May 2021

KERALA Kerala Startup Mission’s virtual expo begin Setting a platform for industry and investors to leverage products and services from the startup ecosystem, a virtual exhibition of startups that have developed social impact products and services will be held on Monday in the fifth edition of ‘Big Demo Day’ series of Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM). Around 13 … Read more 18.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Newly-elected MLAs sworn in as first session of 15th Kerala assembly begins   The first session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly began here on Monday with the swearing in of newly elected MLAs, of whom 53 are fresh entrants, under strict Covid-19 protocols. As many as 136 legislators of the 140-member-strong house took the oath of … Read more 19.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Government firm on free-vaccine policy, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan   The state government is of the firm opinion that Covid-19 vaccine should be provided free-of-cost to every citizen, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the assembly.   The chief minister said that the state has written to the Prime Minister requesting him to provide vaccines to all … Read more 29.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala government allots Rs 2 crore for Chellanam   The state government decided to allot Rs 2 crore for implementing emergency coastal protection measures in the Chellanam coast before monsoon. Also, the ongoing projects along the coast will be completed in a time-bound manner. The decision was taken in the high-level meeting held in … Read more 26.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Urban family health centres now national quality assurance standards certified   With two more urban family health centres receiving national quality assurance standards (NQAS) recognition, Thrissur has become the first district in the country with all the centres achieving this recognition. According to the district health officials, the two urban family health centres which have won NAQS recognition now … Read more 24.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA A seven-step path to better governance   The second Pinarayi Vijayan government takes oath with an unprecedented mandate. It has a chance to rewrite the history of Kerala like no other government in the past 50 years. Here is my humble advice for the newly-elected CM.   Minimise interference: Kerala has been immensely successful with a decentralized, participatory … Read more 10.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala’s health minister K K Shailaja tops state’s margins   This round of assembly elections had many firsts, not the least among them being Mamata Banerjee emerging as the first female CM of a major state to win a third successive term in office. While she did that in part by completely decimating the Left … Read more 03.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Steps to attract NRI deposits on way: Kerala minister V N Vasavan   Kerala Bank will soon start accepting deposits from NRIs, said minister for cooperation and registration V N Vasavan on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, Vasavan said the government is also considering linking the bank to the local self-government institutions too. The aim is … Read more 13.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Labour department to register guest workers for jabs   With 1,92,481 guest workers in the state, Kerala has started the process of registering them for vaccination. Teams led by district labour officers are visiting all local camps and areas to record the numbers eligible for vaccinations. Ernakulam district with a total of 47,296 persons has … Read more 14.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education bags social media for empowerment award Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has been chosen for the SM4E (social media for empowerment) award instituted by Digital Empowerment Foundation.   KITE won the 7th SM4E award for leveraging the social media platforms for First Bell digital classes. The selection was from 145 nominations received … Read more 22-23.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs