Kerala: Point-Wise State Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2023 (Including PIB)- Download PDF

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Jul 21, 2015

Two New Plant Species Discovered in Western Ghats July 

Two new plant species were discovered in Edmalayalar, Pooyamkutty-Adamalayar and Neriamangalam forest regions of Western Ghats in Ernakulam district of Kerala by Professor C. N. Sunil during investigations conducted as part of a UGC-sponsored project on the flowering plants.

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Jun 29, 2015

Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf Appointed as Brand Ambassador of Kerala՚s Ayurveda 

Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf was appointed as Ayurveda brand ambassador by cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Thiruvananthapuram. Steffanie Graf will promote Ayurveda tourism of state in North America and Europe with theme Visit Kerala Destination as an Ayu…

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Jun 23, 2015

Government Launches Migrant Resource Centre in Chennai 

The Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) along with Tamil Nadu state government was set up Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Chennai. The MRC (Migrant Resource Centre) will provide migrants service and information of overseas Indian workers other than advice, counselin…

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May 14, 2015

KV Thomas Renominated as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee 

Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas (KV Thomas) renominated as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for a second term of one year. KV Thomas was first nominated as Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in August 2014 and he is the senior Congress P…

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Apr 27, 2015

Gopinath Pillai Awarded Outstanding Service Award for His Services in Singapore 

Indian-origin Gopinath Pillai was awarded Outstanding Service Award for his services by the National University of Singapore (NUS) . At present, Gopinath Pillai is serving as Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore and special envoy to Andhra Pradesh.

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Awards

Apr 24, 2015

President Mukherjee Released Postage Stamp Commemorating 200 Years of Old Seminary in Kottayam 

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee released a Postage Stamp commemorating the 200 years of the Orthodox Theological Seminary or Old Seminary, Kottayam in Kerala. The Orthodox Theological Seminary is also known as Old Seminary or Cottayam Syrian College is run by the Malankara Orth…

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Mar 26, 2015

Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries Sanctioned 17 Mega Food Parks 

Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries sanctioned 17 Mega Food Parks (MFPs) . These parks are aimed at creating state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities to reduce food wastage and create value addition.

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Mar 17, 2015

Endophytic Alga Species Found in Indian Ocean 

According to the Researchers, Endophytic alga has found in the Indian Ocean which belonging to Ulvella leptochaete species thriving. Endophytic alga species of alga is originally inhabitant to the seas around the British Isles and the East China Sea.

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Mar 12, 2015

Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan Passes Away 

Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan died in Bangalore, Karnataka in the age of 66. He died in Bangalore after diagnosed with liver cancer. Senior Congress leader Karthikeyan was an eminent Congress leader in Kerala and started his political career through Kerala Students Union …

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President Presented “stree Shakti Puraskars” and “Nari Shakti Puruskars” for the Year 2014 

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented Stree Shakti puraskars (six women) and Nari Shakti Puruskars for the year 2014. These awards were given on the occasion of International Women՚s Day (8 March) at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prize money of award is 3 lakh rupees…

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