Overview

• Telangana has received only 3.06 lakh metric tonnes of urea out of the 5 lakh metric tonnes allocated for April–June, leaving a shortfall of 1.94 lakh metric tonnes.
• The Centre promised 1.60 lakh metric tonnes for July with 60% sourced through imports, but no ships have been allocated for transporting the cargo.
• Farmers in Talamadugu mandal of Adilabad district are lining up with their Aadhar cards at distribution centres and staging protests over insufficient fertilizer supplies.
• Uttar Pradesh reports a stock of 37 lakh metric tonnes of urea—exceeding last year’s usage—and anticipates an additional 10 lakh metric tonnes from the Centre by September to meet demand.
• UP authorities have filed FIRs against 26 individuals and issued show-cause notices to 580 retail sellers under a zero-tolerance policy to curb fertilizer black marketing.