FEB 202

KERALA   Kerala: National award for KITE’s online platform Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has won yet another national award. It picked up ‘The Digital Technology Sabha Award 2022′ for its online platform which benefited over 43 lakh students during the pandemic. KITE won the award in the ‘cloud category’ in the government sector. In continuation to the First … Read more

KERALA KSEB’s spot registration for rooftop solar units KSEB is organizing a spot registration drive for consumers interested to set up rooftop solar power generation units from February 28. Domestic consumers can register for the setting up of the subsidized solar units. Registration drive would be from February 28 to March 5. More details can be … Read more

KERALA   Kerala government mulls liquor licencing system exclusively for IT companies The government is considering multiple options, including introducing a new licensing system to permit serving liquor exclusively for IT companies based in IT parks, since it has been one of the shortcomings listed out by companies for a long time. The upcoming excise policy of … Read more

  KERALA Kerala: Christian Nadars to be included in OBC list The state cabinet on Wednesday decided to include the Christian Nadar community, except people belonging to South Indian United Church (SIUC), in the OBC list. This was one of the promises made by the LDF in the last Assembly . To affect the decision, the government would bring about … Read more

  KERALA Ernakulam to get six more Buds schools After almost two years of being forced to close down due to the Covid pandemic, district Kudumbashree Mission has given permission for revival of six more Buds schools. These will come up in Kochi corporation, Kalamassery municipality, Edavanakkad, Varappuzha, Okkal and Thiruvaniyoor grama panchayats. The decision to grant permission was taken by the Buds … Read more

KERALA NISH will be made a nat’lcentre of excellence: Min The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) would be developed as an all-India centre of excellence in rehabilitation of disabled people, minister for higher education and social justice R Bindu said. The minister said that the proposal to elevate NISH as a university is under active … Read more

KERALA   Kerala ups the ante, says states should have power to recall governor Amid repeated tussles with governor Arif Mohammed Khan, the state government has put forward a recommendation to the Centre that the state assemblies should have powers to recall the governor. “In Article 156, an amendment be proposed to give the state government … Read more

KERALA Nearly three-fold increase in very heavy rain incidences in Kerala since 2015: IMD data   Nearly a three-fold increase was witnessed in incidences of very heavy rainfall across districts of Kerala since 2015, according to data maintained by the India Meteorological Department. While the coastal state experienced 43 very heavy rainfall events in 2015, the number of such extreme … Read more

KERALA Kochi corporation plans 15% cess on property tax In order to tide over financial crisis Kochi Corporation authorities are planning to introduce 15% service cess on property tax. Opposition councillors slammed the proposal pointing out that it would add to the hardshipps of the public already burdened with the adversities stemming out of Covid-19. The corporation is … Read more

KERALA KSIDC and IISER to set up laboratory animal centre The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) has joined hands with Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), to set up a state-of-the-art laboratory animal centre that will provide preclinical grade animals and research support for companies setting up research and development facilities at the Life Sciences Park and also … Read more