The Indian government is defending a law from 1987 that mandates sugar mills to package at least 20% of their output in jute bags. Officials say the measure is not just about supporting a ...

Issuing an order, the ministry also clarified that procurement of jute bags for packaging of initially 10 per cent of the foodgrains through reverse auction on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM ...

The Centre has mandated the packaging of 100% of foodgrain and 20% of sugar in jute bags for 2018-19 but has also left the window open for the dilution of the order. This includes a stipulation on ...

mandates that jute bags supplied to government agencies for packaging foodgrains and sugar under the Public Distribution System (PDS) must be manufactured by the supplier, using only domestically ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In India, the world's largest consumer of sugar, the federal government and producers have locked horns in court over a contentious issue: jute bags. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Officials said jute bags will help protect the environment because jute is a natural, biodegradable, renewable and reusable fibre. (Representative Image) The tender worth ₹240 crore is meant for ...

Plastic use must be reduced at every level of life, and single-use polythene bags must be completely eliminated,” said the environment adviser ...