Fertiliser Technology-Fractured Profile of Self-Reliance

Fertiliser Technology Fractured Profile of Self-Reliance Sailendranath Ghosh The Central Institute of Fertiliser Technology, also Known as Planning and Development (P and D) Division of the Fertiliser Corporation of India was set up in 1961 to serve as a technology base for the country with the objective of achieving self-reliance in all aspects of fertiliser science and technology Its early achievements were in developing indigenous catalysts, and the design-engineering of large-scale nitric acid and calcium ammonium nitrate plants. It was also instrumental in moulding the nation's fertiliser feedstock policy