Coir mattress producers want to lie on a lighter GST rateManufacturers association has asked for a GST reduction in coir mattress to 5 per cent.
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...
Coir industry registered a steep growth despite global recession: Giriraj SinghFor development of the coir industry the board had opened sub regional offices in Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Port Blair and Kava...
Coir sector rakes over Rs 1,300 crore from export till January 31The sector saw a boost in the ongoing financial despite a global recession, Coir Board Chairman C P Radhakrishnan said.
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...
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...
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...
Coir exports likely to grow by 20 per cent in full-year 2014Coir exports are likely to grow by 20 per cent to Rs 1,200 crore in the current fiscal on growing demand from US and Europe.
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Pension for employees in co-operative sector
CPI-M led LDF Government in Kerala announced extension of a pension scheme to employees in cooperative sectors such as dairy farming, coir,...
- Govt okays coir sector package
The government has approved a Rs 243-crore coir sector development scheme to be implemented by the Coir Board.
- Coir industry sees sunny days ahead
The second India International Coir Fair, aimed at popularising the status of coir as an eco-friendly, ethnic, and versatile product and sh...
- Centre approves Rs 1,654 cr package for coir industry
To tap the increasing global demand for coir products, the Centre has approved a Rs 1,654-crore support package for coir sector which has f...
- Coir industry poised to grow: Board
The coir industry in India is earning more foreign exchange and generating employment opportunities, says the Coir Board.
- Commonwealth SME meet in Kerala
Commonwealth Secretariat representing 53 states, has decided to organize the sixth Commonwealth-India small business development programme ...
- Now, blended coir yarn to boost exports
The new-blended coir yarn developed by the Central Coir Research Institute (CCRI) could lead to a surge in the value added exports.