Northeast tightens its hold on rubber as tyre majors scout beyond KeralaNortheast India's rubber production is significantly up. Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya now contribute 17.5% of India's total natural rubber...
11 Jun, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
Despite muted demand, rubber prices remain steadyThe price of sheet rubber was around ₹135 per kg last week despite low availability
03 Mar, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Increased rain guarding help raise rubber production in JulyThe natural rubber production in the country in July was 60,000 tonnes , up by 14,000 tonnes from the same last year
18 Sep, 2019, 05.47 PM IST
Rubber board to adopt untapped estates30% of Kerala’s rubber estates are lying untapped as commercial operations.
02 Jul, 2019, 11.40 AM IST
Kerala planters seek nod for large-scale intercroppingThis will help raise overall transaction of industry; planters seek policy & dedicated department under industries ministry.
25 Sep, 2017, 10.00 AM IST
Association of Planters of Kerala urge state govt to abolish plantation tax and agricultural income taxThe association chairman Thomas Jacob said the crop production has come down by 30 per cent in tea, 14 per cent in rubber, 60 per cent in c...
01 Mar, 2017, 09.05 PM IST
Unhappy Kerala planters propose new wage planWith the prices of rubber and tea two main crops of the state continuing to keep low, the plantation sector has now agreed that 50 per cent...
17 Nov, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Plantation companies weigh tapping holiday in January to curb price fallMost small growers have stopped tapping as the prices touch Rs 113.50 per kg, a whopping fall of 42% in the last 16 months.
12 Dec, 2014, 11.10 AM 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
Plantations in Kerala may 'bleed and sink' after hike in taxesPrices of tea & rubber have been dropping, threatening to push the sectors back to 1999-2006 crisis situation, said APK chairman Gilbert D'...
20 Sep, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
Creating durable assets through rural employment: Rubber Board ties up with MGNREGARubber Board is turning to the rural employment guarantee programme to increase India’s natural rubber output from the present 9 million to...
04 Aug, 2013, 11.37 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
- APK ask govt tto reduce lease rental on plantations
The Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) has asked the government to support the recession-hit plantation sector by reducing the lease r...
13 Mar, 2009, 06.11 PM IST
- Rubber replantation gets a Budget boost
The finance minister’s announcement of creating a special purpose fund for rubber with an initial kitty of Rs 19.41 crore in 2008-09 is exp...
04 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Centre to use rubber as social fencing along Indo-Bangla border
The Centre is examining a project proposal to use natural rubber for “social fencing” along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
05 Jun, 2007, 12.54 AM IST
- NeST to buy RPG's rubber plantation
NeST, a Kochi-based software to plantation group, has entered into an agreement to buy RPG Group’s 1,400-acre Kaliyar rubber plantation, pa...
05 Oct, 2006, 02.40 AM IST
- Govt plans a rejuvenation package for plantation
The Centre is launching a drive to rejuvenate tea, coffee, pepper and rubber plantations to increase their productivity as some of them are...
18 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST