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India government plans to restrict use of glyphosate herbicide

Date：Jul. 10, 2020 Category：Markets

The government is planning or restrict use of glyphosate, a popular herbicide used to control weeds in tea plantations – a proposal that has upset industry. ...

North Indian states facing rain deficit

Date：Jul. 9, 2020 Category：Markets

Northern India is facing a rainfall deficit, which can impact crop growth in the grain-bowl states of Punjab and Haryana unless the monsoon strengthens quickly ...

PI Industries launches QIP to raise Rs 2,000 crore

Date：Jul. 6, 2020 Category：Companies

Agri-sciences company PI Industries has launched a qualified institutional placement or QIP to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore through share sale to institutional in...

Indian Govt to roll out regulatory guidelines for biostimulants

Date：Jul. 6, 2020 Category：Regulations

The Indian government will announce guidelines to regulate the Rs 1,500 crore （US$ 200 million) market of biostimulants that promise farmers higher yields, qua...

Insecticides India Limited Q4 results: Posts Rs 7.11 crore loss

Date：Jun. 29, 2020 Category：Companies

Agro-chemical maker Insecticides (India) Ltd on last Thursday reported a net loss of Rs 7.11 crore for the quarter ended March 2020. Its net profit stood at ...

As locust threatens north India, D-Street swarms to agro-chemicals

Date：Jun. 2, 2020 Category：Markets

As a massive strike by insects threatens crops in western and northern India amid a coronavirus-induced lockdown, stock investors are seeing an opportunity in a...

'Domestic agrochem firms can tackle locusts but raw material from China, labour-side bottlenecks remain'

Date：Jun. 1, 2020 Category：Markets

RG Agarwal, Founder and Group Chairman of Dhanuka Agritech said, that Indian pesticide manufacturers have the relevant pesticides to deal with the issue. Howeve...

Bayer CropScience Q4 results: Posts net profit of Rs 31.5 crore

Date：May. 25, 2020 Category：Companies

Bayer CropScience Ltd on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 31.5 crore in the fourth quarter of 2019-20 fiscal on strong revenue. The company had posted a ne...

UPL Q4 results: Net profit zooms 147% to Rs 617 crore; announces Rs 6 dividend

Date：May. 25, 2020 Category：Companies

UPL Limited on Friday posted 146.80 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 617 crore for the quarter ended March 31. It had posted a net profit of...

Registration of pesticides, new technology and farmer assistance, key changes for PMB 2020: ET-ILC

Date：May. 15, 2020 Category：Markets

In March this year, the Union Cabinet approved the Pesticides Management Bill (PMB) 2020, which was presented in the Rajya Sabha and aims to improve pest manage...

A golden opportunity in crisis? Decoding agri-tech post pandemic

Date：May. 8, 2020 Category：Markets

2020 will no doubt be a year full of challenges, with various issues to resolve. However, with greater investor interest and government partnerships, agri-tech ...

Quell locusts, boost diplomacy, self-help

Date：May. 7, 2020 Category：Markets

Together with the Covid-19 pandemic, the locust outbreak has the potential to present untold economic and human hardship. India is one of the few countries in t...

Kharif seed sales likely to fall 20%

Date：May. 7, 2020 Category：Markets

Sale of rice, maize, cotton, bajra and vegetable seeds may drop 20% this kharif season because many seed processing units in are running at 50% capacity, and lo...

CCFI claims that indigenous pesticides meet global standards

Date：May. 6, 2020 Category：Companies

Crop Care Federation Of India

Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), an industry body of pesticide manufacturers and formulators, claims that indigenous pesticides meet global standards and h...

Indian agri-input sector may bounce back faster on government action

Date：May. 5, 2020 Category：Markets

The agri-input sector, which remained largely insulated against disruptions, will likely recover in the near-term on government intervention and the likelihood ...

PI Industries offers robust growth opportunities in the high margin segment from the medium- to long-term perspective

Date：Apr. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

PI Industries Ltd

PI offers robust growth opportunities in the high margin segment from the medium- to long-term perspective while its debt-free balance sheet offers a high level...

Deepak Fertilisers shares climb 9%

Date：Mar. 31, 2020 Category：Companies

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (DFPCL)

The company is the only Indian manufacturer of specialty chemical IPA (isopropyl alcohol), a key ingredient for sanitisers. It may benefit from rising demand fo...

Rallis India shares down 2% in early session

Date：Mar. 26, 2020 Category：Companies

Rallis India Limited

Shares of Rallis India traded 2 per cent down in Wednesday 's trade at 10:29 am. The company has shut its manufacturing operations at some plants due to the ...

Japan’s Kubota to acquire 10% stake in Escorts for Rs 1,042 crore

Date：Mar. 23, 2020 Category：Companies

Engineering conglomerate EscortsNSE 17.70 % last Friday said Japan’s Kubota Corporation will acquire 10% equity stake engineering in the firm for Rs 1042 crore...

Phillip Capital retains buy on UPL

Date：Mar. 13, 2020 Category：Companies

UPL Limited

The brokerage continues to maintain its optimistic stance after meeting the management, driven by visibly better growth across the regions, multiple synergy ben...

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