KERALA

TheAdani Grouphas written to the stategovernmentseeking its urgentinterventionin ending the ongoing protest before the Vizhinjam port construction site. Thecompanyhas written to the chief secretary stating that they have been incurring a loss to the tune of Rs 2 crore per day ever since the protest began on August 16. They said they have suffered a total loss of Rs 100 crore due to the ongoing agitation.

The Adani Group also has made it clear that if the government does not intervene now, the company won’t be able to keep up the promise of completing the first phase of the project in September 2023.

As per the agreement with the , the Adani Group was supposed to complete the first phase in December 2019. However, it got delayed due to certain adverse climatic conditions and hence it was decided to commission the first phase by September 2023. The Adani Ports CEO Karan Adani had said in July this year that the first vessel will reach Vizhinjam port in March 2023.

The cabinet decided to provide a sustenance fund on compassionate grounds of Rs 5,000 each to BPL families of those who have died of Covid-19. This will be in addition to all the declared compensations and financial assistance for Covid deaths.

People dependent on those who have died of Covid-19 in the BPL families will be eligible. The government has made it clear that the beneficiary of any social welfare pensions will not be a hindrance for getting this new benefit.

As per the decision, if the person has died anywhere in the country or even outside the country, and if the family is settled in Kerala, then they will be eligible for this compensation. District collectors and the revenue department will be taking up the steps for beginning the process of application. A simplified application process will be made available for this.

The state cabinet has directed the revenue department that this special assistance should be disbursed within 30 days of the receipt of the application. No applicants should be summoned to any of the offices for verifying the applications.

He further said that the National Education Policy-2020 also emphasises on the all-inclusive idea of Indian culture. It respects diversity. He said that education has no importance without social responsibility. The National Education Policy is supposed to promote social responsibility within the student.

IUMLhas written to 22nd Law Commissions chairman expressing its opposition to implementingUniform Civil Code(UCC) and said that the Constitution didn’t envision uniformity.

In the letter, party national general secretary PK Kunhalikutty said compromising diversity for uniformity will hamper the territorial Integrity of India as rightly observed in the consultation paper issued by the 21st Law Commission.

IUML said the preservation of India’s composite culture, which encompasses myriad traditions, customs, practices, languages and beliefs, is sacrosanct to the Constitutional duty of preserving the unity and integrity of India.

It said that the freedom of conscience guaranteed under Article 25, the guaranteed under Article 29(1), the special provisions enshrined in Part XVI for the protection of SCs, the special protection guaranteed to Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh and the provisions in Article 244 and Schedule VI for the enactment of special laws for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are a testament to the Constitution’s recognition of the need for preservation of diversity.

The higher Education department is on a mission to pivot on the devastating Covid-19 pandemic to recast the way academic transaction and evaluation of students and teachers takes place in higher education institutions in the state.

As a first step towards ushering in change in the sector, the government has taken an in-principle decision to encourage the use of customised and computer-based Learning Management System (LMS) in all higher education institutions. At least 300 colleges, irrespective of the government/aided distinction, would soon be given access to the computer-based learning system that would hopefully stave off the adverse impact of rote learning system entrenched in the academic discourse.

Sources said the higher education council has agreed to take forward the initiative to make customised LMS available to at least 300 select colleges on a pilot basis. It would also ramp up the teacher training process to help college/ university faculties to learn how to use the digital medium for mentoring students.

As per Central notification, the has issued a new, increased speed limit for vehicles on national-state highways and city roads.

As per the new speed limits that will become effective on July 1, the maximum speed for vehicles that have up to nine seats will be 110km/hr on six-lane highways, 100km/hr on four-lane highways, 90km/hr on four-lane state highways and MC Road, 80km/hr on major district roads, 70km/hr on other roads and 50km/hr on city roads.

For vehicles which have more than nine seats, including Light and medium heavy motor vehicles, the maximum speed limit on six-lane national highways will be 95km/hr and 90 km/hr on four-lane national highways. On state highways and MC Road, it will be 85km/hr, 80km/hr on district roads, 70km/hr on other roads and 50km/hr on city roads.

The Kochi district Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department has announced the launch of its Onathinu Oru Muram Pachakarri programme under the 100-day programme of the .

The distribution of these will begin next week and kits will be available at Krishi Bhavans.
Seeds and vegetable seedlings are being provided by farmer clusters of vegetable and fruits promotion councilKeralam(VFPC-K), government farms, agricultural karma sena teams and agro service centres.

The vegetable seedlings andsaplingsnormally included amaranthus, long beans, brinjal, green chillies, snake gourd and bitter gourds.

The city Corporation has finally hit 50% fund expenditure for projects being executed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. As on Saturday, the Corporation has spent 50.55% of a total of 357.50 crores allocated for the scheme, with some of the bigger projects under it awaiting commission.

After initial hiccups in getting the scheme started, the civic body maintained a steady pace for projects under the scheme. However, the last year and a half has been beset with delays due to a variety of reasons. Following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, most of the projects came to a standstill, as some of the major projects depended on labourers from outside the State, many of whom had travelled back Home then.

Two extended periods of https://exam.pscnotes.com/model-code-of-conduct”>Model Code Of Conduct, first due to the local body Elections towards the end of the previous year and the ongoing one owing to the Assembly elections, have also affected the pace of projects.

The maximum expenditure comes in water supply projects, with 76.57% of the funds spent and 30 out of a total of 45 projects being completed. In the sewerage and septage management projects, 74 out of a total of 114 projects have been completed, with an expenditure of 38.29%.

As the demand for nurses are on a rise in the state hospitals with many migrating abroad, the private hospital managements are demanding theKerala University of Health Sciencesto allow 100 to 150-bedded hospitals in the state to start Nursing courses. However, the university has refused the demand stating that “the move will affesct the quality of Education“.

As per Indian Nursing Council (INC), a nursing college should have 100 bedded parent hospital or own hospital which is a compulsory requirement. ButKUHSis insisting on 300 bedded parent hospital or own hospital to run a nursing college.

KUHS in its reply to theKerala Private Hospitals Associationsaid that the university has the to fix higher standards considering the uniqueness of its jurisdiction. KUHS registrar toKPHAsaid that the university has set a higher minimum standards requirement and stipulated that to start a new nursing college, there shall be an established functional hospital with a minimum of one year of existence having 300-bed strength with all facilities. The bed occupancy of the parent hospital shall also maintain a 1:3 student-patient ratio.

Amid increasing conflict between practitioners of modern medicine and traditional medicine, now the Drug Controller and Licensing Authority,Kerala, has asked his office to inquire into a complaint against two traditional drugs promoted for diabetes, obesity and hypertension manufactured by a well-known firm for violation under Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.

DrBabu K V, a registered medical practitioner from Kerala, in his complaint to thedrugs controllersaid that an Indian multinational company that deals mainly in ayurvedic medicine and natural healthcare products has been continuously violating Section 3 and 7 of DMR (OA) 1954. The sections deal with of advertisement of certain drugs for treatment of certain diseases and disorders and punishment for the same.

It is alleged that they have released advertisements claiming efficacy in treatment of a product against diabetes and obesity that are listed in the schedule number 9 and 38 of DMR (OA) 1954 respectively. Later, they released another advertisement claiming about a product that protects one from heart problems and blood pressure that is listed in the schedule as number 26 and 27 respectively.