Close-up of braided jute fibers - Abhishek Mehta/Getty Images Jute and burlap aren't quite the same thing, but it's not surprising that many people think otherwise — the terms are often used ...

Textiles ministry steps in to curb speculation and stabilise supply as volatility worries farmers traders and mills despite ...

The production of jute textiles has fallen significantly over the past two years due to a drop in exports and the government's failure to strictly impose the mandatory packaging law that led to ...

Bangladesh can earn billion dollar from the domestic market by ensuring proper use of jute geo-textile (JGT) in preventing soil, river and embankment erosion and landslide in hilly areas instead of ...

The Centre has tightened raw jute stock limits for traders, balers and mills after prices rose sharply above MSP, citing ...

With the National Jute Board strongly recommending the use of geo-textile for road construction, the R6,500-crore Indian jute industry could hope for a revival. The application of jute for protection ...

Raw jute prices remain high despite reduced stock limits by the Indian government, raising concerns among jute mills and ...

The government has decided to convert two state-run jute mills into textile factories under public private partnership. The cabinet committee on economic affairs yesterday in a meeting approved the ...

No evident progress has been seen in the last couple of years to finish constructing the Sheikh Hasina Specialized Jute Textile Mill, according to various sources. The project is built under the ...

The Indian Road Congress has accepted jute as geo-textile for using in building of roads which could be a major boost to the West Bengal's jute industry that employs lakhs of workers. (Image: IE) The ...

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday reviewed the issue of high prices of raw jute and decided to enhance its stock limits for mills, while lowering the cap for traders and balers to ...