| GM jute seeds may revive the ailing industry | 17-NOV-09 |
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| The story of Indian jute, unlikeof the other two agro-based industries — cotton and sugar — is one of stagnation. The fact that production of jute goods rose at a disappointing pace in the past four decades to around 1.8 million tonnes is a proof that the industry, in spite of its nature-friendly attributes, has let much of the incremental packaging market slip away to alternative materials. |
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| Jute industry seeks Sonia's intervention | 08-AUG-09 |
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| Faced with the twin problem of a government-imposed 25 per cent dilution on food grain and sugar packaging and the prospect of less arrival of raw jute in the market owing to poor monsoon this year, the jute lobby is now desperately urging the Congress president Sonia Gandhi to intervene on their behalf with the UPA government to rescue the jute industry from the present crisis. After lobbying in vain with the union government for the same for the last two weeks, the Indian Jute Mills' Association (IJMA) has now approached Sonia Gandhi. |
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| Govt plans to use hessian bags for packaging | 01-JUL-09 |
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| Faced with a shortfall of 7.6 lakh bales of gunny bags for procurement of food grains by the government procuring agencies in 2009-10, the Centre is exploring the possibility of using high-density polyethylene bags, polypropylene bags and old gunny bags for paddy packaging. |
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| Centre sets up panel for jute industry revival | 11-APR-09 |
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| In order to revive the jute industry, the Union government has set up a high level committee with representatives from the Union finance and labour ministries, West Bengal government, labour unions and the The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA). |
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| Hastings plans jute park at Shaktigarh | 02-OCT-08 |
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| Kolkata-based Hastings Jute Mill (HJM), a division of jute export house Murlidhar Ratanlal (MREL) is setting up a jute park at Shaktigarh in Burdwan district, 110 km from Kolkata, at a cost of Rs 33. |
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| HJM to set up jute park at Shaktigarh | 25-SEP-08 |
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| Kolkata-based Hastings Jute Mill (HJM), a division of the premier jute export house Murlidhar Ratanlal (MREL) is setting up a jute park at Shaktigarh in Burdwan district, 110 km from Kolkata, at a |
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| Jute output highest in 6 yrs | 22-AUG-08 |
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| The jute industry has registered a record high goods production of 1.77 million tonnes in 2007-08, riding on the sprouting of 30 medium-sized mills in Andhra Pradesh and Bengal following the sudden |
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| MSP of jute may be raised by Rs 195/qntl | 21-FEB-08 |
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| The minimum support price of raw jute (Assam TD5 variety) in the jute year 2008-09 is likely to be raised to Rs 1,250 a quintal, up by Rs 195 over the last years support price of Rs 1,055 per quintal |
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| JMDC panel upsets industry | 07-JUN-07 |
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| Questions have cropped up over the recent selection of members in the council of the country's premier jute promotion body Jute Manufactures' Development Council (JMDC).
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| Imports may harm jute mills: IJMA | 06-JUN-07 |
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| The jute industry is up in arms against the government over the import of jute sacks from the neighbouring countries of Nepal and Bangladesh and have threatened to stop production if it continues.
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