Rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district, causing serious pollution of water as most of the farmers of the region are not acquainted with the ribbon retting method, a technology for rotting jute plants with less water …
Rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district, causing serious pollution of water as most of the farmers of the region are not acquainted with the ribbon retting method, a technology for rotting jute plants with less water …
India might see the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) jute in a month. Developed by the University of Calcutta, GM jute is set to be sent for commercial approval to the regulator, Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), next month. If approved, GM jute will be the second crop of its …
Bangladeshi scientists have cracked the code discovering the genome sequence of local jute variety, prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced at a news conference at Ganabhaban on Sunday. Earlier, Bangladeshi scientists had discovered the genome sequence of tosha jute. All the world’s jute fibre is produced from tosha and Bangladesh local …
Jute growers in Kurigram are in great trouble as they are forced to harvest their produce earlier than usual this time due to flood and river erosion. The farmers are harvesting their immature jute because of flood in the Brahmaputra-Tista-Dharala river basin and erosion by the rivers and selling it …
BHUBANESWAR: Jute cultivation in the State has come down to just 10,000 hectares (ha) from over 40,000 ha in the last 10 years. Participating in the national-level annual meeting of All India Network Project on Jute & Allied Fibres (AINPJAF) here on Tuesday, researchers said climate changes and lack of …
Finding the going uphill in their bid to sell their produce for good economic returns, raw jute farmers from different parts of South Kamrup area are facing acute crisis. Too poor to afford the input costs, the marginal farmers who practice the cultivation on a massive scale in thousands of …
Unlike the rest of the subcontinent, Assam retained many elements of its tribal economy well into the 19th century. With the British invasion the picture began to change gradually. Opening up of the Brahmaputra Valley in 1826 brought about two major changes in the mode of surplus extraction. One, colonial …
Agro-based traditional industries play a vital role in industrialisation in an underdeveloped economy. The Indian jute industry has been globally significant since colonial times and enjoyed a “major industry” status. Under globalisation it is found that the key structural ratios like labour productivity, capital intensity and total factor productivity have …
This paper suggests an approach to a convincing method for control of surficial soil erosion by using Jute Geotextiles (JGT). The approach can be extended to other natural geotextiles as well.
Jayajit Dash / Bhubaneswar October 07, 2010, 0:04 IST The woes of the ailing jute industry do not seem to be over even after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) turned down the proposal for a 25 per cent dilution in jute packaging norms last month. The Union textiles …
Dhubri, Oct. 5: Bamboo farming and industry is set to bring sea change in the economy of lower Assam districts, known for jute production. Speaking at a workshop, organised under the National Bamboo Mission at Pramothesh Chandra Barua auditorium in Dhubri today, the conservator of forests, lower Assam social forestry …
AIMING to catch up with global competition and India's fibre requirement of the future, the Union Ministry of Textiles put up a draft national fibre policy on its website in June. It has invited comments and suggestions. Though India is the second largest producer of man-made fibre in the world, …
Farmers should grow jute at least once in three years to enhance the fertility of the soil, Agriculture Department Joint Director, C Chikkanna has said. Speaking to Deccan Herald after visiting the jute plot of N R Chandrashekhar in Nenamanahalli near here on Thursday, he said jute is natural manure …
Products are bio-degradable, eco-friendly and cost-effective Jute products are ideal alternatives for use-and-throw items made of plastic Entrepreneurs to get support in the form of marketing and buyer-seller meets Udhagamandalam: The ecological problems plaguing this hilly district can to a significant extent be tackled if alternatives to non-biodegradable products are …
The bond between jute and Bengali culture grows stronger with evidence of anti-oxidant properties in jute leaves. Jute saag mops up arsenic toxicity that plagues hundreds living in the Gangetic delta of West Bengal and Bangladesh, claimed a joint research team from West Bengal and Assam. The anti-arsenic drugs that …
B Krishna Mohan / Hyderabad March 9, 2010, 0:16 IST Set to attract investments worth Rs 500 cr With a jute park having been sanctioned in the Sabbaravarm mandal of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh, the jute industry is set to get a boost in the state. The park is …
New Delhi: While the exhibitors at the trade fair continue to hand out polythene bags despite a ban, a craftsman from Kolkata is doing good business selling jute bags to Delhiites. Kamal Sarkar and his brother have set up two stalls at the fair and claim to have sold nearly …
KOLKATA: India will put in place by December 2009, A National Fibre Policy will be in place by December to provide a level playing field to the industry, Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said here on Wednesday. Addressing a meeting on jute, he said the policy would address issues such …
The government is to formulate the Industrial Policy-2009 for ensuring overall development of the country through balanced industrialization. In this respect, the government with provide huge infrastructure facilities including stimulus for setting up industries in the country's backward districts and northern parts including greater Rangpur, Dinajpur and Rajshahi. "But the …
