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CROP PROTECTION
Insecticides (India) to launch herbicide ‘Altair’

in collaboration with Japan’s Nissan Chemical

Delhi-based Insecticides (India) Ltd.
(IIL), has launched ‘Altair’, a patented
pre-emergent herbicide for paddy.

‘Altair’ developed by Japan’s Disolwell
Nissan Chemical Corporation, is being
exclusively marketed in India by IIL. The
partnership has been bringing cutting-
edge Japanese agricultural innovation
to India since 2013.
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Commenting on the launch, Mr.
Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal, Managing IP / BP / EP / USP - NF
Director of IIL, said, “We are delighted
to introduce ‘Altair’, another product
from our partner Nissan in India. It is is applied within 0-3 days after trans- facing the challenges of manual weed-
a breakthrough pre-emergent herbicide planting. This early intervention pre- ing, yield compromise, late intervention
for paddy which checks the germi- vents the emergence of weeds for an and multiple application of herbicides.
nation of majority of weeds in paddy.” extended period – up to 40–50 days – The need for innovative, effi cient, and
offering lasting protection during criti- safe weed management solutions has
Unlike conventional herbicides, cal early growth stages. Mr. Dushyant never been greater. We are happy that
‘Altair’ forms a protective barrier in Sood, Chief Marketing Offi cer, IIL, now they have a solution to their prob-
the soil from day one of application. It said, “Indian paddy farmers have been lems in Altair”.

ENERGY TRANSITION
India’s renewable energy capacity triples in a decade

India’s renewable energy capa- Furthermore, India’s solar module Future plans
city has increased from 75-GW in production industry has also seen a India has set a highly ambitious
March 2014 to 232-GW in 2025, boost in business as the capacity target of achieving 500-GW of renew-
according to a report by news agency installation has ramped up in the past able energy capacity by 2030. Achiev-
PTI. The largest increase in renew- decade. ing this goal requires an addition of
able energy capacity is seen in solar 50-GW of green energy capacity every
power capacity, which has increased India’s solar module manufacturing year.
from 2.8-GW in 2014 to 108-GW in capacity has increased from 2-GW
2025. The increased capacity also to 90-GW in the last ten years, with In line with these goals, four re-
includes the addition of hydro- projections estimating 150-GW by newable energy implementing agencies
power. 2030. Solar cell production now stands have issued tenders for approximately
at 25-GW, and wafer production at 44-GW for the fi scal year 2024-25. As
India’s wind energy capacity has 2-GW – up from negligible levels of April 2024, India has become the
also doubled in the last ten years. The a decade ago. The government targets world’s third-largest producer of elec-
report says that the country’s wind solar cell and wafer capacities of tricity from wind and solar energy, sur-
power capability, which stood at 21-GW 100-GW and 40-GW, respectively, by passing Germany and consolidating its
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in 2014, has increased to 51-GW in 2030, with fully integrated production position as a key player in the global
2025. capacity expected to reach 24-GW. clean energy transition.
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