The use of jute sacks to package 19 commodities remains ... Millers started using jute bags to package rice for marketing in the face of enforcement of the law by the government in the last ...

Gunny bags now account for about 63% of raw jute consumption ... market demand for alternative packaging as there was seepage of materials through gunny sacks. This is the first time since ...

Currently, the annual production of jute sacks stands at 43 crore pieces ... The compulsory use of jute bags in packaging food grains, sugar and fertiliser will create a demand for 35 crore ...

Availability of jute sacks One year ago, rice millers said they would use ... preventing the environment from getting polluted by widespread use of synthetic bags in packaging goods. The law was ...

Indian jute mills will earn an 8.19-per cent "return on capital" for supplying jute bags for foodgrain packaging under the ... increase in the price of gunny sack supplies. In contrast, the ...

for providing jute bags designated for food grain packaging, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI), citing a high-ranking official. Under this arrangement, national mills are assured a fixed ...

To help the jute industry, the government on Thursday decided to extend the norms for mandatory packaging of 100 per cent food grains and 20 per cent sugar in diversified jute bags. The decision ...

Calcutta, Oct. 11: The Union textile ministry has decided to reduce the weight of jute sacks by 85 grams from November 1. The move is expected to benefit the mills, which are facing a shortage of raw ...

Once used, these fabrics often get discarded. A female-led organization is now turning these jute and cotton sacks into eco-friendly reusable bags. The initiative serves as an economic empowerment ...