{"id":35709,"date":"2025-01-18T18:36:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=35709"},"modified":"2025-01-18T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:06:28","slug":"rubber-board-launches-isnr-inr-konnect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-01-2025\/rubber-board-launches-isnr-inr-konnect","title":{"rendered":"Rubber Board Launches Projects iSNR and INR Konnect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>yllabus: GS1\/ Geographical Resources, GS3\/ Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Rubber Board of India<\/strong> has introduced two significant initiatives, <strong>iSNR (Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber) <\/strong>and<strong> INR Konnect<\/strong>, as part of its efforts to enhance India&#8217;s rubber industry globally and boost domestic production.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>iSNR: Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Objective: <\/strong>Align Indian rubber production with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) standards and introduces traceability certification.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Benefit: <\/strong>Facilitates easier access to European Union markets for stakeholders in the rubber supply chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INR Konnect: Web-Based Productivity Platform<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Connects owners of untapped rubber plantations with adopters to improve productivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Certified Network:<\/strong> Rubber Board certifies growers, adopters, and tappers for credibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Training: <\/strong>Offers training in production management and sustainable practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Database:<\/strong> Maintains a comprehensive list of certified tappers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> Addresses the challenge of underutilized plantations, which comprise 20-25% of India&#8217;s rubber holdings, often neglected due to low rubber prices and absentee ownership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India&#8217;s Rubber Industry\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brief:<\/strong> India is the third-largest producer of natural rubber globally, following Thailand (1st) and Indonesia (2nd). India is the fourth-largest consumer of natural rubber.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kerala accounts for over 90% of India&#8217;s natural rubber production. Other states include Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Challenges:<\/strong> Climate Change impacting yields, competition from other rubber-producing countries,\u00a0 and labor shortages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government Initiatives: National Rubber Policy 2019<\/strong> aims to enhance rubber production, improve productivity, and strengthen the domestic rubber industry.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sustainable &amp; Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector Scheme <\/strong>focuses on promoting sustainable rubber cultivation practices and improving the livelihoods of rubber growers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>INROAD Project:<\/strong> Focuses on maximizing the potential of untapped rubber plantations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>About Rubber Plantation<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Scientific Name: <\/strong>Hevea brasiliensis.<br>&#8211; <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Native to the Amazon River Basin.<br>&#8211; <strong>Introduction: <\/strong>Brought to tropical Asia and Africa by the British during colonial times.<br>&#8211; <strong>Rubber Extraction:<\/strong> Obtained as latex, a milky fluid that flows when the bark of the tree is tapped.<br>1. Latex is collected and processed to make natural rubber.<br>&#8211; <strong>Climatic Conditions Required:<\/strong><br>1. Requires a tropical climate with annual rainfall of 200\u2013300 cm, Temperature needed is\u00a0 25\u00b0C to 34\u00b0C.\u00a0<br>2. Grows best in deep, well-drained, lateritic soil. Requires good water retention capacity and organic matter.<br> <strong>About Rubber Board of India<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Brief:<\/strong> The Rubber Board of India is a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.<br>1. Established under the Rubber Act, 1947, the board focuses on the development, promotion, and research of the rubber industry in India.<br>&#8211; <strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Kottayam, Kerala.<br>&#8211; <strong>Mission and Objectives<\/strong><br>1. Development of the Rubber Sector.<br>2. Facilitate price stabilization and market access.<br>3. Promote domestic and export markets for natural rubber.<br>4. Undertake research on rubber cultivation, disease control, and high-yield varieties.<br>5. Provide training to rubber growers, tappers, and processors.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/rubber-board-launches-projects-for-raising-global-value-and-ramping-up-domestic-production\/article69104698.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rubber Board of India has introduced two significant initiatives, iSNR (Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber) and INR Konnect, as part of its efforts to enhance India&#8217;s rubber industry globally and boost domestic production.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35710,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35709\/revisions\/35710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}