6 October 2026
The Women and Child Development Department begins the 'WOMN - Women on the Move & Menstrual Need-s' project, with the launch at the Thampanoor KSRTC bus terminal in Thiruvananthapuram on 6 October.
Minister Bindu Krishna is to inaugurate it at 5 pm.
Vending machines and incinerators are first being installed at 14 KSRTC centres as a pilot.
A packet of three sanitary napkins costs ₹10, and the incinerators allow eco-friendly disposal after use.
The project is run under the department's supervision with a partner agency's cooperation, and the department has currently set aside ₹16 lakh for it.
It is part of the State government's 100-day action programme and targets major tourist centres, KSRTC terminals and depots and other public places.
Pilot centres:
14 KSRTC centres
Packet of 3 napkins:
₹10
Allocation:
₹16 lakh
Why it matters for exams: Welfare schemes under the 100-day programme and their implementing departments are staple Kerala PSC questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
6 October 2026
The Health Department's 24x7 Pratheeksha Centre project, meant to ease crowding at medical colleges and give specialist treatment urgently, worked well at Punalur Taluk Hospital, the trial site.
Health and Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan said it will now reach four more hospitals by the end of October.
These are the district hospitals at Palakkad, Tirur (Malappuram), Vadakara (Kozhikode) and Ernakulam.
Referral cases from Punalur Taluk Hospital fell by 30 per cent, the hospital superintendent told a review meeting.
The project will run on a trial basis in various districts till December this year, and full State-level rollout will follow an evaluation.
Trial hospital:
Punalur Taluk Hospital
Fall in referral cases:
30 per cent
New centres:
4 district hospitals
Why it matters for exams: Health-sector schemes and the districts where they are piloted are common in Kerala PSC general knowledge sections.
Kerala PSCUPSC
6 October 2026
Supplyco's Managing Director has been permitted to release ₹1,62,51,235 as State Incentive Bonus for 25,75,473 kg of paddy procured together from the Rani and Chithira kayal fields in Alappuzha district.
Food Minister Anoop Jacob said the amount was released urgently on the direction of Chief Minister V D Satheesan.
Kerala pays a State Incentive Bonus of ₹6.31 per kg to farmers, over and above the Central minimum support price.
The Centre had asked the State to stop the extra bonus, but Kerala's stand is to keep paying it.
The fields, Rani (467 acres) and Chithira (469 acres), are farmed together under a contract with the District Collector since 2014, so the money goes in the Collector's name.
Bonus sanctioned:
₹1,62,51,235
Paddy procured:
25,75,473 kg
Bonus rate:
₹6.31 per kg
Why it matters for exams: Paddy procurement, Supplyco and the State Incentive Bonus over the MSP are recurring Kerala agriculture topics.
Kerala PSCUPSC
6 October 2026
Under the 16th Finance Commission, local bodies in Kerala are expected to receive ₹19,991 crore over 2026-2031.
The Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation holds a one-day workshop on 6 October on 'The Finance Commission and Local Governments in Kerala: Challenges and the Way Forward'.
Local Self-Government Minister K M Shaji is to inaugurate it at 10.30 am.
The workshop will examine how Finance Commission grants to local bodies can be used effectively.
It is the first step of the initiative of the Institute's Local Fiscal Research Cell to strengthen local public finance in Kerala.
Expected local body share:
₹19,991 crore
Period:
2026-2031
Workshop date:
6 October
Why it matters for exams: Finance Commission awards and local body finance link Kerala and Indian polity and economy syllabi.
Kerala PSCUPSC
6 October 2026
The official website and logo of the Kerala State Climate Change Adaptation Mission are to be launched on 6 October at 3 pm at Central Residency Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram.
Minister for Electricity, Environment and Parliamentary Affairs Sunny Joseph will do the launch.
Transport Minister C P John will give the keynote address.
The government formed the Mission to face climate change challenges, make carbon finance and carbon credit available at government level, and strengthen the State economy by promoting green jobs.
A lecture and panel discussion in the Mission's climate adaptation dialogue series is held at 10 am.
Launch date:
6 October
Venue:
Central Residency Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram
Mission:
Kerala State Climate Change Adaptation Mission
Why it matters for exams: New State missions and their objectives are frequently asked in Kerala PSC and environment papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
6 October 2026
The State-level declaration of 28 selected colleges as Drug Free Campuses is on 6 October at 11 am at Mar Ivanios College auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram.
Excise and Cooperation Minister M Liju will make the declaration.
Health and Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan will preside and Higher Education Minister Roji M John will give the keynote address.
The Excise Department and the Collegiate Education Department are jointly running the 'Mayangilla Keralam' campaign as part of the government's 100-day programmes.
The aim is to stop drug use and supply on campuses and ensure counselling and treatment for affected students.
Colleges to be declared:
28
Campaign:
Mayangilla Keralam
Venue:
Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
Why it matters for exams: Campaign names, the departments behind them and the numbers announced are regular Kerala PSC current affairs items.
Kerala PSCUPSC
5 October 2026
Health and Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan will inaugurate the State-level observance of the World Mental Health awareness month on 9 October at 11.45 am.
The venue is the Diamond Jubilee Auditorium of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
The event is organised by the Kerala State Mental Health Authority with the Psychiatry Department of Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College.
The Authority's official logo will also be released at the function.
State-level launch:
9 October, 11.45 am
Venue:
Diamond Jubilee Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram Medical College
Why it matters for exams: Statutory health bodies of the State and their launches are useful for Kerala PSC current affairs.
Kerala PSCUPSC
5 October 2026
The Food Safety Department ran a statewide special drive called 'Operation Thelima' to stop reuse of used cooking oil in local snacks and other food items.
In Thiruvananthapuram district, 14 special squads inspected 167 establishments over two days.
They found and destroyed 41 litres of unusable oil kept for cooking.
Action was taken to close seven establishments found violating rules.
Other violations included having no food safety licence or registration, no medical fitness certificates, unsafe water and unhygienic storage.
The Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety, Thiruvananthapuram, said inspections will continue.
Establishments inspected:
167
Special squads:
14
Oil destroyed:
41 litres
Closure action:
7 establishments
Why it matters for exams: Enforcement drives by State departments and their names are common current affairs questions.
Kerala PSC
30 September 2026
Justice Harisankar V Menon of the Kerala High Court allowed a married couple to continue IVF treatment in WP(C) No. 28787 of 2026.
The wife, aged 50, had passed the age limit in Section 21(g) of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021.
The court allowed treatment to continue on a notarised undertaking before the Kerala State ART and Surrogacy Board that they will bear all risks, consequences and liabilities.
The court noted a similar order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
LiveLaw reported the decision on 30 September 2026.
Case:
WP(C) No. 28787 of 2026
Provision:
Section 21(g), ART Act, 2021
Judge:
Justice Harisankar V Menon
Why it matters for exams: Judgments interpreting statutes like the ART Act 2021 are favoured in law, polity and Kerala PSC current affairs.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
ART Assisted Reproductive Technology — Techniques such as IVF that help conception outside the body.
1 October 2026
Justice G Girish of the Kerala High Court stayed further proceedings in the criminal trial against IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman in the 2019 rash driving case.
The order came in a petition by Jaseela C, widow of journalist K M Basheer, challenging the State's refusal to appoint a special public prosecutor.
She had sought the appointment of Advocate Santhosh Kumar; the court called for records of the government decision rejecting it.
The case involves a vehicle hitting Basheer at Museum Junction in Thiruvananthapuram in 2019.
The case is posted for further consideration on 27 October 2026.
Judge:
Justice G Girish
Case:
WP(Crl.) 1485/2026
Next posting:
27 October 2026
Why it matters for exams: Special public prosecutors and interim stays by the High Court are standard topics in criminal-procedure and Kerala PSC current affairs.
Kerala PSCUPSC