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 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

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 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 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 Kerala: Panel seeks report on status of online education   The Kerala state commission for protection of child rights (KeSCPCR) has asked officials concerned to look into various issues related to online education in state.   It directed the state chief secretary to review with various stakeholders, including education department, local self-government department, IT, Kerala fibre optical network … Read more 01.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs