Jan 2020

KERALA IIM Kozhikode to hosts an International Conclave on Globalising Indian Thought An International Conclave on Globalising Indian Thought from 16-18 January 2020. It is organized by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode), Kerala.  The conclave will witness representations from renowned academicians, public figures and the presentation of more than 100 world-class research papers.  It is expected that the … Read more 01.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA   500 panchayats, 50 towns to attain ‘cleanliness tag’   The state budget 2020-21 proposes to help 500 panchayats and 50 towns in the state attain complete cleanliness status. Finance minister T M Thomas Isaac in his budget speech also laid down specific criteria to realise this project focusing on source-level waste management.   … Read more 12-13.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA It’s official: Kerala will have own census but no NPR The state cabinet has decided to inform the registrar general of census, who comes under the Union home ministry, that Kerala will not implement the National Population Register (NPR), a move that is bound to set the LDF government, which has been in the forefront of … Read more 22.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Cybercrimes in Kerala drop by 3.8%   The focus of police towards new-age crimes have started yielding results. Crime rates in state, in 2019, witnessed a 3.8% dip compared to the previous year, according to data registered under the Information Technology Act. While 2018 had witnessed 51% more cases compared to 2017 under the I-T Act, … Read more 24.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Union minister assures all help to seafood sector All help will be provided to the seafood sector by the central government to make India the number one exporter, said minister of state for commerce and industry Som Parkash. India occupies fourth position now. Acknowledging that the sector was facing a plethora of problems in … Read more 11.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Government tables right to burial bill The state government introduced a bill, The Kerala Christian Cemeteries (Right to Burial of Corpse) Bill, 2020, in the assembly. This is intended to put an end to the controversy between the Orthodox and Jacobite Christian denominations over the burial of people from rival factions in the churches owned by them. The bill was drafted … Read more 18.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Budget Highlights   Expenditure: The government proposes to spend Rs 30,42,230 crore in 2020-21, which is 12.7% higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20.   Receipts: The receipts (other than net borrowings) are expected to increase by 16.3% to Rs 22,45,893 crore, owing to higher estimated revenue from disinvestments.   GDP growth: The government has … Read more 31.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala govt’s portal leads among states in e-service delivery Kerala has topped the first-ever national e-service delivery assessment (NeSDA) by the department of administrative reforms and public grievances with an overall score of 0.83. Goa with 0.74 and Haryana with 0.68 points have been adjudged second and third while Tamil Nadu with 0.13 stood last in the list of … Read more 16.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Nod for projects worth Rs 1,805 crore The state government has approved various projects worth Rs 1,805 crore under the Rebuild Kerala Initiative. Of this, Rs 300 crore has been earmarked for the reconstruction of roads under the public works department. For roads under local bodies of eight districts Rs 488 crore has been sanctioned. … Read more 02.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Paytm targets to add one million merchants in TN, Kerala   Payments platform Paytm aims to onboard one million merchants from Tamil Nadu and Kerala in 2020. The company, which recently launched All-in-One QR across the country, has enabled merchants in these states to accept unlimited payments through Paytm Wallet, RuPay Cards and all UPI-based payment apps directly into their bank account … Read more 05-06.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs