CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sri Lanka receives first consignment of non-harmful Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser from India to boost paddy, maize cultivation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which country received non-harmful Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser from India to boost cultivation? Notes: Sri Lanka has received the first consignment of 3.1 million litres high quality non-harmful Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser from India. This will help Sri Lanka in the cultivation of maize and paddy.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is developed and Patented by IFFCO. Application of 1 bottle of Nano Urea can effectively replace at least 1 bag of Urea. It has been tested on more than 90 crops across 11, 000 locations in collaboration with ICAR- KVKs, Research Institutes, State Agriculture Universities and progressive farmers of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Nano nitrogen fertilizer? Nano urea (liquid) contains 4% nanoscale nitrogen particles. Nanoscale nitrogen particles have a smaller size (20-50 nm) with more surface area and a number of particles per unit area than the conventional urea.

Detailed explanation-5: -“The Nano-Nitrogen fertilizer of IFFCO is a urea-based formulation where urea is coated with polymers to make nano-size particles. Therefore, this fertilizer is a synthetic chemical fertilizer, and not an organic fertilizer.