For many, Pollachi may bring to mind tall coconut trees, mounds of coconut husks being dried in large plots of land. One of the largest producers of coconut in the country, the district is yet to reap ...

The revival package announced by Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac in the State budget 2018-19 for the coir sector will boost the coconut fibre production locally and create more jobs. Dr. Isaac in ...

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 ...

An old moss plant asked a new moss plant how he likes living in the bog. “I’m lichen it so far,” was the response. As a young gardener, I remember my mom buying large bales of peat moss, sold as ...

Drought conditions in some of the southern States last year has resulted in a shortage of fibre availability to the coir industry. In an effort to help the industry, the Coir Board had said it was ...

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 ...

Coconut fiber is a good material for corugated roofing boards. In fact, a coconut coir roof board is comparable if not better than other commercial roofing materials such as G.I. sheets, averred ...

When sanitary inspector- Anil Rathod spotted a youth carefully picking up leftover tender coconut shells and loading them in a delivery tempo in Mira Road, he was curious to know what he was up to.