Oct 2020

KERALA Kerala: Cell to monitor progress of tourism projects With poll announcement expected in the first week of March 2021, the government is in a hurry to showcase its achievements before the public. Now, tourism department has appointed 17 project engineers for monitoring its projects worth Rs 314 crore. The project monitoring cell will have one project engineer in each district … Read more 07.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Govt to hire agency for social media promotions With elections round the corner and various scandals denting its image, the state government has decided to hire a national-level agency to highlight its achievements on social media. The agency will promote the government’s achievements through various social media-related activities such as content creation, design, digital promotion, social media outreach, query management, media tracking and … Read more 03.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA First woman chief justice of Kerala KK Usha passes away Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice KK Usha, passed away. She became the first woman to join the High Court Judiciary from the Bar and became a Chief Justice. She was India’s representative at the United Nations’ Joint Seminar on ‘Convention … Read more 10.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala govt begins work on Kayamkulam adventure tourism project   The state government has started the work of Kayamkulam adventure tourism project. People of any age can enjoy sky climbing, jumaring, zip line, free fall, climbing wall at Krishnapuram in Kayakulam after the completion of the project. The tourism department has sanctioned Rs 93.91 lakh … Read more 04-05.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA World Bank-funded waste management project: Preparatory activities to cost Rs 1.13 crore The state government, which had approved engaging a project-management consultant for World Bank-funded Kerala solid waste management project at Rs 120 crore, has now set aside Rs 1.13 crore for project-preparation activities. A major component of project preparation to avail the World Bank share will go into payment … Read more 08.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Tamil Nadu, Kerala to work on water diversion scheme Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments  decided to move ahead in implementing the Pandiyar-Punnampuzha scheme that envisages utilization of the west flowing waters of Pandiyar and Punnampuzha rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The project is aimed at diverting the water eastward so that drought-prone areas of TN will benefit with the additional … Read more 02.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Pathiramanal gets local biodiversity heritage site tag Pathiramanal, the picturesque isle in Vembanad lake, which is a part of Muhamma grama panchayat, has been declared as Alappuzha’s first local biodiversity heritage site. A part of the famous island will also be converted into a bird sanctuary soon. Areas rich in biodiversity and cultural importance are identified as biodiversity heritage sites by … Read more 15.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala: Cherthala mega sea food park is set for inauguration The mega sea food park at the Industrial Growth Centre at Pallippuram in Cherthala is set for inauguration. The park is being constructed in 68 acres by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and the cost of this project is Rs 128 crore. Of this, Rs 72 crore … Read more 17.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala becomes first state to have completely digital, hi-tech classrooms in all public schools   Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has declared the state public education sector completely digital as Kerala has become the first state in the country to have high-tech classrooms in all its public schools.   Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education … Read more 11-12.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KERALA Ease of Doing Business: Kerala seeks clarity on ranking criteria from Centre he Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) ranking 2019, covering different states and Union Territories, lacked clarity on some counts, the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation has claimed, and urged the Centre to disclose the criteria details applied in deciding the status. The EoDB ranking, as published … Read more 06.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs