24 October 2026
The Local Self Government Department issued an order allotting the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi to Kerala Blasters FC.
The rent was fixed at Rs 3.5 lakh a match, with a security deposit of Rs 25 lakh.
The stadium is owned by the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA).
The order said that supporting one of the State's prominent football clubs was in the public interest.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan backed the club in a post on X before its first home match of the Indian Super League season, against Mumbai City FC.
The club thanked Local Self Government Minister K M Shaji and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister O J Janeesh.
Rent per match:
Rs 3.5 lakh
Security deposit:
Rs 25 lakh
Stadium owner:
Greater Cochin Development Authority
Why it matters for exams: A State government order on a stadium brings in the owning authority, the league and the ministers holding the portfolios.
Kerala PSCUPSC
25 October 2026
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) issued a swell surge warning, known locally as Kallakkadal, for the Thiruvananthapuram coast from Kappil to Pozhiyoor.
Waves of 0.8 to 1.2 metres were expected there until 11.30 p.m. on 25 October.
For the Kanyakumari coast the warning put waves at 1.0 to 1.2 metres.
A low-pressure area lay over the southeastern Arabian Sea and the adjoining Lakshadweep area, with a trough reaching northern Tamil Nadu.
A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal was expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal.
The India Meteorological Department warned of thunderstorms and winds of 30 to 40 km an hour at isolated places.
Fishermen and coastal residents were advised to exercise caution.
Wave height, Thiruvananthapuram coast:
0.8 to 1.2 metres
Stretch warned:
Kappil to Pozhiyoor
Wind speed warned:
30 to 40 km an hour
Why it matters for exams: Kallakkadal and the agency that forecasts it are standard questions on India's ocean services.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
24 October 2026
Keralam's Minister for Home, Vigilance and Coir, Ramesh Chennithala, wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah with four proposals on interstate narcotics enforcement.
He sought a standard time-bound operational protocol under NCORD, with round-the-clock nodal officers in every State and Union Territory.
He asked for real-time intelligence sharing among State Anti-Narcotics Task Forces, building on NCORD and NIDAAN.
He sought structured coordination among State Police, the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Enforcement Directorate and FIU-IND in major interstate NDPS cases.
He also sought a structured legal and procedural review with States, forensic experts and prosecutors.
The letter asked the Union Government to convene a conference of all State and Union Territory Home Ministers, and offered Keralam as host.
It linked the conference to the Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029).
Proposals sent:
4
Vision Document period:
2026-2029
Why it matters for exams: NCORD, NIDAAN and the central drug agencies are the abbreviations an examiner picks out of any narcotics story.
Kerala PSCUPSC
24 October 2026
Operation Toofan, the State's drive against narcotics, was launched on 2 June 2026.
In 140 days it recorded 13,357 cases and 14,409 arrests.
More than 27 kg of drugs and 1,796 kg of illicit substance were seized.
A 97-gram seizure at Manjeri led Malappuram Police to a storage point in Coimbatore, where about 13 kg was recovered.
A 609-gram seizure at Angamaly led Ernakulam Rural Police to a supplier in Nagaon, Assam, with arrests following in Delhi and Bengaluru.
The figures were cited by the Minister for Home, Vigilance and Coir in his letter to the Union Home Minister.
Cases registered:
13,357
Persons arrested:
14,409
Illicit substance seized:
1,796 kg
Why it matters for exams: A named State police operation, and the geography its trails crossed, are both examinable.
Kerala PSCSSC
21 October 2026
Transport Minister C P John, the co-ordinating minister for Thiruvananthapuram, discussed the district's pending projects with Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor.
The demands include the remaining 22 acres required for the expansion of Thiruvananthapuram airport.
They include income tax exemption for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and possible assistance to it from MPLADS funds.
Utilisation of Sagarmala funds for Vizhinjam port, and development of the Vizhinjam and Valiyathura ports, were listed.
Other items were increasing the storage capacity of the Peppara dam and renovation of Akkulam Lake.
District Collector K S Anju attended the meeting, and Tharoor is to raise with the Union Government the demands needing central intervention.
Airport land still required:
22 acres
Ports named:
Vizhinjam and Valiyathura
Why it matters for exams: The item ties three examinable names together: KSRTC, MPLADS and the Sagarmala programme.
Kerala PSCUPSC
24 October 2026
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court expunged part of a Single Judge's observations about an advocate who had attested his client's affidavit in a bank account freeze case.
The appeal is Writ Appeal No. 2113 of 2026, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 600.
The Court held that counsel ordinarily act on client instructions, documents and affidavits, and cannot automatically be blamed for a client's false statements they had no reason to suspect.
It held that advocates must scrutinise client documents before filing them, and must make appropriate disclosures where there is reason to suspect improper conduct.
It recalled the Bar Council of India Rules, which require advocates to prevent clients from using unfair practices and to exercise independent judgment.
The Court directed that a portion of paragraph 5 of the Single Judge's judgment be expunged, leaving the rest of the judgment unaltered.
Case:
Writ Appeal No. 2113 of 2026
Citation:
2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 600
Rules recalled:
Bar Council of India Rules
Why it matters for exams: The ruling names the national rule-making body for advocates and turns on what a Division Bench can do with a Single Judge's findings.
Kerala PSCUPSC
Background
The swell surge warning now in force for the Keralam coast comes from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.
INCOIS describes itself as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
Its swell surge service explains Kallakkadal as coastal flooding linked to long-period swells that can flood low-lying areas even when local winds are calm.
INCOIS is developing SIVAS, a system that forecasts coastal inundation along the Keralam coast with a lead time of up to three days.
The service is offered in English, Hindi and Malayalam.
Parent ministry:
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Inundation forecast lead time:
Up to 3 days
Languages of the service:
English, Hindi, Malayalam
Why it matters for exams: The parent ministry of each science agency is a repeat question, and INCOIS is the one Keralam hears from every monsoon.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
Background
Keralam's letter to the Centre asks for faster working of two existing central mechanisms.
The Government of India has constituted a four-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism to coordinate Central and State agencies.
NIDAAN stands for the National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders.
Both figure among the measures set out by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The same reply said the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan had been launched in all districts of the country and had reached more than 24.9 crore people.
These details were given in a written reply in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State Nityanand Rai.
NCORD tiers:
4
Parent ministry:
Ministry of Home Affairs
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan reach:
More than 24.9 crore people
Why it matters for exams: The structure of NCORD, the full form of NIDAAN and the ministry behind both are standard polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
Background
The ground just allotted to Kerala Blasters FC for the season is the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor in Kochi.
It is owned by the Greater Cochin Development Authority, known as GCDA.
Kerala Blasters FC has played its home matches there since the Indian Super League began in 2014.
For the current season the State fixed the rent at Rs 3.5 lakh a match with a security deposit of Rs 25 lakh.
The club's first home match of the season is against Mumbai City FC.
Stadium:
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor
Owner:
Greater Cochin Development Authority
Rent per match:
Rs 3.5 lakh
Why it matters for exams: The stadium, its locality and the authority that owns it are the kind of State-specific sports facts a PSC paper uses.
Kerala PSCSSC