Artist Harsha Puthusserry is on a mission. She employs art to empower women weaving various patterns of jute to fight the plastic menace. In a way this is art for life’s sake. “I have always ...

“It’s a trend these days to give small jute bags for return gifts ( thamboola pai) at weddings. Backpacks, sling bags, string pouches modelled like the surukku pai are popular items, given ...

Bangladesh became the first nation on Earth to ban single-use plastic bags. Since then, plastic pollution has gotten worse. To find a biodegradable replacement, the government turned to jute, a ...

NEW DELHI, April 15 (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 ...