BALANCED FERTILISERS

A closer look at India’s strategy to end urea imports by 2025 shows gaps that need to be filled before shutting the import tap.

Few months back when it was announced that the fertilizer subsidy bill was seen as lower than expected, the street reacted negatively. The assumption is that if the fertilizer subsidy is going to come down then it is bad for the sector. Now there is...

In 2023, the Indian fertilizer market size stood at Rs 94,210 crore, driven by increased agricultural demands and strategic governmental interventions.

Domestic sales of complex fertilisers in India are expected to grow by 4-5% in fiscal year 2025, driven by a normal monsoon and stable retail prices, according to a report by CRISIL. The growth rate for these fertilizers was 7-8% in fiscal year 2024...

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director at IIFL Securities, suggests being selective in investing in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) due to the recent run-up in their prices. However, Bhasin recommends buying the CPSE ETF for exposure to blue-chip PSU stocks. He ...

Adding to the troubles around Ukraine's grain exports and world's food supply, fertiliser is also now in short supply and becoming costly.

The Indian government aims to bring 60% of the total wheat area under climate-resistant varieties for the upcoming rabi sowing season, due to strong El Nino conditions. Despite the challenges of climate change, the Ministry of Agriculture has set a ...

"Markets will now take cues from US inflation data which will be released late Thursday as the data would further provide insights into Fed’s future policy decision," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said a bill that seeks to amend the law on Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) to bring ease of doing business will come in the Monsoon session of Parliament, starting July 20. Speaking at the 17th Ind...

The biochar industry could potentially capture 2.6 billion of the 40 billion tonnes of CO2 currently produced by humanity each year, although scaling up use remains a challenge. Producers aim to sell carbon certificates to companies to reduce their ...

Sales in the fertiliser sector grew 15% yoy during April 2022-February 2023, led by higher availability of funds with farmers due to various policy measures, and the stable farm gate prices maintained by fertiliser companies as a response to the hig...

The stocks which have given multibagger returns include Apar Industries, Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, UCO Bank, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), Finolex Cables Limited, Punjab & Sind Bank and In...

Researchers have quantified that two thirds of emissions from fertilisers take place after they are spread on fields, with one third of emissions coming from production processes, the study said.

The budget has taken advantage of the fiscal space created by the end of the Covid free-food programme, lower fertiliser subsidies, and a sharp reduction in MGNREGA outlay. This has made possible the reduction of ₹37,000 crore in direct taxes. The f...

The focus of the govt in the budget should be on supporting the segments of the economy that would need help in coming back on their feet in FY2024. More sectors for the PLI scheme will give manufacturing the much-needed boost and increase in the di...

India has tweaked the gas procurement policy for fertiliser companies, allowing them to buy about a fifth of their monthly needs through the local spot market to help the government cut its subsidy bill, two government sources told Reuters.

The proposed corporate restructuring shall considerably help create strong independent business platforms within the larger DFPCL brand umbrella, hence enhancing stakeholders' value over time," said Sailesh C Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, D...

"The proposed corporate restructuring shall considerably help create strong independent business platforms within the larger DFPCL brand umbrella, hence enhancing stakeholders' value over time," Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Chai...

In the financials basket, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank are also on the list. However, while evaluating banks and other lenders, price-to-book value (P/B) is more appropriate than PE as banks earn...