<h1>India Introduces Ammonium Nitrate Rules 2012 to Regulate Use and Prevent Misuse in Response to Security Concerns.</h1> The Government of India has developed the Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012, following stakeholder discussions, to regulate the manufacture, import, transport, sale, and possession of ammonium nitrate due to its use in terrorist activities, such as the bomb blasts in Pune, Delhi, and Mumbai. Ammonium nitrate is not allowed as a fertilizer under the Fertilizers Control Order, 1985, and is classified as an explosive under the Explosives Act, 1884. The new rules aim to prevent misuse and ensure safe usage, protecting the public from accidental explosions. This was disclosed by a government official in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.