like difficult geomining conditions, economic unviability, non-availability of suitable mining methods and non-availability of forest and environment clearances, according to a Coal Ministry report. CIL's production dropped from 7.84 lakh tonnes in 2018-19 to 2 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, the report sta ...Read More >
KARACHI - India's move to block ships carrying Pakistani goods from entering its ports has failed to significantly impact Pakistan's foreign trade, according to shipping industry experts. On May 2, India imposed a ban on vessels transporting cargo to or from Pakistan, barring them from passing through Indian ports or land routes. The restriction followed India's military operation "Operation Sundoor," which ended within four days due to strong Pakistani retaliation. Initially, India aimed to d ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 28: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified over 36,000 sq km area in the Northeast as having mineral potential, translating to nearly 3,000 prospective mines. This was stated by VL Kantha Rao, secretary in the Union Ministry of Mines at the second North East Geology and Mining Ministers' Conclave that was inaugurated here on Friday, marking a major milestone towards unlocking the mineral and coal potential of the region. Delivering the keynote address, Chief Ministe ...Read More >
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