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 …
THE socioeconomic significance of jute cultivation lies in the fact that almost 10 million small and marginal farmers in India, Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Nepal are dependent on it for their livelihood. Equally important, jute is also an environment-friendly fibre when compared to artificial fibres like polypropylene (PP). The jute …
JUTE is in. Elegant wall coverings and curtains, wall and pot hangings, trendy shopping and handbags, colourful bead curtains, attractive lampshades, handy tablemats and coasters. The Phulbari Handicrafts Cooperative Industrial Society Ltd (PHCIS), an ngo based in West Bengal, makes and markets these products made of stuff conventionally used to …
Bangladesh's jute industry has hit a rough patch. The crop's price has reportedly nosedived to an "abnormally" low rate of US$ 4-5 per 38 kg in the primary market, against a production cost of US$ 7 for 38 kg. While India is manufacturing diverse products, including industrial and coarse textiles, …
BANGLADESH'S jute industry may finally see better days. In what Bangladesh industry minister A M Zahiruddin Khan calls a technological breakthrough, the country's scientists have developed the knowhow to manufacture packaging papers, hardboard and even a soft fibre akin to silk, using green jute plants. Bangladesh, once the world's biggest …
Spoilt milk Nestle Lanka, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of a multinational food firm, has had to send back a consignment of radioactive milk powder imported from Poland. In November 1993, Sri Lankan customs officials found the milk powder contained more radioactive particles than permissible. Sri Lanka resumed checks on imported …
Workers at Baranagar jute factory in West Bengal, one of five shut down by the state pollution control board, have decided to contribute part of their wages to help install an effluent treatment plant (ETP) and get the factory reopened. Thousands of workers at the factory were affected by the …
