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Related Keywords: Diesel, export, Fuel, government, import, India, labour, manufacturing, merchandise, petroleum, product

Merchandise exports in September fell by 6.6% to $26 billion. Exports during this fiscal have fallen 2.5% to $159.6 billion. The most worrying part is that labour-intensive exports, which create employment in large numbers, have been falling. Mint examines this decline.

Which sectors haven’t done well in exports?

Related Keywords: biofuel, China, cotton, fabrics, Fuel, plastic, sustainability, United States, Wood

Since nations like the U.S. and Australia have lifted their bans on growing hemp, a revolution is brewing.

Innovators are taking up the gauntlet to cultivate this versatile plant for a medley of biodegradable materials including plastic polymers, building products, fabrics, wood, biofuel, paper and even car components.

It’s not new. The fiber from industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) – from the same species as its cousin marijuana but without the mind-altering THC – has been used for thousands of years to make paper, rope, cloth and fuel.