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US-Iran war impact on India: FM Sitharaman stresses on 3Fs – fuel, fertilisers & forex; here’s why

FM Sitharaman has stressed the need to closely monitor the three critical areas of fuel, fertiliser, and foreign exchange. (AI image) A prolonged US-Iran conflict has finally begun to hit India home, with economists signalling that the longer the crisis continues, the more difficult the situation would become for the economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

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64 LT urea, 19 LT other fertilisers: India boosts import plans as global prices double amid Middle East crisis

India is lining up major fertiliser imports ahead of the upcoming kharif season as global prices have almost doubled due the ongoing Middle East crisis, pushing import bill higher. The government on Monday said that it plans to import 64 lakh tonnes of urea and 19 lakh tonnes of other fertilisers, even as domestic availability…

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Agriculture boost: Cabinet clears NBS rates for Rabi 2025-26; Rs 37,952 crore subsidy to ensure affordable fertilisers

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for the Rabi season 2025-26 on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilisers.The decision was announced by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a cabinet press briefing held on Tuesday. The approved rates will be effective from October 1, 2025, to…

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