July 2021

KERALA   World Bank sanctions $125 million loan to Kerala As part of the state’s Resilient Kerala Program, the World Bank (WB) has sanctioned 125 million USD to the state to support the state’s preparedness against natural disasters, climate change impacts, disease outbreaks and pandemics. The Resilient Kerala Program will focus on two key areas. First, it … Read more 20.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA World Bank sanctions $125 million loan to Kerala As part of the state’s Resilient Kerala Program, the World Bank (WB) has sanctioned 125 million USD to the state to support the state’s preparedness against natural disasters, climate change impacts, disease outbreaks and pandemics. The Resilient Kerala Program will focus on two key areas. First, it will … Read more 18-19.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Police launch ‘Pink Protection’ for women in Kerala In the wake of an increasing number of cases of harassment against women, the state police have launched an ambitious project titled ‘Pink Protection’ project. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that the project aims to offer protection to women in public and private places … Read more 17.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala government’s industrial water supply scheme hit as NHAI denies approval The state government’s flagship project that started in 2016 to provide water to industries at Kanjikode Kinfra Park is held up as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) rejected sanctions to use its service road at Kanjikode to lay 1,600m pipeline in … Read more 16.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Higher education department to promote digital LMS in colleges The higher education department is on a mission to pivot on the devastating Covid-19 pandemic to recast the way academic transaction and evaluation of students and teachers takes place in higher education institutions in the state. As a first step towards ushering in change … Read more 15.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Cochin University of Science and Technology ahead in research rankings Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), which has been winning the chancellor’s award for best university, has been cited as the top among the nine major universities in Kerala. According to the QS world university rankings 2021, Cusat has 111 scientists having more … Read more 14.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA   The investor-friendly Kerala For new industries minister P Rajeev, the job at hand is not easy. His aim is to take Kerala from the 28th spot in Ease-of-Doing-Business (EoDB-2019) index to within the top 10 in the country and it begins at a time when the ongoing Kitex debacle is making an impact … Read more 13.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala’s TPR still over 10%, a concern Among larger states, only Kerala’s TPR is over 10%. For others the same is below 5%, except a few north-eastern states. TPR in Kerala remains high despite the efforts of a few local bodies, with high TPR, to test the general population at places and families where … Read more 11.12.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: All ration card holders to get Onam kit The Cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend the governor to convene the second session of the assembly from July 21. The department-wise discussion of the revised budget would be held during the upcoming session. Other key decisions: Onam kit: A decision has been taken by … Read more 10.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala Fibre Optic Network service likely to begin in two months Paving way for the commissioning of the muchhyped Kerala Fibre Optic Network (Kfon) project in the district, more than 90% of the government offices which come under the first phase of the project have been connected to the optical fibre cable network. Once … Read more 09.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs