PM Modi inaugurates the world's first nano urea liquid plant in Gandhinagar, IFFCO had earlier last year introduced the world's first IFFCO 'Nano Urea'- it is included in which of the order?
PM Modi inaugurates the world's first nano urea liquid plant in Gandhinagar, IFFCO had earlier last year introduced the world's first IFFCO 'Nano Urea'- it is included in which of the order? Correct Answer The Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985.
The correct answer is The Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985.
Key Points
- Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) had earlier last year introduced the world's first IFFCO Nano Urea (Liquid) & which is included in Fertilizer Control Order (FCO, 1985).
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The Fertilizer (Control) Order came into force in 1957 to regulate the sale, the price, and the quality of fertilizers. Since then and till 1985, nearly seventy amendments were made to the Order. This led to the overall review of the various provisions of the Order and in supersession of the 1957 order a comprehensive revised Order was issued with effect from September 25, 1985, known as The Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985.
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The publication FCO, 1985 also includes The Fertilizer (Movement Control) Order, 1973 and The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Act No.10 of 1955), incorporating up-to-date amendments as these are relevant to FCO, 1985.
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IFFCO Nano Urea is the only Nano fertilizer approved by the Government of India and included in the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO). It is developed and Patented by IFFCO. Application of 1 bottle of Nano Urea can effectively replace at least 1 bag of Urea.
Additional Information
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative
| Type of Organization | Cooperative Society |
| Founded & Headquarters |
3 November 1967 & New Delhi |
| Key people |
Dileep Sanghani (Chairman) Dr. U S Awasthi (MD and CEO) |
| Owner | Wholly owned by Cooperative Societies of India |
| Rankings |
The cooperative was ranked 66th on the Fortune India 500 list of India's biggest corporations as of 2017 with a net worth of $2.6 billion as of March 2021. |