Jan 2020

KERALA Rs 70 cr investments into startups from various sectors announced   Investments of Rs 70 crore into startups from various sectors were announced at the fifth edition of the two-day ‘Seeding Kerala’ investment summit, organized by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM).   Investments of Rs 70 crore into startups from various sectors were announced on Saturday at … Read more 17.01.20 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 ‘No plans yet to expand Kerala Bank beyond state’ The area of operation of Kerala Bank can be extended to outside the state for which the government can take a decision. However, at present, no such decision has been taken. It can be decided in future with the permission of the government and the regulators. Necessary … Read more 15.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA KWA to conduct revenue adalats in all districts Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will soon conduct revenue adalats in all districts to resolve complaints of consumers and to improve revenue. The district-level revenue adalaths are being organized based on the direction of water resources department minister K Krishnankutty. Consumers with complaints regarding faulty meters, fine for … Read more 14.01.20 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 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 7 states to emulate antimicrobial resistance strategic action plan The Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Action Plan (KARSAP) to combat the growing cases of antimicrobial immunity arising primarily from irrational use of medicines and excessive antibiotics used in livestock and poultry will be emulated by the seven states in the country. Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka, … Read more 10.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Country’s first Super Fab Lab inaugurated in Kerala   The country’s first Super Fab Lab was launched at the Integrated Startup Complex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM).   The lab will give a major push to the hardware industry in the country and the only such facility outside the U.S.   The Super … Read more 08.01.20 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Digital survey to begin in 30 villages   With the resurvey procedures in the state moving at a snail’s pace over the last 54 years, the survey and land records department has decided to speed up the process and launch digital survey in 30 villages in the state. The government has sanctioned Rs 2 crore for digital survey in 30 … Read more 07.01.20 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