The economy of Thiruvananthapuram, capital of the

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, mostly consists of tourism and leisure,

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

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coffee production Coffee production is the industrial process of converting the raw fruit of the coffee plant into the finished coffee. The coffee cherry has the fruit or pulp removed leaving the seed or bean which is then dried. While all green coffee is proces ...

tea production Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant '' Camellia sinensis'' are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea. The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo. In its most general form, t ...

, and

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. There are many manufacturers, such as Travancore Titanium Products Ltd and English Indian Clays (The Thaper Group).

Manufacturing industries

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

there are many medium and large scale industries which fall under central sector, state sector, co-operative sector, joint sector and private sectors. The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation is a public sector establishment to set up small scale and large scale industries effectively. The registered working factories in the city include oil mills, cashew factories, cotton textiles, saw mills, printing units, rubber industrial units, chemical units, match factories, general engineering units and automobile workshops. The S.M.S.M. Institute in Thiruvananthapuram is a major institution through which the products of the handicraft industries are marketed. There is an industrial estate at

Pappanamcode Pappanamcode(Abode of Mahouts) is a locality of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. Only 5 km from Trivandrum central railway station and bus stand. It is one of the major industrial centres in Trivandrum. Location Located o ...

and an industrial development centre at Kochuveli. Traditional industries such as coir and handloom are now faced with several problems. Handloom weaving is prevalent at

Balaramapuram Balaramapuram is one of the panchayats that form the city of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, India. It is the most urbanized panchayat in the Thiruvananthapuram district. Balaramapuram is the centre for the production of traditional varietie ...

Amaravila Amaravila is a village in Neyyattinkara town in Trivandrum district, Kerala State, India. Kerala's second largest checkpost after Walayar is situated in Amaravila. This village is situated in NH 47 on the way to Kanyakumari, on the Kerala-T ...

, Kulathoor, and

Chirayinkeezhu Chirayinkeezhu is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It was also hometown of famous Malayalam Film actor Prem Nazir . It is the seat of Chirayinkeezhu taluk. Anjengo Fort The well known Anjengo Fort (''Anchu ...

, which are located in the suburbs of the city. It is estimated that clothes worth ₹9.50 crores are annually produced in the handloom sector.

Keltron Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KELTRON) is an electronic enterprise situated in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1973 by K. P. P. Nambiar. Location Units of KELTRON are in the following cities of In ...

(Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation) has made inroads into electronic markets throughout the country. The Kerala State Sericulture Co-operative Federation Limited had declared

a "silk village" in 2004 and the silk yarn produced at different centres in Kerala is processed to fabric at Balaramapuram. Companies such as Travancore Titanium Products Ltd, the leading manufacturer of anatase grade

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in Asia, English Indian Clays Limited, Kerala Automobiles Ltd, the leading public sector company in manufacturing three-wheelers in south India are located in the city.

Hindustan Latex Limited HLL Lifecare Limited (formerly Hindustan Latex Limited) (HLL) is an Indian healthcare product manufacturing company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. A Government of India -owned corporation (Public-sector undertaking). Products It ...

is an Indian giant in the manufacturing of latex-based products, including condoms. They currently hold a license to manufacture

Ormeloxifene Ormeloxifene, also known as centchroman, is one of the selective estrogen receptor modulators, or SERMs, a class of medication which acts on the estrogen receptor. It is best known as a nonsteroidal oral contraceptive which is taken once per we ...

, a form of birth control. HLL is headquartered in the city.

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, the manufacturer of cruise missiles has the manufacturing unit in the city. Kovalam economy

Tourism

Tourism has also contributed heavily to the economy of Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram, is a destination for chartered flights to India for

Medical tourism Medical tourism refers to people traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, this usually referred to those who traveled from less-developed countries to major medical centers in highly developed countries for treatment unavailable a ...

. Padmanabha Swamy temple located in Thiruvananthapuram is considered as the richest temple in the world and has got 3 Trillion USD worth treasure.

Information technology

Technopark was established for the development of electronics and information technology in the State. It is

's first

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dedicated to

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, and IT ventures. Started 1995, the campus at

city covers an area the campus with . of built-up space available currently and another 2,000,000 more sq ft of built up space coming up, is now home to over 260 companies. Over 35,000 IT professionals are working here.Technopark.org
The companies include one CMMI level 5 and PCMM level 5 company, four CMM Level 5, two CMM Level 3 and several ISO 9001 certified companies. Technopark is undergoing major expansion with the development of the

Technocity Technocity is a technology park an under construction integrated township in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India dedicated to electronics, software, and other information technology (IT). It was conceived in 2005 as the fourth phase of developmen ...

project.

Thiruvananthapuram was rated as the best 2nd tier metro with IT/ITES infrastructure, and second in terms of availability of human talen

The district contributes 80% of software exports from the state. Technopark also houses global majors like

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, Visual Graphics Computing Services, Ernst & Young Global Shared Services Center, Allianz Technology,

UST Global UST, formerly known as UST GLOBAL, is a provider of digital technology and transformation, information technology and services, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. Stephen Ross founded UST in 1998 in Laguna Hills. The compan ...

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, IBS Software Services, NeST Software, SunTec Business Solutions etc.

Aerospace

The Indian Space Programme came into being on 21 November 1963 with the launching of a sounding rocket from Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram city borders. This Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) ultimately blossomed into various centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is the prime centre engaged in design and development of launch vehicles. The ISRO under the Department of Space, Government of India has the VSSC at Thumba and

Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is a research and development centre functioning under Indian Space Research Organisation. It has two units located at Valiamala, in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala, and Bengaluru of Karnataka. LPSC is a ...

(LPSC) at Valiyamala Nedumangadu in Thiruvananthapuram district. The

ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman ...

Inertial System Unit (IISU) of the ISRO and the Reinforced Plastic Centre (REPLACE) function from Vattiyoorkavu in the city.

Biotechnology

Since the commencement of

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is a research institute in India, exclusive devoted to research in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. It is located at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. Th ...

(RGCB) in 2002, the domain of

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

is a rapidly expanding field in the city. The Biotechnology park owned by KINFRA in Kazhakkoottam is home to many biotechnology companies. The establishments such as

Regional Cancer Centre Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs) are cancer care hospitals and research institutes operating in India under the joint control and funding of the Government of India and the respective state governments. The name 'regional' because each of these insti ...

, CSIR - Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) contributes much to the biotechnology, microbiology related industries.

References

External links

Travancore Titanium

Technopark

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
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