Kishan Swaroop Gupta, a coir unit owner from Kanchili, explained, “We are paying Rs 10 per unit in power charges, resulting in a monthly bill of over Rs 40,000, besides Rs 1.5 lakh in wages and ...

Police said the fire broke out at a coir unit operated by P Venkatesan, 58, in the locality. Investigations revealed that a puberty ceremony was underway at a marriage hall located near the coir ...

Known as the golden fibre of Kerala, coir is generated from the coconut husk and has been used to make a variety of products such as ropes, twines, brooms and mats since ancient times.

THIRUVANTHAPURAM: In a significant move to empower Scheduled Caste (SC) women and revive Kerala’s traditional coir industry, ...

The training is in creating mats, varieties of flowers, bouquets and toys, and making earrings, chains and medals. The price of these goods is between Rs 100 and Rs 400.

Kerala State Coir Machine Manufacturing Company (KSCMMC), a State government initiative, has begun distribution of coir fibre extracting machinery. The machines are expected to help boost coir ...

As a result, coir units now source materials from distant places, paying over Rs 9,000 per lorry load. Earlier, coir fiber from Uddanam was exported to states such as Gujarat, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.