Kottayam: The domestic natural rubber (NR) sector has shown positive growth in production and consumption compared to the previous year, which is a good sign of a resurgence of the Indian plantation sector. This was disclosed by Dr. Sawar Dhanania, Chairman of the Rubber Boar while presiding over the 185th meeting of the Rubber Board at Kottayam.
Read MoreThiruvananthapuram to host Global Travel Market from Sep 27-30
Trivandrum: The first edition of Global Travel Market (GTM 2023) planned from September 27 to 30 in the city, will see the convergence of global stakeholders, opening up vast opportunities to clinch new business partnerships, besides imparting an added thrust to the post-pandemic surge in travel and tourism sector.
Read MoreThiruvananthapuram Airport posts 26 % growth in passenger traffic
Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has posted a 26% growth in passenger volume to 3.73 lakhs in August 2023 as against 2.95 lakhs in the month last year. This is the highest passenger traffic figure since the Covid crisis.
Read MoreKerala records 20.1% increase in domestic tourist arrivals
Trivandrum: Setting a new record in domestic tourist footfall, Kerala attracted 1,06,83,643 visitors from within the country in the first six months of this calendar year as compared to 88,95,593 in the corresponding period last year, clocking a robust 20.1 per cent increase, Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas informed the State Assembly today.
Read MoreCMFRI scientists unearth genome secrets of Indian Sardine
Kochi: In a major breakthrough in Indian marine fisheries research, a team of scientists at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have decoded the whole genome of the Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps), a popular food fish. This is the first time that the genome of a marine fish species from the Indian subcontinent has been decoded.
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