India Should Cut Urea Imports by 25% Through Cow Dung-Based Fertiliser Systems

By BPN News Desk May 22, 2026

Op-Eds Opinion

The Iran war has exposed a dangerous weakness that India can no longer afford to ignore. While most public attention remained focused on oil prices, shipping routes, and military escalation in West Asia, another crisis quietly began developing in the background. Global fertiliser supply chains

Agriculture

Fertiliser Output Steady Despite West Asia Crisis

By BPN News Desk May 1, 2026

The government has said India’s fertiliser supply remains stable despite the West Asia crisis, with domestic urea production nearly matching last year’s level and fresh imports secured ahead of the Kharif season. Domestic Urea Production Reaches 37.49 Lakh Tonnes India produced 37.49 lakh tonnes of urea during March-April, close to the output recorded in the […]

Agriculture National

India Urea Import Price Nearly Doubles

By BPN News Desk April 23, 2026

India is set to import 2.5 million tonnes of urea at sharply higher prices, showing how the West Asia conflict is now pushing up farm input costs ahead of the monsoon sowing season. The purchase is significant because India is the world’s largest urea importer, and the tender comes at a time when supply disruptions […]

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Centre Sets Up Fund To Tackle Global Risks

By BPN News Desk March 14, 2026

The Centre has proposed a new economic stabilisation fund of Rs 57,381 crore to help India respond to global economic pressures, supply chain disruptions and other external shocks. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the move is aimed at giving the government fiscal flexibility at a time when global uncertainty, including the West Asia conflict, is […]