september 2020

KERALA NRI remittances into Kerala grew by 30% NRI remittances into Kerala grew 30% during lockdown as Indians returning from the Gulf region rushed to remit their settlement after many lost their jobs to the pandemic. This coupled with Kerala’s biggest festival Onam falling during the lockdown aided enhanced inflows. They poured in almost $2 … Read more

KERALA Govt gives spl sanction to regularize some buildings The government gave special sanction to the corporation secretary to issue building numbers to shops that were rebuilt/newly-constructed after being fully and partially demolished as part of Karamana-Pravachambalam road widening works. As per the order– 58 buildings located on plot measuring below 3 cents–will be authorized and allotted building numbers. The order from LSG department has … Read more

KERALA State to get better road infrastructure as part of ‘Rebuild Kerala’ drive: CM   Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the state was going to witness massive development in terms of road infrastructure with several projects being launched as part of the ‘Rebuild Kerala’ programme. Vijayan said that the government has appointed the Konkan Railway Corporation … Read more

KERALA Industries department launches helpline In a bid to further enhance the of “ease of doing business” in state, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, launched a dedicated toll-free helpline service, investment facilitation centre and the updated version of the single-window clearance portal to make investment processes fast, efficient, effective and transparent. Noting that no industrialist in state would now complain of disruptions … Read more

KERALA Industries department launches helpline In a bid to further enhance the of “ease of doing business” in state, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, launched a dedicated toll-free helpline service, investment facilitation centre and the updated version of the single-window clearance portal to make investment processes fast, efficient, effective and transparent. The interventions and initiatives of the government in the last four … Read more

Kerala Kerala targets to create 95,000 new jobs, minimum 50,000 this year: CM Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the government targets to create 95,000 new jobs in the state to address the large scale unemployment situation due to the Covid pandemic. The financial crisis arising out of the pandemic has created alarming unemployment in the State and to … Read more

KERALA Kerala’s per day Covid growth rate double that of country   Post Onam, Kerala has seen a massive 126% increase in active Covid cases — from 23,277 on August 29 to 52,677 on September 26. The state is now placed fourth in the country in terms of active cases — behind Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka … Read more

KERALA Kerala tops, Bihar fares worst in child index   Kerala emerged on top while Bihar fared the worst in outcomes linked to health, nutrition and cognitive growth of children in the 0-6 years age group, based on a comparative analysis of public data for 2005-06 and 2015-16. Based on the outcome indicators, the overall India score on a scale … Read more

KERALA FACT signed MoU with ITI Kalamassery to improve industry-institute interaction Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Kalamassery to improve industry institute interaction. The Executive Director (Production Co-ordination) of FACT Sri Kesavan Nampoothiri and Principal of ITI … Read more