Coir rope making is now a flourishing industry at Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) estate at Swarupkathi under Nesarabad upazila of the district. Strong and thick ropes, ...

Coir ropes that were once ruling the roost are now gradually vanishing from the market. The demand for this natural product has shrunk drastically, and hence, those pursuing the trade are placed in an ...

ALAPPUZHA: The sun is blazing down on the asbestos-roofed Chenganda Coir Vyavasaya Cooperative Society factory near Cherthala in Alappuzha. The air is sweltry, and filled with coconut husk dust.

It was on Monday that 44-year-old Shanthi received her first wage after almost two months. As she carefully sorted the drying coir and placed it on a machine, the wounds in her palms that began to ...

Ridicule was the only income that PM Murugesan received when he decided to tread a different path and came up with an idea to make ropes from banana fibre. MADURAI: Ridicule was the only income that ...