Arunachal govt asked Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd (Oil Palm Division) to expedite the establishment of Palm Oil Processing FactoryIn a series of meeting held separately with officials of Rubber Board Zonal Office, Guwahati and Palm Oil Industry, Ruchi Soya Industries L...
23 Feb, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
Rubber imports head for new highFall in output and rise in demand push imports up by 35% for nine months to Dec ’18.
11 Feb, 2019, 12.02 PM IST
Sheet rubber prices fall 5% as production picks upOn Wednesday, the RSS-4 variety, used in tyre manufacturing, was priced at Rs 119 per kg.
22 Nov, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
Natural Rubber supply will be short of demand from 2020, says ANRPC secretary generalResearch in rubber plantation sector should focus on the impact of climate change on rubber cultivation and strategies to combat the possib...
17 Oct, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Rubber plantation catching farmers' fancy in Arunachal PradeshFor the current financial year, the state government has allocated an amount of Rs 15 crore for the rubber sector.
02 Aug, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
Sri Lanka, Pakistan aim for $1 billion trade volume, says Pakistani envoySri Lanka and Pakistan expect to push their annual bilateral trade volume to $1-bn, up from the 2014 figure of $350-mn, the Pakistani envoy...
28 May, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
Rubber Board of India to help boost rubber cultivation in Arunachal PradeshKumar said that he had a threadbare discussion with state Trade and Commerce Director Tokong Pertin for promotion of rubber cultivation in ...
13 Feb, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
Rs 5 lakh crore investment in road building in 5 years: Nitin Gadkari"In five years, there will be investment of Rs 5 lakh crore" in the road sector, Gadkari said while inaugurating the eighth Rubber Expo and...
15 Jan, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Saplings suffer decline in sales owing to fall in rubber pricesFrustrated by the low prices that have been prevailing for nearly a year, the growers are looking at other options which provide them with ...
05 Nov, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
Rubber Board bets on high quality sheets to curb import of natural rubberRubber Board has launched a series of high quality sheets through a company in Nilambur in Kerala for curbing import of natural rubber.
24 Mar, 2014, 04.41 AM IST
Centre asks rubber industry to work out details of national rubber policyThe Centre is considering formulation of a national policy rubber on the lines of national policies for petroleum, textiles and IT.
12 Nov, 2013, 08.28 PM IST
Rubber Board aims to bring 4.5 lac ha of NE land under acreageThe Rubber Board has set a target of bringing 4.5 lakh hectares of land under rubber cultivation in the north eastern region.
14 Jul, 2013, 05.02 PM IST
Kerala turns to rubber for better farm returns, switches from arecanut, coconutSupply of palm fronds, a staple for elephants, drops as farmers clear out arecanut, coconut plantations for rubber estates.
19 Jun, 2013, 02.45 AM IST
- Crash in global prices may not worry India's plantation sector
The govt is working on a modified price stabilisation fund to protect the plantation sector that includes tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and...
04 Mar, 2013, 03.00 AM IST
- North-east to be rubber producing hub
Farmers in the North East are taking to natural rubber cultivation in a big way. The seven states of the region, with 14% of the total rubb...
08 Mar, 2011, 01.33 AM IST
Labour shortage cripples plantation sectorShortage of labour is now threatening to paralyse the plantation of south.
30 Sep, 2009, 12.58 AM IST
- Rubber players pick holes in proposed change in Act
The amendments to the Rubber Act, 1947 presented before the Parliament is likely to have an adverse impact on different sections of the rub...
05 Aug, 2009, 12.22 AM IST