The strike is expected to bring the coir industry that exports products worth Rs 600 crore per year from Kerala to a complete standstill in coming days. One of the union presidents AS Sabu said the ...

Vasudevan K., 65, was born into a family of coir workers at Aryad, near Alappuzha. His first tryst with the golden fibre at a professional level came when he joined a chaapra (coir products ...

Small-scale coir factory owners in Alappuzha who are grappling with a dearth of orders for coir handloom products are on the warpath again seeking government intervention to help tide over the crisis.

Exhibitors from across the country have set up as many as 220 stalls to display exportquality items such as coir mats made of different kinds of fibres, mattings, carpets, rugs, tiles and mattresses, ...

ALAPPUZHA: The 200-year-old history of coir sector in the country will be showcased at the coir museum scheduled to come up here soon. The work on preserving the centuries-old buildings of coir ...

A coir factory in Madampe, has been completely destroyed by a sudden fire last night, Police said. Local residents, police and a fire fighting unit of the Chilaw Municipal Council were trying to ...

A cooperative coir factory in Gubbi of Tumkur district is now making a comeback, keeping pace with changes in technology and adopting the latest developments in production techniques and designs. The ...

KOCHI:The first installation that meets your eye at the Pepper House in Fort Kochi is that of a woman falling through thin air. The image is a reproduction of the photographs and footages of victims ...

About 15,000 coconut farmers in eastern Karnataka's Tumkur district are set to double their income this year. These farmers, who were making a living by selling copra, are looking at gaining ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) The coir industry at Pollachi in Tamil Nadu will be affected after the Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) reclassified it from white to orange which ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the husk of coconut trees? If not, then it is time you plan a trip to the International Coir Museum in Alappuzha in the state of Kerala. Set amid the lazy ...