{"id":13111,"date":"2025-09-09T11:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13111"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:17:58","slug":"phosphate-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/phosphate-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Phosphate Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Phosphate Rock Latest News\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union environment ministry\u2019s expert appraisal committee (EAC) has given its nod to carry out an environment impact assessment study for Birmania Rock Phosphate mine proposed in the potential Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62588\" src=\"https:\/\/d35xcwcl37xo08.cloudfront.net\/current-affairs-wp-uploads\/2025\/09\/Phosphate-Rock.webp\" alt=\"Phosphate Rocks\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d35xcwcl37xo08.cloudfront.net\/current-affairs-wp-uploads\/2025\/09\/Phosphate-Rock.webp 1280w, https:\/\/d35xcwcl37xo08.cloudfront.net\/current-affairs-wp-uploads\/2025\/09\/Phosphate-Rock-768x461.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><b>About\u00a0 Phosphate Rock<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>natural source of phosphorus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an element that provides nutrients to plants for their growth and development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formation of phosphate rock:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>sedimentary rock formed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> millions of years ago by the accumulation of <\/span><b>organic matter on the ocean floor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its reserves are found in <\/span><b>Africa, North America, Kazakhstan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Middle East and Oceania.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world\u2019s <\/span><b>largest deposits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>located in Morocco,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is also one of the global leaders in phosphate extraction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Phosphate Rock Deposits in India: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phosphate rocks are majorly produced only from two States in India, namely <\/span><b>Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Uses of Phosphate<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock phosphate is the key raw material for <\/span><b>DAP and NPK fertilizers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Currently, India is 90% dependent on imports for this raw material.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the phosphate rock mined throughout the world is used to <\/span><b>produce phosphate fertilizer.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also used as <\/span><b>animal feed supplements.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Industrial use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Elemental phosphorus and phosphoric chemicals derived from phosphate rocks find <\/span><b>application in detergents, insecticides etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/centre-panel-gives-nod-to-assess-impact-of-rock-phosphate-mine-on-bustard-habitat-10238478\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phosphate Rocks is a sedimentary rock formed millions of years ago by the accumulation of organic matter on the ocean floor. 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