Industry seeks sops on jute-packed sugar
Sugar industry has approached the Union ministry of agriculture and textiles to allow them 20% exemption from the mandatory jute packaging orders as it apprehends that the jute industry will not be able meet their demands.

Isma demands Rs 25 crore as interest on delayed sugar-levy arrears
Following the protracted delay in announcement of levy price for sugar for 1998-99, Indian Sugar Mills Association (Isma) has asked government to pay up six months interest amounting to Rs 25 crore

STC intervention sought to boost rubber prices
Kerala government on Thursday urged the centre to ask the State Trading Corporation (STC) to procure an additional 20,000 tonnes of rubber at the benchmark price to avoid an imminent crash in prices of the commodity.


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