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KERALA Micro hydro power gains traction in State With major hydel projects becoming increasingly unsustainable due to environmental concerns and high costs, decentralised micro hydro power projects (up to 100 kilowatt) are gaining traction as a renewable energy source in Kerala and other States. The Energy Management Centre, an autonomous agency under the government, has … Read more 02.03.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Centre keeps Kerala waiting for National Rubber Policy Union minister of state for tourism K J Alphons Kannanthanam assured rubber farmers in the state that the National Rubber Policy will be announced soon. Addressing a gathering of farmers and representatives of various organizations in the rubber sector, at the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), Kannanthanam said that Union commerce … Read more 15.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA 50,000 new cancer cases a year As many as 50,000 new cancer cases are detected in the State every year, as per the registry at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here. The number of cancer cases in the State exceeds the national average. The number of deaths from cancer is over 20,000. … Read more 04-05.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Highway widening will be over by 2020 All efforts are being made to widen the 590-km Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram National Highway corridor to four/six lanes by December 2020, official sources said. Works to widen the Cherthala-Kazhakuttam corridor will begin in June, while the widening process will get under way on the Thalapady-Angamaly stretch in … Read more 02.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN International spice conference in Jaipur from Feb 4-7 The third edition of international spice conference will be held at Jaipur from February 4 to 7. Over 750 delegates from various countries, including representatives of international spice associations, policy makers, and farmers, are expected to participate in the four-day meet. The central … Read more 30.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
KERALA Live organ donation norms get nod The government has decided to set up online registries for altruistic organ donors as well as patients with end-stage organ failure diseases (primarily liver and kidney diseases) and expand the pool of live donors by encouraging “swap donations” and “chain donations”. The decision is part of … Read more 30.01.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs