Kottayam: The Kottayam based Rubber Board under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has invited applications from rubber tappers for enrolling in ‘Group Life Insurance Cum Terminal Benefit Scheme’, implemented by the Rubber Board in collaboration with the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
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Kerala Government to launch startup incubators in coir sector
Alappuzha: Here is some good news for young entrepreneurs who want to start a venture in coir sector. The State government has decided to launch a startup incubator for promoting young coir entrepreneurs, along the lines of the Kochi-based Startup Village.
Read MoreNCRMI to launch coir-based environment friendly acoustic panels
Alappuzha: Bye-bye expensive synthetic and wooden acoustic panels which are used in cinema halls, sound recording studios and auditoriums. The National Coir Research and Management Institute (NCRMI), in association with the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) has taken up a project to make coir-based acoustic panels which will be cheaper and more durable than the acoustic panels available in the market.
Read MoreCoirfed plans new outlets & new agents outside Kerala
Alappuzha: Giving a fillip to its expansion plans, Coirfed will set up more retail outlets and appoint new agents outside Kerala to market its products, the newest range of which include an assortment of mats and mattresses that could be used for bathing small kids and inducing sleep among the insomniacs and the old people.
Read MoreCoirfed gets Rs. 5 crore to supply fibre to coir societies
Alappuzha: The Kerala government has granted Coirfed, the apex body of coir cooperatives in the State, Rs. 5 crore to supply raw fibres at subsidised rates to coir cooperatives, Minister for Revenue and Coir Shri Adoor Prakash announced today.
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