Kottayam: The Kottayam-based Rubber Board under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SMPT (Societe des Matieres Premieres Tropicales Pte Ltd), Singapore, a 100% owned subsidiary of Michelin, the major multinational tyre company. Dr K N Raghavan, Executive Director, Rubber Board signed the MoU on behalf of Rubber Board at Kottayam and Trai-Ukos Segsarn, Managing Director, SMPT on behalf of Michelin Group in Singapore, through virtual mode. Dr Jessy, MD (Director (Research); Dr Shaji Philip (Officer in charge, Pathology Division,…
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Rubber Board & KINFRA gets a dividend of Rs. Two crores each from Rubber Park India
Kottayam: Rubber Board and Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) has received an amount of Rs. Two crores each as dividend from Rubber Park India which is a joint venture of the Rubber Board, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India; with KINFRA. Rubber Park was formed with an objective of promoting rubber based industries.
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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