The jute industry anticipates the Expert Committee on Jute (ECJ) meeting on June 3, addressing concerns about high raw jute prices and delayed crop arrivals. Industry sources claim tight supplies due ...

Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) -- CPB (M) -- today announced a siege of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on September 15 to realise its three-point demand, including the resignation of Jute ...

NEW DELHI: India on Friday banned specific jute products and woven fabrics entering from Bangladesh via land routes. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification stating that ...

Kolkata: The Kankaria Group is set to ramp up production capacity in its jute and textile divisions with an investment of Rs 150 crore over the next two years, reports Sarthak Ganguly. A significant ...

The jute industry, once celebrated for manufacturing the ‘golden fibre’ of India, has long been a backbone for the eastern states like West Bengal, Assam, and much of the Northeast. However, this ...

Kolkata: The Centre's Expert Committee on Jute (ECJ) will meet in Kolkata on June 3 to review the raw jute and mesta supply situation, even as the industry struggles with high prices, delayed crop ...

India’s global textile and apparel exports (including handicrafts) stood at US$ 37.75 billion in 2024–25, registering a growth of 5.2% compared to US$ 35.87 billion in 2023–24. India was the ...

The jute industry went through another year of crisis with a sharp raw material shortage, record-high prices and a growing dependence on plastic bags for food grain packaging, unsettling the sector.

The Centre has tightened raw jute stock limits for traders, balers and mills after prices rose sharply above MSP, citing hoarding and supply concerns. The move mandates fortnightly disclosures, strict ...