14.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

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

12.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA CAG finds lapses in State lotteries   The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the watchdog on state finances, has detected serious irregularities in the conduct of the State lotteries over the last six years.   The compliance audit on the Karunya scheme found that 62,435 claims requiring ₹611.47 crore for treatment in government … Read more 12.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

10-11.06.18 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

09.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA The smallest sea cucumber in India   The Vizhinjam Bay, a busy fishing ground noted for its biodiversity-rich marine ecosystem, is home to the smallest sea cucumber in India, scientists have reported.   The animal, which grows to a size of just 2 cm, is named Thyonina bijui, after Biju Kumar.   The news about … Read more 09.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

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 08.06.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

05.06.18 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

02.06.18 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

17.02.18 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

15.02.18 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

14.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

Kerala   KTDC to launch bus tour project in Thiruvananthapuram   There is something to cheer for tourists and visitors to capital city and for city residents who still have not found time to visit nearby attractions. This week, the Kerala tourism development corporation (KTDC) will launch its ‘bus tour project’, the daily-conducted tours to … Read more 14.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs