August 2021

KERALA Export opportunities for Kerala’s GI foods With Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam’s (VFPCK’s) trials of sending nendran to Europe and the Middle East proving successful, experts say that it opens immense opportunities for farmers in Kerala in tapping the export market for GI-tagged food products from the state. People from other states and countries usually prefer Robusta variety of banana, but it … Read more 25.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Khadi board’s ‘Sakhavu’ fails to impress in Kerala RAM: Khadi board’s ‘Sakhavu’ brand of shirts does not seem to have struck a chord with even the hard-core comrades in the state. The board could only sell about 1,300 such shirts since the brand was launched during the 2018 Onam season. As per the data submitted in the assembly last week by … Read more 24.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Harvest Festival of Kerala – Onam Onam is the most revered & celebrated festival of Kerala, is celebrated each year by means of the Malayali community across the world. The 10-day long competition marks the starting of harvest season as properly as the look of the Vaman avatar of Lord Vishnu alongside with the … Read more 23.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Master plan for development of Malampuzha Malampuzha MLA A Prbhakaran has said that a new master plan for the overall development of Malampuzha Garden and Tourism Centre is under preparation. The initiative aims to make the centre a major tourism destination in the state. After visiting the centre, he held discussions with the … Read more 21-22.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA First Drone Forensic Lab in Kerala India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has come up in Kerala. The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan used to inaugurate the State police department’s ‘Drone Forensic Laboratory’ at the Kerala State Police CyberDome. Cyberdome is a technological lookup and improvement centre of the Kerala Police … Read more 18.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA KSEB plans global tender for plant conversion Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has decided to explore the possibility of converting the almost-defunct diesel power plants —Brahmapuram and Kozhikode— to LNG stations or the like using the existing infrastructure facilities. KDPP, a thermal power plant with an installed capacity of 128MW, operates in 26.8acre at Nallalam in Kozhikode district. The 106.6MW Brahmapuram diesel power … Read more 17.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Digital resurvey to be done in 4 years, says revenue minister K Rajan The government will complete the resurvey process using digital technology within next four years, said revenue minister K Rajan . The cabinet had decided to sanction Rs 807.98 crore for the resurvey of 1550 villages in the state. In the first phase, the government will provide … Read more 19.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Cost of productivity lost in Kerala is Rs 170 crore The cost of productivity lost (CPL) — the cost incurred due to premature mortality and morbidity of the productive population (18-60 years) — due to Covid-19 in Kerala is about Rs 170 crore, according to a new study. Most of the Covid-19 disease burden … Read more 15-16.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA State universities see a surge in foreign enrolments With the release of the academic calendar for the 2021-22 session, many state universities have started the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Though some of them are still waiting for the board and final-year results to be announced to start the admission. The University … Read more 14.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Engineering rank list: Kerala govt to continue with old pattern State government has decided to continue the existing process for preparing the entrance rank list and shortlisting candidates eligible for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses in state. Following the uncertainties regarding the evaluation of Plus Two students by CBSE and ICSE boards, the … Read more 13.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs