Bengal polls: Industrial distress, law and order key issues in North 24 Parganas' jute hubIndustrial distress and law and order concerns are key issues in North 24 Parganas assembly constituencies. The rivalry between Arjun Singh...
Govt reduces jute stock limits to zeroThe government has set raw jute stock limits to zero for traders and balers. This move aims to ensure fair distribution and prevent hoardin...
Balers' association opposes IJMA's proposal to ban jute stockholding, writes to CentreJute balers are opposing a proposed ban on holding raw jute stocks. The Indian Jute Mills Association wants the ban to control rising raw m...
Raw jute crisis: IJMA hopeful after meeting with Union textiles ministerJute mills met with Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh regarding the raw jute crisis. The minister assured the delegation he would revie...
Indian Jute Mills Association seeks ban on private raw jute tradingThe Indian Jute Mills Association has asked the government to stop private raw jute trading after March 31. This move aims to control risin...
Jute industry pins hope on June 3 ECJ meet amid supply crunch, soaring pricesThe Expert Committee on Jute will meet in Kolkata to assess raw jute supply. The industry faces high prices and delayed arrivals. The commi...
Govt fixes 8.19% 'return on capital' for jute bag supplies for foodgrain packagingIndian jute mills will earn an 8.19 per cent return on capital for supplying jute bags under the new pricing framework. This benefits mills...
Mixed year for jute, govt provided relief for industry to bounce backThe jute sector in India experienced a mixed year in 2023, with a bumper cash crop harvest but a mid-season demand slump. However, governme...
IJMA says raw jute price ceiling counterproductive, seeks Mamata's interventionIndian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) said raw jute price ceiling is going to be counterproductive for jute cultivation and sought the inter...
Bengal govt calls meeting with industry stakeholders on May 10 over COVID pandemicThe state government has restricted the number of workforce at a time to 50 per cent including in tea gardens. But, in case of the jute mil...
Government approves alternative bags made of polymer to package foodgrainsThe COVID-19 related lockdown has affected the working in the jute mills thereby disrupting the production of jute bags. Textiles ministry ...
28 jute mills closed in India in FY16: GovtUnder the Act, government has mandated 90 per cent of foodgrains and 20 per cent of sugar be packed in jute bags. The annual subsidy for th...
Textile Ministry plans policy intervention for jute sectorTextile Secretary Rashmi Verma that jute mills raised issues like intense competition and cheap Bangladeshi import while jute balers said t...
Job crisis in jute mills may further aggravateMills have been contesting price cap for sacking and urging the government to remove it as supply would not be possible with high raw mater...
Day after Congress VP Rahul Gandhi's visit, two more jute mills shut down in BengalThree jute mills in Hooghly North Brook, India and Hastings Jute Mill put up stop work notices within 24 hours of Gandhi's visit in the are...
Indian Jute Mills Association regrets non-announcement of state jute policyThe Indian Jute Mills Association expressed regret that the West Bengal government was yet to come out with the proposed jute policy.
- Jute mills likely to face govt wrath over supply default
The central government may take stern action against the jute mills that default on B.Twill jute bags supply during the Kharif Marketing Se...