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Scheduled Tribe of Kerala Based on 2011 Census total popultaion of India is 121 Crore out of which ST population is 10.45 Crore (8.6%). The tribal communities in India are enormously diverse and heterogeneous. There are wide ranging diversities among them in respect of languages spoken, size of population and mode of livelihood. The number of … Read more Scheduled Tribe of Kerala
KERALA Kerala: Private hospitals to stop government schemes The private hospitals in the state have decided to stop all central and state government schemes for patients such as Karunya, Snehasparsham, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (a health insurance scheme) , ESI and ECHS from April 1. They will be serving one-month notice to the concerned agencies in … Read more 31.01.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA ‘Samanwaya’ to be launched on Jan 28 The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) is all set to roll out across the State what is considered to be a first-of-its-kind continuous education programme for transgenders. The project named ‘Samanwaya’ will be launched by Fisheries Minister J. Mercykutty Amma in Kollam on January 28. So … Read more 21-22.01.18 Kerala(KPSC) 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
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
Kerala Norms eased for registering vehicles from other States The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has simplified the norms for registration of motor vehicles from other States. The new norms are aimed at clearing the backlog of applications in the Regional Transport Offices (RTO) and Sub-RTOs, State Transport Commissioner K. Padmakumar said. The order … Read more 09.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs
KERALA Attappady to be notified sandalwood reserve The government proposes to notify Attappady as a sandalwood reserve and protect the species to facilitate its regeneration, Governor P. Sathasivam said. The government had taken up a project to demarcate forest boundaries with permanent cairns to protect forestland and prevent encroachments. The project would be completed … Read more 25.01.18 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 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
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