COIMBATORE: No one would have imagined the scale of India's, and indeed the world's, dependence on China for solar panels, man-made fibre, electronics among various other products. The fact has become ...

Coir exports from the country are seen lower for the first time in both traditional and non-traditional items. For the first quarter of the current fiscal, exports are lower in volume and value by ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a significant intervention to revive Kerala’s struggling coir sector, the state government has announced the formation of a yarn bank to tackle the acute shortage of coir fibre.

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 ...

Chinese coir mats made from Indian fibre may soon be a real threat as the communist nation takes home increasing quantity of coir fibre. According to estimates of the Coir Board, fibre exports to ...

The Coir Board will establish a 'fibre bank' in Alappuzha to address the shortage of coir fibre in the market, said G Balachandran, chairman of the Board. KOCHI: The Coir Board will establish a 'fibre ...

A seminar organised on Friday in connection with the Coir Kerala 2021, an expo on coir and natural fibre products, stressed the need for constituting cooperative consortiums to ensure the availability ...

The Lion’s Face, an exquisite creation made of coconut coir fibre by a group of craftswomen of a tiny hamlet of Janupalli panchayat in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh, is set ...

Coir fibre from Kerala may soon find its way into lightweight bulletproof vests in the US. KOCHI: Coir fibre from Kerala may soon find its way into lightweight bulletproof vests in the US. Kuala ...

Disposal of harmful coir fibre waste produced by industrial units that extract and use coir fibre has been a serious environmental issue in the State. The National Institute for Interdisciplinary ...