The coconut pluckers charge an exorbitant rate of Rs.75 per tree, especially in cities. Yet they are much in demand. “It has become impossible to get a coconut plucker to come on time which is around ...

KOZHIKODE: Once a male-dominated profession, coconut tree climbing saw the entry of many women in the past decade. This is chiefly owing to government initiatives that aim to train them in skills that ...

The ‘Friends of coconut tree,’ a training programme organised by the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Bidar, and ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Dakshina ...

In Elamakkara, a 49-year-old daily wage worker named Unnikrishnan tragically died after falling unconscious atop a coconut tree. Fire and rescue personnel from Gandhinagar and Thrikkakara stations ...