May 2021

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 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 New school academic year will be online this time too in Kerala Kerala Education Minister V.Sivankutty said that with the Covid pandemic continuing its surge, the new academic school year will start in the online mode from June 1, this time as well.   Sivankutty said that at the moment there is no way … Read more 17.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA CFR over 1% in 13 local bodies in Ernakulam: Report   Some local bodies in Ernakulam have recorded a case fatality rate (CFR) of over one per cent, indicating the severity of the pandemic spread. As per the analysis report of the health department till Tuesday, the CFR of more than 13 local bodies are … Read more 15-16.05.21 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 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 Horticorp to procure vegetables in Palakkad   The Agriculture Department and the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation will start procuring vegetables from the district as the farmers are unable to sell them due to lockdown. The Horticorp had already started the procurement of vegetables from the ‘vegetable hub’ of Vadakarapathy, Eruthiampathy, and Kozhinjampara … Read more 12.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala needs a new model of public finance   The finance minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan government 2.0 needs to chart a new Kerala model of public finance that will not burden the future generation, eminent economist Prof K P Kannan has said. The minister can find solace in the fact that the flow of remittances has been continuing, a … Read more 11.05.21 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 needs special industrial regions   A former additional chief secretary [Industries and IT] to Kerala Goernment suggested some views: To focus on a few areas, which could contribute to industrial development, the number one area is infrastructure. We should use road, rail, inland navigation, coastal shipping and airways, fully. K-Rail will take care of … Read more 08-09.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs