The jute industry went through another year of crisis with a sharp raw material shortage, record-high prices and a growing ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved extension of the Jute Packaging Order that mandates that 100 per cent of foodgrains and 20 per ...

The jute industry is undergoing a severe crisis due to raw material shortages, high jute prices, and increased reliance on plastic packaging. Farmers are shifting to maize cultivation due to more ...

The extension of mandatory jute packaging norms, which requires all foodgrains and 20 per cent of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags, is likely to augur well for the industry, particularly ...

The government has tightened the rules of compulsory jute packaging for six commodities in an effort to ensure a wider use of the green fibre and support the jute sector. The textiles and jute ...

The mandatory jute packaging act, which was formulated four years ago, exists only on paper since the law has yet to take effect in reality. The government enacted the law on October 12, 2010 with a ...

The government has taken the decision to make jute sacks mandatory for rice packaging in a bid to increase the use of the eco-friendly product and prop up the struggling jute industry. The decision, ...

The government purchases jute sacking bags worth approximately ₹9,000 crore every year for packaging of foodgrains. This ensures guaranteed market for the produce of jute farmers and workers The jute ...

The reservation norms in present proposal would further protect the interest of domestic production of raw jute and jute packaging material in India, thereby, making India self-reliant in consonance ...

SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) - The humble jute bag, long the distinctive packing for Brazil's coffee exports, is rapidly being edged out as traders and cooperatives face rising wage bills and borrowing ...