Chairman and managing director ofKerala State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) has informed theState Human Rights Commission(SHRC) that directives were issued to all the heads of all its depots to remove flags from the premises.
The commission had sought a report from the KSRTC over a petition filed by social workerJohny Aliyapuramrequesting action to remove flags that are causing inconvenience to the public in KSRTC depots.
As the unvaccinated children are preparing to resume their physical classes, the state Health department has approved a series of ayurveda preventive medicines to prevent the risk of health problems.
The medicines will be available at the various government ayurveda hospitals and Ayur Raksha clinics.
The decision was taken after the state ayurveda Covid response cell (SACRC) submitted an action plan for ayurveda prophylactic care in children under project Kiranam. The action plan is based on the recommendations of Ayush ministry.
SACRC has been implementing several programmes to prevent, mitigate and rehabilitate Covid patients in the state by coordinating all the ayurvedic departments. Amritham, the ayurvedic preventive strategy for Covid-19 quarantined individuals, has gained wide acceptance and has shown clinically viable results in various studies.
It was announced by Chief Minister of Kerala, after Department of Telecommunications granted an Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence to KFON Ltd, to provide internet access to everyone in state.
The Kerala Fibre Optic Network Ltd (KFON) is an initiative of Kerala government, launched with the aim of eliminating the digital gap in state. According to government, created under this project will complement current telecom ecosystem in Kerala.
KFON has been kickstarted with the basic principle of non -discriminatory treatment. Thus, no service provider or business segment will receive preferential treatment, in line with recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority ofIndia(TRAI). Any internet provider, at any level of business segment are free to use KFON network for bridging the connectivity gaps at their core networks.
As per the details of finances of the KSEB accessed by STOI, during the period of pandemic alone, the dues had increased by Rs 1,049 crore. Of the total dues, Rs 739.44 crore is from the Kerala water authority (KWA) alone. The KWA is supposed to pay Rs 27 crore every month to the KSEB. Though the dues of KWA were even more, the earlier dues were cleared by the government by splitting it into four instalments and allocating those in the state budget.
When it comes to the revenue earnings of the KSEB, even though 76% of the total consumers are domestic consumers, only 37.51% of the income comes from this category. This is primarily because the majority of domestic consumers are within the category of 1 to 250 monthly slabs, in which the Average bills are much lesser than the average cost of power supply, the finances show.
The Kerala state electricity regulatory commission had revised the power tariff four times since 2013-14, and the last time the power tariff was increased was in July 2019.
Till June 30, 2021, almost 8.2% of the total Population (29,24,166 people) had Covid infection and of that an estimated 4,38,625 required hospitalization with many requiring ICU and ventilator support. During the initial phase of the first Covid wave, Covid treatment was limited to government hospitals. However, from October, private hospitals were roped in for treatment and now 50% of Covid hospital admissions, mostly category C patients (mainly critical patients), are treated in private hospitals.
An analysis of hospitalization trends in southern states by Project Jeevan Raksha, a public-private PARTNERSHIP initiative involvingPublic Health Foundation of India(PHFI), that has been submitted to central and state governments shows that in Kerala, till June 15, only 34,755 had sought treatment in private hospitals under government schemes and another 51,102 made claims under individual health Insurance schemes.
Kerala, the gateway of themonsooninto the mainland of the country, has received deficient rainfall so far, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The southwest monsoon arrived inKeralaon June 8, nearly a week after its normal onset date of June 1.
Compared to the normal south-west monsoon rainfall for the corresponding period, Kerala had a deficit of 65 per cent from the normal rainfall.
The regional meteorological department, Kerala, however, said that the south-westerly winds are getting stronger, and more rainfall is expected in the coming days.
Asias Global Start-up Ecosystem Report was recently released on June 14, 2022, in the Light of London Tech Week 2022.
In the report, start-up ecosystem in Kerala has been ranked at first position in Asia.
Kerala has also been ranked at fourth position, in terms of Affordable Talent.
The report recognises creative steps taken by Kerala Start-up Mission (KSUM) to position it as a start-up power house.
This ranking will help Kerala in building a strong Network of start-ups that will play a key role in its Growth.
The GSER was released to bring together global governments, inspirational start-up founders, investors and corporate leaders, to discuss the power of technology for societies. This year, ranking has been decided jointly by policy advisory and research organization Start-up Genome and Global Network. The first ever GSER was published in 2020. In 2020, Kerala was ranked at 5thposition in Asia while 20thin World.
More young Women fromKeralaaspire to learn driving when compared to their counterparts in other states in the country.
Data from 2022 shows that 40% of the nearly 11 lakh people who received learner’s licence (LL) in Kerala were women.
Goa came a distant second with 33% of the total persons receiving LL being women.Uttar Pradeshand Bihar fared poorly with 5% and 3% respectively.
LL is valid only for a period of six months and one must pass a written test on road rules, regulations, signals, signs, road manners, defensive driving and other factors to get a driving license.
Experts in the field of women studies said the main reason for the increasing number of women taking driving licences in Kerala is Education and financial independence.
Shaji N M, a farmer fromWayanad, who took up farming tuber crops as a solution to fight lifestyle diseases and POVERTY, has won the prestigious India Award (conservation of domesticated species individual), on theInternational Day for Biological Diversity.
The India Biodiversity Awards was founded in 2012 jointly by the ministry of Environment, forest and Climate-change”>Climate Change and UNDP-India.
Over an area of seven acres, he cultivates 200 varieties of tuber crops, earning the nickname tuber-man.
During his two-day visit to Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate Indias first-everwater metrothat connects 10 islands surrounding Kochi using battery-operatedelectric hybrid boats. This innovative mode of transportation will provide seamless connectivity between the islands and the city, offering a similar level of convenience and travel experience as traditional metro systems. This transportation system is particularly beneficial in urban areas like Kochi.
The metro project inKochiwill begin with eight electric hybrid boats developed byCochin Shipyard Limited.
The project is being funded by the Kerala government and the German company KfW.
The water metro system will include 38 terminals and 78 electric boats.
The first phase of the KWM service will launch from -Vypin and Vyttila-Kakkanad terminals.
The tickets for the boat trip will start at Rs 20 and weekly and monthly passes will be available for frequent travelers.
The Kochi One Card can be used for both Kochi Metro Rail and Kochi Water Metro.
The Kochi One App allows users to digitally purchase tickets.