Tag: Kerala

Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma passes away

December 5, 2020

• Lakshadweep Administrator, Dineshwar Sharma passed away. He was earlier led the Intelligence Bureau and was also the Interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir.
• The 66-year-old retired IPS officer of the Kerala cadre had been designated administrator of the Lakshadweep Union Territory in October 2019.

Kerala starts “Parivarthanam” scheme for better livelihood of fisherfolk

November 8, 2020

• The government of Kerala has started a pioneering eco-sustainable programme called ‘Parivarthanam’, to enhance the livelihood of the fishing community.

India’s 1st solar-powered miniature train: Kerala

November 4, 2020

• India’s first of its kind solar energy-driven miniature train was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village, Kerala by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

First State to fix MSP for vegetables: Kerala

October 29, 2020

• Kerala became the first Indian state to fix the Minimum Support Price for sixteen agriculture items.

Kerala: First State in India to go Digital in Public Education

October 14, 2020

• Kerala State has become the First State in India to make the Public Education Sector completely digital which has been implemented at a cost of Rs.42.36 crores.

1st state to have completely digital, hi-tech classrooms: Kerala

October 13, 2020

• Kerala has become the first state in the country to have high-tech classrooms in all its public schools. It was declared by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

Coastal security exercise “Sagar Kavach” concludes

October 12, 2020

• The Indian Navy along with Indian Coast Guard and all stakeholders involved in Coastal Security has conducted a two-day Coastal Security Exercise namely ‘Sagar Kavach’ conducted from the coast of Kerala.

First woman chief justice of Kerala KK Usha passes away

October 10, 2020

• Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice KK Usha, passed away. She served as a judge from 1991 to 2000.
• Justice Usha became the first woman to join the High Court Judiciary from the Bar and became a Chief Justice.

India Today Healthgiri Award launched

October 4, 2020

• Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri. Harsh Vardhan announced India Today Healthgiri Award. Kerala received an award from the Union health minister for best state combating COVID-19.

Prestigious PATA Grand award Conferred to Kerala tourisms campaign

September 26, 2020

• Kerala Tourism’s ‘Human by Nature’ campaign won the prestigious PATA Grand Award 2020. The campaign aims at giving a boost to the state’s tourism industry, which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.