May 2021

KERALA Kerala assembly likely to pass joint resolution supporting Lakshadweep people   The Kerala assembly is likely to pass a joint resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep where the recent actions of the islands’ administrator have drawn flak.   MB Rajesh, the newly elected speaker of the state assembly, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself has proposed the resolution in … Read more 30-31.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Wayanad farmer bags biodiversity award Shaji N M, a farmer from Wayanad, who took up farming tuber crops as a solution to fight lifestyle diseases and poverty, has won the prestigious India Biodiversity Award (conservation of domesticated species – individual), on the International Day for Biological Diversity. The India Biodiversity Awards was founded in 2012 jointly … Read more 27.05.21 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 government includes foreign job & study aspirants in priority list of Covid vaccination   The Kerala government has included those who are going abroad for studies and employment purpose, in the prioritised group under the 18-45 years age category for the Covid-19 vaccination. An immediate decision has been taken in this regard as many foreign … Read more 25.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA ONV Award for Tamil poet Vairamuthu’   Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu has been selected for this year’s ONV Award instituted by the ONV Cultural Academy in honour of late poet ONV Kurup. This is the first time that the award, being given to litterateurs from Malayalam and other Indian languages, is going to a non-Keralite writer. Malayalam University vice-chancellor Anil Vallathol, writer Alamcode … Read more 21.05.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs