Thiruvananthapuram: Can a monkey do a man's job? Yes, when it comes to climbing tall coconut trees and plucking its fruits - a skill that has been hit by labour shortage, say the Kerala authorities. With fewer people in the state willing to take up the arduous and risky job, the coconut business has taken a beating. To keep up the supply of the fruit, trained monkeys seem to be...
12:32 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Shortage of trained nut pluckers is a grim farm sector problem in Kerala but for 37-year-old Selvin Chacko coconut plucking is a hi-tech profession involving car, mobile and even a dedicated website. While many youngsters looked down upon coconut plucking as a less-esteemed career, Selvin from Changanassery has opted for it with "career pride and pleasure" and keeping in tune with the changing times he is using modern facilities...
01:24 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Keshab Swain breaks a coconut with his elbows in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records in Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Swain broke 85 coconuts in less than a minute to earn himself a place in Guinness World Records, according to news reports. (AP Photo) ...
02:39 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Coconut palm still remains a tough tree to be conquered by machines even as the land of coconut is in desperate search for one due to the grim shortage of manual climbers. Various devices developed by innovators to scale the tall tree proved far from successful during a competition-cum demonstration organised by Kerala Industries Department at a palm garden near here yesterday. Of the 12 gadgets shortlisted for the...
01:22 PM, Oct 08, 2010
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02:49 PM, Jul 02, 2009
Ho Eng Hui pierced four coconuts with his right index finger. ...
11:03 AM, Jun 22, 2009
If a Dalit grows coconut tree, he loses a family member, myth says. ...
02:08 PM, Jun 01, 2008
Three-year-old Julie has a unique ability to de-husk coconuts. ...
09:01 AM, Sep 09, 2007
Keshabh always aimed for Guinness Book of Records. ...
12:12 AM, Aug 02, 2007
Ban on carrying coconuts inside Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple has been lifted. ...
12:30 AM, Jun 29, 2007
The ban inside Siddhivinayak Temple comes following security threats. ...
01:18 PM, Jun 18, 2007
Coconut as bio-fuel strange but true and it's happening in the Solomon Islands. ...
06:21 PM, May 09, 2007
Keshab Swain of Bhubaneswar can break as many as hundred green coconuts with his head in just one hour. ...
03:55 PM, Dec 05, 2006
A Citizen Journalist sent us pictures of a rare coconut with flower inside and Lord Ganesh outside. ...
05:02 PM, Aug 27, 2006
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