India to be the Chairman of the International Rubber Study Group
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India has been elected as the chairman of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) for two years.
KN Raghavan, the head of the Indian delegation to IRSG and the Executive Director of the Indian Rubber Board, will serve as Chairman of IRSG for the next two years.
The previous chairman of the IRSG was Cote d'Ivoire's.
IRSG
It was founded in 1944, with Singapore as its headquarters.
It is an international body which discusses matters relating to the rubber industry and acts as an intermediary between the Governments and Industry.
Fact File
Rubber
Rubbers are of two types . Natural rubber and Synthetic rubber
Natural rubber is obtained from a plant called Hevea brasiliensis, whereas synthetic rubbers are man-made polymers under controlled conditions using petroleum by-products.
The Top producer of natural rubber in the world (2020)
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
India
Cote d'Ivoire's
Source : Food and Agricultural Organisation
The largest exporter of natural rubber in the world
Thailand
Indonesia
Cote d'Ivoire's
Largest natural rubber producing state in India
Kerala
Tripura
Karnataka
Source Government of India , PIB
Fun facts
Natural Rubber comes from the sap of a plant called Hevea brasiliensis which is a native of the Amazon forest in South America .
John Joseph Murphy of India set up the country's first commercial rubber plantation at Thattekad near Kothamangalam ,Kerala in 1902.
Full form for exam
IRSG : International Rubber Study Group.
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