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
Coir Kerala event’s social media activity has made consumers in the US aware of the ‘coir’ productThe Coir Kerala event’s social media activity through platforms like Facebook, which has improved since last year, has made consumers in th...
03 Feb, 2016, 08.02 PM 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
- India will earn Rs 1,000 crore foreign exchange by coir pith export
Coir industry is a women-oriented industry and production and processing of coir yarn and products is practised in the households of Kerala...
18 Feb, 2013, 02.28 AM 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
- Coir industry to benefit from new spinning machine
The Central Institute of Coir Technology (CICT) of Coir Board in association with a Bangalore-based company has developed a new spinning ma...
20 Jul, 2011, 11.31 PM IST
- 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,...
31 Aug, 2010, 01.08 PM IST
- Kerala’s coir exports caught in a tug of war over prices
Coir export from India is likely to be hit with the coir yarn producers and dealers in Kerala stopping the supply demanding higher price fr...
17 Sep, 2008, 02.20 AM IST
- Govt okays coir sector package
The government has approved a Rs 243-crore coir sector development scheme to be implemented by the Coir Board.
19 Mar, 2008, 04.05 AM IST
- Coir Board open Authorised Retail Outlets
Coir Board has launched a novel scheme for promotion and marketing of Coir products through Authorised Retail Outlets (ARO)s.
12 Feb, 2008, 06.34 PM IST
- Coir Board draws up plan to boost production
The Coir Board has evolved a novel scheme for promotion and marketing of coir products through authorised retail outlets (ARO).
11 Feb, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Coir products to be sold through IOC outlets
Coir Board launches scheme with IndianOil Corp to sell coir products through IOC's retail outlets.
31 Oct, 2007, 05.59 PM IST
- Coir Board ties up with IOC
The Coir Board is joining hands with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for promoting and marketing coir products through the latter’s outlets.
31 Oct, 2007, 03.37 AM 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 producers see silver lining in bi-products
Coir Board has entered into an agreement with the Kerala Co-operative Rubber Marketing Federation (Rubbermark) for manufacture and supply o...
13 Jul, 2006, 01.44 AM IST