The decision also mandates that initially 10% of the indents of jute bags for packing food grains would be placed through a reverse auction...

The COVID-19 related lockdown has affected the working in the jute mills thereby disrupting the production of jute bags. Textiles ministry ...

The company which reported 14% jump in net sales at ₹390 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 and 24% increase in net profit a...

The government approved mandatory use of jute packaging material for foodgrains and sugar, a move which will provide relief to 3.7 lakh jut...

The government today approved mandatory packaging of sugar and foodgrains in jute material to minimum extent of up to 90 per cent of produc...

The development brings some confidence among the jute industry that involves 300,000 workers and 40 lakh farmers in West Bengal alone.

"I would request that cental government should not go ahead with the proposed reduction of reservation of jute packaging," the Chief Minist...

Crisis ridden jute industry seeks for help from government as domestic jute industry faces competition from subsidized produces from Bangla...

The Indian jute manufacturers are facing double trouble. On one hand subsidised Bangladeshi jute products are flooding the domestic market,...

CCEA at its meeting evening finally approved status quo ante for the jute reservation order at 100% for both foodgrain and sugar during 200...

Dilution of 100% criterion would mean use of plastic & other synthetic materials for packaging. This would impinge on the livelihood of far...

The post harvest wastage in India for instance, is estimated to be as high as 26 per cent. This figure is just two per cent in the develope...

The West Bengal government urged the Centre to ensure that the reservation percentage of jute for packaging of foodgrains and sugar is main...

Govt has decided on strategic reserves of grain to ensure longer reservation in more modern packaging modes and exempting such reservation ...

The archaic policy of compulsory packaging of certain commodities in jute bags has got considerably diluted in recent years.

The domestic jute industry is worried over the rampant violation of mandatory jute packaging order by large group of sugar companies, parti...

The Centre is likely to dilute reservation norms of mandatory jute packaging order before its expiry date by 10% to 90% for grain and sugar...