- Kerala targets Rs 1,000 crore from coir geotextiles
Kerala finance minister Thomas Issac said he hopes to train around 100 engineering graduates in the dynamics of geo textiles and send them ...
06 Dec, 2019, 03.51 PM IST
Kerala government to create and promote 'Kerala coir' brandIndia exported coir products worth Rs 2,281 crore last year, with the bulk of it coming for Kerala, the largest producer of coir in the cou...
10 Oct, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Kerala’s product diversification, modernisation give India’s coir industry the winning touchThe finer details of the spread might create the best mats the world has ever seen and could change the character of the coir industry in t...
27 Mar, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
Inverted duty structure favouring exports of raw material: MSME MinistryThe Ministry has also sought doubling of funds for the ministry (Rs 68 crore at present) and proposes to introduce a Technology Upgradation...
06 Feb, 2015, 09.07 AM IST
World's biggest coir trade fair begins in KeralaMinisters and top state-level officials will attend the international seminars scheduled on February 2 and 3 and the national seminar on Fe...
01 Feb, 2015, 12.26 PM IST
Tap potential of coir products: AK AntonyAntony has called for joint efforts by the Centre and the Kerala government to tap the growing worldwide demand for environment-friendly co...
02 Feb, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
- Rs 100 cr worth of deals inked at Coir Kerala
It's been over a century since Lord Curzon exclaimed, "Venice of the East" on his visit to this port city in Kerala in the first decade of ...
07 Feb, 2012, 02.14 PM IST
- Coir exports may touch Rs 1,000 crore this fiscal
Coir exports are likely to grow by 24 per cent to Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal on growing demand from new markets like Russia and L...
05 Feb, 2012, 05.43 PM IST
- Step up R&D efforts in coir sector: MSME Secretary
There is need to speed up mechanisation, value addition & diversification of coir sector to sustain India's place in global coir export mar...
16 Aug, 2011, 04.58 PM IST
- Coir export touch Rs 640 crore in 2008-09
Coir export from the country has surpassed the target and reached Rs 640 crore for the year 2008-09.
10 Jun, 2009, 07.11 PM IST
- Alappuzha emerging as new industrial destination in Kerala
The industrial map of Alapuzha, renowned for its backwater tourism and coir industries, is undergoing a change with IT parks and new manufa...
16 Mar, 2009, 07.35 PM IST
- Kerala's houseboats make waves with conference facilities
A romantic night on the majestic backwaters of Alappuzha in a one-bedroom houseboat could be a winning ad line to attract the niche group o...
07 May, 2008, 12.58 AM IST
- Mozambique seeks India's tech support for coir units
This plea was made by a high-level delegation from Mozambique led by Francisco Itai Meque, Governor of Inhambane, which visited various coi...
19 Sep, 2007, 07.00 PM IST
- Eco-friendly coir sector will get Rs 200-cr modernisation funds
The Centre is readying a Rs 150-Rs 200-crore package for the eco-friendly coir industry.
15 Aug, 2007, 04.12 AM IST
- Coir exports cross Rs 600 crore mark
Despite a strengthening rupee, the coir export touched an all time-high level of Rs 605.17 crore for 2006-07 showing an increase of 19% in ...
14 May, 2007, 06.35 PM IST
- Commonwealth SME meet in Kerala
Commonwealth Secretariat representing 53 states, has decided to organize the sixth Commonwealth-India small business development programme ...
23 Mar, 2007, 09.00 PM IST
- Sewing up an export market with jute
It's a small coir products company making big strides in the international market.
06 Jun, 2006, 12.05 AM IST