The production of jute textiles has fallen significantly over the past two years due to a drop in exports and the government’s failure to strictly impose the mandatory packaging law that led to ...

There is a great diversification in the utility of jute fabric outside of clothing textiles. Hessian cloth is a lighter form of jute fabric, which is typically what is used to make burlap bags.

Now India is betting that jute — an ancient textile whose harvesting and production have scarcely been touched by modern technology — could be a fabric of the future.

The Textiles and Jute Ministry recently issued a notification in this regard, said a press release on Sunday, reports UNB. "The government made the use of jute bags mandatory for preserving and ...

Following the decision to impose significant port restrictions on imports of ready-made garments (RMG) from Bangladesh, India ...

The government has finally started implementation of the Jute Packaging Act, 2010 which ensures mandatory use of jute for packaging of six essential products. Consumption of locally produced and ...

The Ministry of Textiles has extended the compulsory 100 per cent jute packaging for foodgrains and 20 per cent of the total sugar production upto December 31, 2024.