At stake: the environmental implications of choosing between traditional jute and plastic. The Indian government is defending a law from 1987 that mandates sugar mills to package at least 20% of ...

Kolkata: The ban imposed on the import of raw jute through land ports by the Union commerce ministry will cripple the sector in Bengal, leaders of the jute industry said on Saturday.

To curb dumping and protect domestic farmers, India recently decided to restrict jute imports from Bangladesh. With India accounting for nearly one-fourth of its $793 million jute exports in 2023-24 ...