Business
PM Modi interacts with vaccine manufacturers from across the country
PM Modi urges vaccine manufacturers to continuously scale up the production capacity to vaccinate our people in the shortest possible time […]
DV Sadananda Gowda
Business
14 pharma companies receive approval under PLI Scheme for
14 companies get approval accorded under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the country […]
World
Award Ceremony for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals held
Union Chemicals & Fertilizers Minister presented the 10th National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream Plastics Processing Industry (2019-20) […]
Agriculture & Commodities
BVFCL gets 100Cr grant-in-aid
Union Cabinet approved Grant-in-aid of Rs.100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Namrup (Assam) to sustain operations of it’s urea manufacturing units. […]
General
Bengaluru Metro phase 2 inaugurated
Phase-2 of Bengaluru Metro Inaugurated; STEP towards goals of Bengaluru Mission 2022 to enable faster commute and smart mobility options; 74 km route length with 62 stations in phase-2 consisting of extensions to both purple & green lines of phase-1 in all four directions totaling 34 km & two new lines […]
Business
Sadananda Gowda inaugurates the Annual Summit of OPPI
Union Minister, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda inaugurates the Annual Summit of Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI);
Contribution of Indian pharmaceutical sector has been reinforced during the COVID-19 pandemic year; The Minister Confers lifetime achievement and Special Recognition awards […]
Health Care
Govt to provide industrial parks with facilities for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries
Shri Gowda in a message to an international pharmacist webinar of 21.11.2020 on National Pharmacy Week( NPW) has said that Government proactively looking to provide industrial parks with facilities to grow API, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industry. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
IFFCO Slashes prices of NP Fertilisers for farmers across country
IFFCO today announced the reduction of ₹50/bag in the price of NP 20:20:0:13 Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate Fertilisers across India with immediate effect on all stocks. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
HIL India records 65% growth in Exports
HIL (India) Ltd. records 65% growth in Exports in the first two quarters of FY 2020-21
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Business
Revised PLI schemes to promote domestic production of bulk drugs and manufacturing of medical devices
Guidelines of PLI schemes to promote domestic production of bulk drugs and manufacturing of medical devices ‘Revised’
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Business
India foresees 300 billion dollars Chemicals & Petrochemicals Industry by 2025
India is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of generic medicines across the world: Shri DV Sadananda Gowda
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Business
“Chemicals” sector has huge potential for growth- Shri Gowda.
Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda has said that it is good time to invest in India in Chemical Sector when the Government is focusing self-sufficiency in domestic production. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
No plan to increase the rate of DAP and NPK fertilizers: IFFCO
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has reiterated that it has no plan to increase the Maximum Retail Price of DAP and NPK fertilizers. […]
Corona Virus
Indian pharma industry to be among the first one to develop and supply low cost vaccines for covid-19
Sadananda Gowda has lauded the contribution of Indian pharma industry during the testing time of COVID expressing confidence that Indian pharma industry will be among the first one to develop and supply low cost vaccines for this pandemic. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
India will be self-reliant in the production of fertilizers by 2023: Gowda
India will be self-reliant in the production of fertilizers by 2023; New Fertilizer units being set up with an investment of 40,000 crore rupees; Shri Gowda Asks farmers to use Urea judiciously to sustain soil health […]
Agriculture & Commodities
IPFT develops new Disinfectant Sprays to decontaminate vegetables and fruits
IPFT develops new “Disinfectant Sprays” to prevent microbial infections and to decontaminate vegetables and fruits
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Health Care
8 Nutraceutical-immunity boosting products launched for sale in Janaushadhi Kendras
Shri Sadananda Gowda launches 8 Nutraceutical-immunity boosting products under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Priyojana (PMBJP) for sale through Janaushadhi Kendras […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Urea sales witnesses surge this Kharif season
Urea sales are witnessing surge this Kharif season almost everywhere in the country; Karnataka Agriculture Minister meets Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Shri Sadananda Gowda […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Effective price monitoring system to get fertilizers at a cheaper price
Effective price monitoring system is helping the farmers to get fertilizers at cheaper price: Shri Gowda
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General
CII’s 12th MedTech Global Summit Charting the MedTech route to AtmaNirbhar Bharat
Department of Pharmaceuticals has taken several measures to create suitable environment for development of domestic capacity in the pharma sector; Government has launched schemes for development of three Bulk Drug Parks and four Medical Device Parks across the country; Bulk drug & medical device parks expected to attract cumulative investment of Rs 77900 crore; can generate about 2,55,000 employment […]
Business
NPPA sets up Price Monitoring and Resource Unit with the help of Karnataka Govt
Price Monitoring and Resource Unit set up in Karnataka under the aegis of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
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Agriculture & Commodities
Now Fertilizers will be transported via Coastal Shipping
A total of 20 containers of Ammonium Sulphate will be dispatched to Haldia Port for distribution to the farmers in West Bengal.
FACT is getting active support of Cochin Port Trust in this endeavour. Fertilizers moved through costal shipping will be carried out further through Rail to reach the required destination.
Shri A K Mehera, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust,. Vipin R Menoth, Traffic Manager , Gautam Gupta, Advisor to CPT and Anil Raghavan, Chief General Manager (Marketing) of FACT were also present on this occasion.
They said shipping of fertilizers through sea route shall ease the pressure on movement of fertilizers by rail and road to a great extent, especially during the tough time of COVID- 19 pandemic. Coastal Shipping shall also help to ensure regular supplies to farmers in Coastal states.
Business
4 schemes to promote domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs and medical devices
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda launched here today four schemes of Department of Pharmaceuticals for promotion of domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs and medical devices parks in the country . […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Government revitalizing Fertilizer Industry to boost indigenous production
Government has taken various initiatives to boost fertilizer sector so that adequate amount of fertilizers could be made available to farmers during the sowing season. […]
Business
Q1 Fertilizers Production increases with demand
Production and movement of fertilizers comfortable across the country. 2019-20 record high urea production of 244.55 LMT as compared to 240 LMT during 2018-19. […]
Corona Virus
CIPET gets accreditation by NABL for testing and Certification of PPE kit
Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) an apex level premium institute under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Deptt of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, has been accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for Testing & Certification of PPE Kit.
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Agriculture & Commodities
Introducing reforms is necessary to improve the efficiency of fertiliser units: Gowda
Shri Gowda says introducing reforms is necessary to improve the efficiency of fertilizer units as well as to address issue of balanced use of fertilizers; Minister holds meeting with stakeholder s of fertilizers […]
Health Care
Pharma Dept finalizing guidelines for selecting locations of 3 bulk drug & 4 medical devices parks
Department of Pharmaceuticals is finalizing guidelines for selecting locations of three bulk drug parks and four medical devices parks: Shri Gowda; Govt of Punjab shows interest in extending support for development of Bulk Drugs Park in the State […]
Agriculture & Commodities
FACT to import 3 shipments of crop nutrients fertilizers
Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) a PSU under the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has turned out encouraging performance on the production and marketing front during first three months of 2020-21. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
No scarcity of fertilizers across the country during ongoing Kharif season: Shri Gowda
Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda has said that there is no scarcity of fertilizers across the country during ongoing Kharif season. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Record fertilizer sale of 111.61 lakh MT during April-June 2020
Amid National level covid -19 lockdown, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers had a record sale of Fertilizers to farmer community.During April-June 2020 POS sale of fertilizers to farmers was 111.61 lakh MT which is 82.81 % higher than the last year sale of 61.05 lakh MT during the same period. During this period 64.82 lakh MT of Urea (67 % higher as compared to last year), 22.46 lakh MT of DAP (100 % higher than last year), and 24.32 lakh MT of COMPLEX Fertilizers ( 120 % higher than last year) were sold to farmer community. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
12.7 MT per annum Urea Project expected to be commissioned in RFCL by Oct: Gowda
Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri Sadananda Gowda held a meeting today in New Delhi with CEO Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) to review the progress of construction works of the project. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
RCF ensures 2 lakh MT of imported fertilizers for the Kharif season
Event in COVID times RCF has ensured the availability of its top brand Fertilizers like ‘Ujjwala’ Urea and ‘Suphala’to the farming community for Kharif sowing season. […]
General
Potential of chemicals and petrochemicals Sector is huge- Shri Gowda
Union minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri DV Sadananda gowda chaired 2nd Meeting of Chemicals & Petrochemicals Advisory Forum today through video conferencing. […]
Health Care
Bulks drugs and medical device park soon to be set up: Gowda
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda today held a meeting with senior officers of Department of Pharmaceuticals today to review various aspects of proposed development of three Bulk Drug Parks and four Medical Device Parks across the country. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Gowda takes stock of the progress of Talcher Fertilizers Ltd
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda took stock of progress of Talcher Fertilisers Limited (TFL). During a meeting with Shri S.N. Yadav, MD and Shri S. Gawade, Director(operations) of Talcher Fertilisers Ltd. […]
Business
CIPET should leverage its network to support MSME: Gowda
Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda reviewed the activities of Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) through Video Conferencing today. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Govt to provide uninterrupted supply of Fertilizers during Kharif season
To ensure adequate supply of Fertilizers to farmer Community during Kharif sowing season Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri D V Sadananada Gowda held a meeting with all the stake holders of Fertilizer industry through Video conference today. […]
Education
NIPER ranked among top ten Pharma Institutes
Brand NIPER shines again: makes its place in top ten institutes of Higher Education in pharma category
In National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) NIPER, Mohali, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad gets 3rd, 5th and 8th Rank respectively […]
General
PMBJKs achieves sales of Rs 100 crore in the first two months
Kendra has sold approx. Rs 144 Crore worth of affordable & quality medicines in the month of March, April & May 2020 which saved around Rs 800 Crore of citizens during the period when COVID-19 pandemic has affected the country. […]
Finance
Union Cabinet approves waiver of interest of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited
PM Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for waiver of interest of Rs.7.59 crore on Government of India loans of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited […]
General
Gowda interacts with stakeholders of fertilizer sector
Union Minister of Chemicals & fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda held a meeting with Government officials from various states, officers from the department of fertilizers […]
Health Care
PMBJK accepts orders on WhatsApp and e-mail to facilitate medicine procurement during lockdown
May 05: Amid lockdown many Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras(PMBJK) under the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers are accepting […]