No rice miller and trader can use plastic bags to pack grains from January, according to a notification from the jute and textiles ministry that has mandated the use of jute sacks instead. The gazette ...
The use of jute sacks to package 19 commodities remains a far cry 13 years past the enactment of the Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010. The law was enacted to protect the interests of jute growers and ...
The food, civil supplies and consumer affairs ministry has barred the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to accept paddy and rice packed in HDPE/PP or synthetic bags while allowing the states to pack ...