India’s once-famed jute industry hanging by a thread
07 October 2021 |
6:47 am
From luxury boutiques to royal wedding favours, jute is growing in popularity worldwide as demand for alternatives to plastic soars. At a colonial-era jute mill in India's West Bengal state, hundreds of workers labour in a vast hall covered in fine dust, but the environment-friendly fibre is hanging by a thread in India, the world's biggest producer, despite recent efforts to revive the industry.
Related
Related
2 days ago
The Economist unveiled its annual publication, The World Ahead 2024, under exclusive license to CT productions. The well-attended event took place on the 25th of April and featured leaders from various sectors highlighting issues and providing practical solutions for the future.
1 day ago
To mark International Workers' Day, anti-poverty NGO Oxfam has released analysis showing that between 2020 and 2023, shareholders saw their dividend payments increase by 45 percent while workers saw their wages increase by just 3 percent.
1 day ago
The devaluation of the naira against the dollar has plunged Nigerians into a deep socio-economic depression. The price of basic foodstuffs can double or even triple in the same day.
1 day ago
The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 5.25 to 5.50 percent. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said while inflation has eased significantly over the past year, it's still too high, and that while wage growth has slowed down, the labour market remains tight.
1 day ago
The number of foreign direct investment projects in Europe fell 4 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, the first decline since the pandemic.
1 day ago
China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector.
Latest
1 day ago
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.
1 day ago
The number of births and weddings in Germany has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, especially in the eastern part of the country.
1 day ago
A team of experts commissioned by the French president warned against screen and social media use for children. Children under three years old should not have any screen time and up to age six it should be “strongly limited,” according to an expert panel commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron.
1 day ago
Georgia's Interior Ministry said 63 people were detained and six police officers injured in the latest night of protests against a controversial draft law.
1 day ago
Legislators have been scrambling to repeal the law, which predates Arizona's statehood, since a 2022 Supreme Court ruling paved the way for its return. The vote was 16-14 and the state's governor will likely sign off.
1 day ago
Finnair suspended flights to the Estonian city of Tartu after GPS signal interference prevented two planes from landing. Estonia and Lithuania have blamed Russia for jamming GPS signals in the region.
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.