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KERALA 10% more Plus One seats in six districts The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 10% increase in Plus One seats in all government and aided higher secondary schools in six districts in northern The fillip to schooling is expected to benefit students in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Kannur, Wayanad, and Kasaragod districts. … Read more 14.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA State to seek export clusters for domestic crops The State government will step up pressure on the Centre to include Kerala in the National Agricultural Export Promotion (NAEP) scheme and set up export clusters for rubber, banana, mango, turmeric, cashew, pepper, coconut and tea. Ernakulam and Wayanad are the only two districts … Read more 10-11.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Kerala’s MMR drops from 61 to 46 Kerala has yet again proved that it is on the right track when it comes to maternal and reproductive health by achieving the lowest maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the country from 61 (2011-13) to 46 (2014-16). The latest Sample Registration System (SRS) special bulletin on … Read more 08.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Kerala’s MMR drops from 61 to 46 Kerala has yet again proved that it is on the right track when it comes to maternal and reproductive health by achieving the lowest maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the country from 61 (2011-13) to 46 (2014-16). The latest Sample Registration System (SRS) special bulletin on … Read more 07.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Roadmap for a safe and speedy journey across Kerala With the rising tide of road accidents, the government has been working overtime to find ways to make road travel safe. It might just have succeeded in setting a model with a project that aims to make road travel in Kerala safe by 2020. The … Read more 06.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Veggie exports from State hit The export of fruits and vegetables to West Asia through the three airports in the State has come to a standstill with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain banning perishables of “Kerala origin” following the Nipah outbreak. Tonnes of fruits and vegetables that reached these countries on … Read more 05.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Online settlement soon for cardamom e-auction The Spices Board plans to introduce online settlement mechanism for cardamom e-auction that will facilitate timely payment to growers and provide all information on transactions online or through a mobile application. The proposed model, which has been built in line with the existing auction system with … Read more 03-04.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Kerala gets ₹329 cr under RUSA Phase II The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has sanctioned ₹329 crore for Kerala under the second phase of funding under the Rashtriya Uchathar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). The RUSA project approval board, which met in New Delhi on May 25, sanctioned ₹50 crore each for the Cochin University … Read more 02.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA NCERT survey: Gaping holes visible in Kerala education system Though authorities affirm that Kerala has done relatively done well in the National Achievement Survey conducted by NCERT across every district in the country, it has also highlighted some gaping holes in the education system. One of the national trends that is also reflected in Kerala is … Read more 03.03.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Robots to soon clean up manholes in Kerala In a first in Kerala, the state government will soon be utilising the services of Robots to clean sewer holes. The trial runs of the robot, developed by a startup company, Genrobotics, have been successfully held recently and the product will be launched next few days. The … Read more 17.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs