Kottayam: The Rubber Board has rolled out the Landslide Zonation Map of rubber plantations and the mobile app ‘RUBAC’ for rubber census in the country. Dr K N Raghavan, Executive Director, Rubber Board launched these initiatives in a function held at Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII).
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Kerala first State in the country to fix a floor price for vegetables
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that Kerala has become the first state in the country to fix the floor price for vegetables. He said this while launching the scheme announcing the floor price for 16 varieties of vegetables. The scheme would come into effect from November 01, 2020.
Read MoreKSIDC to promote Incubation Center at Rubber Research Institute
Kottayam: The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) would support the Rubber Board to start a model Incubation Centre at the Kottayam based Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) to promote the rubber industrial sector in the country.
Read MoreNatural rubber production in India increases by 23%
Kottayam: Natural rubber (NR) production in India increased by 23 percent during the last fiscal (2016-17). This was announced by A Ajith Kumar, Chairman & Executive Director of Rubber Board while delivering the presidential address at the 174th meeting of the Rubber Board held at Kottayam.
Read MoreRubber Board launches mobile app for fertilizer recommendation
Kottayam: The Rubber Board under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI has launched a mobile app for the online manurial recommendation. The app developed by the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) is the first of its kind in rubber anywhere in the world and the first in any crop in India.
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