August 2021

KERALA Kerala: Tribal department recommends opening hostels for students in Idukki In the absence of proper online education facilities for tribal students in Idukki, the tribal department recommended opening all tribal hostels in the district to ensure proper education for tribal students. As per the final estimate of over 2,000 tribal students in the district, there is … Read more

KERALA Kerala reduces share of funds to KIIFB due to fall in revenue With Covid-19 affecting the overall revenue in the last financial year, the state government significantly reduced the share of funds to Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) for 2021-22, as against the funds sought by it. As per top government sources, while KIIFB sought Rs 2,400 crore for 2021-22 for … Read more

KERALA Kerala to get India’s first solar fishing boats   India’s first sea-going solar fishing boats will be ready by Dec 2021 at Vypeen and Munambam in Kerala. Funded by Shell Foundation, the independent charity arm of British-Dutch petroleum company, five boats are in various stages of development and the works are done by a startup named NavAlt Solar and … Read more

KERALA Kerala state electricity board’s revenue dues jump to Rs 2,900 crore The Kerala state electricity board’s (KSEB) efforts to steer itself clear of the mounting losses have been seriously hit with the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. The revenue dues from various organizations that had dropped to Rs 1,388 crore by March 31, 2019, through an extensive drive, has shot … Read more

KERALA Kerala State Electricity Board eases procedures for setting up solar power units In a bid to ease the procedure for consumers interested in setting up grid connected solar rooftop power generating system, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has decided to set up a single point of contact at the corporate office level. The board would also set up … Read more

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

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

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

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

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