october 2022

KERALA State must reassess governance system’ Economist and former director of Centre for Development Studies (CDS) Prof KP Kannan said Kerala should re-examine its governance system and rise to the challenges posed by a society with high human development. Kannan, an honorary fellow of CDS, has just completed a working paper titled ‘Kerala Model of Development Revisited, A Sixty-Year Assessment of Successes … Read more

KERALA Kerala: 74% of water samples tested at labs unfit for consumption According to sources, of the 46 samples of KWA water tested, only 24 samples were fit for consumption, which means 48% of KWA water samples were contaminated with bacterial presence. Among the samples tested, 80% of the samples were taken from wells and … Read more

KERALA Kerala govt Will introduce legislation on black magic State government informed the Kerala high court that it intends to bring in legislation against sorcery and black magic. Responding to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Kerala Yukthivadi Sanghom (KYS), the government informed a division bench led by chief justice S Manikumar that it … Read more

KERALA Kochi: Govt sanctions Rs 185 crore for road   Expediting the coastal highway project works in the district, the government has sanctioned Rs 184.6 crore for Chellanam South-Fort Kochi coastal road which is part of the highway. The amount is allocated for land acquisition and distribution of compensation amount as part of road construction. … Read more

KERALA 12% moms had poor bonding with kids in Kerala study   A study from Kerala done by researchers of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, and National Health Mission (Kerala) has found that 12% of the 8,189 mothers with children aged 13-15 months studied had impaired bonding. Incidentally, it has been found that those in extended or … Read more

KERALA Internal grievance redressal committees to be set up at all shooting locations of Malayalam films soon The Kerala Film Chamber has announced that internal grievance redressal committees will be set up at all the shooting locations of Malayalam movies. This committee will be formed specifically to deal with the complaints related to sexual harassment … Read more

KERALA KTDC plans to give Kochi marina a major revamp   With the attempts to find a suitable bidder interested in operating Kochi International Marina, which is in a dilapidated state for years, having reached nowhere, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) has finally decided to operate the marina on its own and give it a major revamp. The KTDC, which … Read more

KERALA Agri dept launches Krishi Darshan Agriculture minister P Prasad  kick-started the ‘Krishi Darshan’ programme, which aims to generate a database on the challenges in the agriculture sector in Kerala and to find solutions through direct interaction between the officials and the farmers. The programme will be launched in all the 152 block panchayats in the state and its … Read more

KERALA Cochin University of Science and Technology improves NAAC ranking, gets A+ grade With a score of 3.39 out of 4, the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has been re-accredited with an ‘A+’ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This is a jump from the ‘A’ grade (3.09 score) which … Read more

KERALA ‘Ernakulam reported highest number of Covid cases in India in 2021’  In 2021 during the peak of the second Covid wave in India, Ernakulam district reported the highest numbers of Covid cases in India, according to a research paper published by a team of doctors who were part of the Covid-19 surveillance unit of Ernakulam district, … Read more