Tag: Kerala

UNIATF award for prevention and control of NCD 2020 won by Kerala

September 26, 2020

• UNIATF award for prevention and control of NCD 2020 won by Kerala. Kerala has been awarded for the tireless service of the state in the health sector.

Government to set up Medical Devices Park in Kerala

September 22, 2020

• First medical device parks in the country will be set up in Kerala, focusing on the high-risk medical device sector to provide full range of services for the medical devices industry like R&D support, testing, and evaluation.

States’ Startup Ranking Exercise by DPIIT

September 12, 2020

• The second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise was conducted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
• Gujarat has been categorised as the best performer among all States and one Union Territory (UT), Delhi.
• Karnataka and Kerala have been ranked as ‘top performers’
• Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan have been ranked as the ‘leaders’.

NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate

September 8, 2020

• The National Statistical Office (NSO) released a report titled ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’. As per the report Kerala topped the list while Andhra Pradesh emerged as the least literate state, standing below Bihar.
• Delhi stands at second position with 89% literacy rate. Uttarakhand is at number three with a literacy rate of 87.6% while Assam freezes at number four with 85.9% literacy rate.

India’s first international women’s trade centre to be set up at Kochi

August 29, 2020

• Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (WTC), at Angamaly in Kochi, Kerala to boost women entrepreneurship.

Kerala Inaugurates State’s First Marine Ambulance ‘Pratheeksha’

August 29, 2020

• 2020 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the State’s First fully equipped Marine Ambulance ‘Pratheeksha’. ‘Pratheeksha’ – built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is the first of the three marine ambulances ordered by the state.

Kerala hosts dragonfly festival

August 26, 2020

• WWF-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala, christened Thumbimahotsavam 2020. Pantalu’ is the official mascot of the festival.

A new Entrepreneurship Development Programme launched by Kerala Govt.

July 31, 2020

• Entrepreneurship Development Programme launched by the Kerala government to help the start-ups and small entrepreneurs financially to face this COVID Pandemic.
• The program will launch 1,000 new small and medium ventures every year.

The Navy’s largest Solar plant was initiated at the INA, Ezhimala

July 24, 2020

• On July 22, 2020, the Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawal, Flag Officer Commanding-in-chief, Southern Naval Command (SNC), virtually operated the 3 MegaWatt (MW) largest Solar Power Plant at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala. 
• The project is a part of the Indian Government’s initiative of National Solar Mission, to attain 100 GigaWatt (GW) of solar power by 2022. 

Kerala Govt declared ‘Dream Kerala’ Project

July 2, 2020

• The Kerala government on Wednesday planned to start a ”Dream Kerala Project” to pat the potential and experience of those returning from overseas and other states after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic.