TIRUCHY: Weavers specialising in coconut frond are experiencing a surge in demand thanks to a notable shift towards eco-friendly solutions to the scorching summer heat. Unlike previous years, where ...

The national service scheme at Morning Star Home Science College in Angamaly is training the students in coconut frond weaving to make ecofriendly posters and advertisement boards. The authorities say ...

The brown and tattered fronds of these coconut trees reflect damage by alien beetle grubs. As with many pests, the immature beetles do the most damage. Eggs are laid in the young folded fronds, then ...

A local body statistics has claimed that at least 4,000 thatched and tiled houses in Vedaranyam were damaged in the cyclone A local body statistics has claimed that at least 4,000 thatched and tiled ...

An agricultural labourer, who has been rendered jobless during the lockdown, has taken to weaving and selling hats made of coconut fronds to children and adults near the Collectorate here. The man ...

Woman of initiative: Fadilah standing beside the barrier she set up in front of her shop in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. PASIR MAS: A resident of Kampung Siram here has taken the initiative to build a barrier ...

Edible dinner plates from wheat bran and drinking straw from dry coconut fronds are among the innovations that have won hearts, business orders and an invite from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Office ...