Jayajit Dash / Bhubaneswar October 07, 2010, 0:04 IST

The woes of the ailing jute industry do not seem to be over even after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) turned down the proposal for a 25 per cent dilution in jute packaging norms last month.

The Union textiles ministry is yet to approve two alternate jute bags even though these bags were developed by the Indian Jute Indus

Dhubri, Oct. 5: Bamboo farming and industry is set to bring sea change in the economy of lower Assam districts, known for jute production.

Speaking at a workshop, organised under the National Bamboo Mission at Pramothesh Chandra Barua auditorium in Dhubri today, the conservator of forests, lower Assam social forestry circle, S.K.

Farmers should grow jute at least once in three years to enhance the fertility of the soil, Agriculture Department Joint Director, C Chikkanna has said.

Products are bio-degradable, eco-friendly and cost-effective

Jute products are ideal alternatives for use-and-throw items made of plastic

Entrepreneurs to get support in the form of marketing and buyer-seller meets

Udhagamandalam: The ecological problems plaguing this hilly district can to a significant extent be tackled if alternatives to non-biodegradable products are promoted.

B Krishna Mohan / Hyderabad March 9, 2010, 0:16 IST

Set to attract investments worth Rs 500 cr
With a jute park having been sanctioned in the Sabbaravarm mandal of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh, the jute industry is set to get a boost in the state. The park is proposed to be set up through a public- private partnership at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore.

New Delhi: While the exhibitors at the trade fair continue to hand out polythene bags despite a ban, a craftsman from Kolkata is doing good business selling jute bags to Delhiites. Kamal Sarkar and his brother have set up two stalls at the fair and claim to have sold nearly 5000 bags in the first three days.

KOLKATA: India will put in place by December 2009, A National Fibre Policy will be in place by December to provide a level playing field to the industry, Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said here on Wednesday.

The government is to formulate the Industrial Policy-2009 for ensuring overall development of the country through balanced industrialization.

In this respect, the government with provide huge infrastructure facilities including stimulus for setting up industries in the country's backward districts and northern parts including greater Rangpur, Dinajpur and Rajshahi.

Kolkata, Aug. 19 Jute prices, which have already crashed by more than 40 per cent or Rs 1,400 a quintal in August, could witness a further fall if the proposed 25 per cent dilution of the Jute Packaging Materials Act (JPMA) of 1987 comes through, according to industry experts.

The price per quintal of raw jute is ruling at Rs 1,800 in August, down from Rs 3,200 in July.

Jayajit Dash / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar July 29, 2009, 0:56 IST

The harvesting of jute crop in the current season is likely to come to a standstill due to lack of proper retting facility in jute growing areas of West Bengal, Bihar and Assam.

The acute water shortage in these jute growing states has affected the retting process thereby spoiling the quality of crop.