The use of jute sacks to package 19 commodities remains a far cry 13 years past the enactment of the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010. The law was enacted to protect the interests of jute growers and ...

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 on ...

The Karnataka High Court has refused to examine whether the presence of jute batching oil (JBO) in jute bags used for packing sugar poses a health hazard, observing that such questions fall within the ...

Observing that “a judge, based on inputs, cannot assume the role of a supreme adviser to the administration of policies governing innumerable activities of the State”, the High Court of Karnataka has ...

Jute mills in Bengal are estimating a 30 per cent decline in demand of jute bags in 2024-25 amid shortfall of mandatory procurement of jute bags for packing of foodgrains and sugar. Lack of demand for ...