In context of regulating the urea industry, environment aspects outweight the fiscal reasons. Elaborate (200 Words)
Refer - Financial Express
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Sanketh Palankar 5 years
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IAS Parliament 5 years
Try to include about few fiscal reasons. Keep writing.
IAS Parliament 5 years
KEY POINTS
Fiscal reasons
· Direct benefit transfer to farmers involves use of incessant application of urea.
· Huge subsidy allocation constraints the spending of the government in other areas.
Environmental reasons
· The sector has slipped on its water consumption and water-pollution parameters. Its water consumption is high and can be reduced by at least one-third by using recycling/reuse technologies.
· Another major concern is health and safety practices in older plants. The urea sector handles dangerous chemicals, like ammonia.
· No incentives are offered for controlling water consumption and environmental pollution, companies have shied away from investing in pollution-control measures or in technologies to reduce water use.
· The biggest issue is the very future of urea fertiliser itself. The industry has a significant role to play in addressing three major environmental issues: nitrogen pollution, ozone layer depletion, and climate change.
· Urea production is completely dependent on fossil fuels and, hence, contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Nitrous oxide (N2O) emitted from agricultural fields due to the use of urea is also a potent GHG and an ozone-depleting substance (ODS). Its GHG potential is 300 times that of CO2 and its ozone-depleting potential is similar to that of many hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants. N2O is now the largest ODS emitted through human activities.
Measures to reduce impact of urea
· Indian agriculture needs to graduate from the present practice of bulk application of urea to a more precise supply of required nutrients.
· The production of nitrogen fertilisers will also have to shift from fossil fuels to renewables. We have the technology to produce nitrogenous fertilisers without using fossil fuels. The falling costs of renewable energy will make this an economically feasible option.
· Decontrol will make the industry competitive and bring innovations in production and products.
Vandana 5 years
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IAS Parliament 5 years
Good answer. Keep writing.
Krish 5 years
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IAS Parliament 5 years
Try to include few points about fiscal reasons. Keep writing.
Pocomaster 5 years
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IAS Parliament 5 years
Good attempt. Try to stick to word limit. Challenges not needed. Keep writing.
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