4 November 2026
Amrutham Nutrimix is the supplementary food given to small children through Kerala's Anganwadis. Wheat makes up 45 per cent of a 500 gram packet; Bengal gram comes to 15 per cent, groundnut and soybean to 10 per cent each, and refined sugar to as much as 20 per cent. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has told States that food supplied to children below the age of two must carry no added salt, no artificial colour, no synthetic flavour and no processed sugar. Where a sweet taste is needed, jaggery alone may be used, and it must stay within 5 per cent of the child's total energy intake. The State Women and Child Development Department promised in a July order to change the formula, but the mix has not changed. The Kerala State Child Rights Commission had earlier asked that sugar be dropped from the mix supplied under the Integrated Child Development Services. Parents have only been advised not to add more sugar at home.
Refined sugar in the mix:
20 per cent
Wheat in the mix:
45 per cent
Packet size:
500 gram
Cap on jaggery:
5 per cent of total energy intake
Why it matters for exams: The Integrated Child Development Services scheme, the Take Home Ration route and the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development that frames the nutrition norms are repeat questions on welfare schemes.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
ICDS Integrated Child Development Services — The national scheme that runs Anganwadi centres for children under six and for mothers.
THR Take Home Ration — Food given as a packet to take home instead of a cooked meal at the centre.
4 November 2026
The Kochi Municipal Corporation will hold a Future Kochi Conclave on 6 and 7 November, together with the Future Kerala Mission of JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), on whose campus it will be held. Cardiff University of the United Kingdom is a partner. Sessions will take up urban finance, climate resilience, waste management at the ward level, the running of a municipality, the care of heritage and the place of people pushed to the margins. The conclave will be opened by K M Shaji, who holds the Local Self-Governments portfolio, and he will also chair a panel of mayors. Chief Minister V D Satheesan will give the keynote address on the second day. Roji M John, who holds Higher Education, and V E Abdul Gafoor, who holds Fisheries, will speak at sessions, and chairpersons of neighbouring municipalities will join a session on working with the Kochi Corporation. The recommendations will be handed to the State Government at the closing session.
Host body:
Kochi Municipal Corporation
Academic partner abroad:
Cardiff University
Venue:
JAIN University campus
Why it matters for exams: The Local Self-Governments portfolio holder and the Kochi Municipal Corporation are the durable facts here for Kerala governance questions.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
Future Kerala Mission Future Kerala Mission of JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) — The university programme that is co-hosting the conclave with the Kochi Corporation.
4 November 2026
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said the State has given the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau sanction to register a case and investigate Gyanesh Kumar, who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India. The complaint goes back to his years as Public Works Secretary in Kerala, and speaks of a demand for 2 crore rupees to clear bills pending for a contractor. It was filed by V O Sajan, who supplied materials to the firm. The firm was a joint venture with a Malaysian partner working on the MC Road. The Minister said a present constitutional post does not place a person's earlier service beyond examination. Legal advice to the Home Department held that statements the firm's engineer made while alive can be treated as primary evidence. The sanction only lets a case be registered; the Bureau will decide what follows.
Amount in the complaint:
2 crore rupees
Complainant:
V O Sajan
Investigating agency:
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau
Minister who gave sanction:
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala
Why it matters for exams: The office of the Chief Election Commissioner, Article 324 and the 2023 appointment Act are standard Polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
VACB Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau — Kerala's own agency for investigating corruption by public servants.
CEC Chief Election Commissioner — The head of the Election Commission of India, which runs national and State elections.
4 November 2026
The Kerala High Court held a Full Court Reference for Justice K Natarajan, whose judicial career runs to nearly twenty five years in the District Judiciary and in two High Courts. He was born in Bengaluru, enrolled as an advocate in 1992, began independent practice in 1995 and was appointed a District and Sessions Judge in 2002. He became an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court in November 2018 and a permanent judge in February 2020, and took oath at the Kerala High Court in May 2025, a State he said was his first choice outside Karnataka. He told the gathering that his parents were not educated and that he was the first graduate and the first lawyer in his family. He said the judiciary is the last resort for citizens seeking justice and that advocates must be heard patiently. Chief Justice Soumen Sen traced his career, Advocate General Jaju Babu spoke for the State, and Peeyus A Kottam, President of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association, spoke for the Bar.
Length of judicial service:
nearly 25 years
Parent High Court:
Karnataka High Court
Chief Justice at the Reference:
Soumen Sen
Advocate General:
Jaju Babu
Why it matters for exams: The Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and the Advocate General of Kerala are the durable office facts an examiner would ask.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Full Court Reference Full Court Reference — A sitting of all the judges of a High Court to mark a judge's retirement or death.
KHCAA Kerala High Court Advocates Association — The association of advocates practising before the Kerala High Court.
4 November 2026
The Kochi Regional Office of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) enrolled more than 2,000 employees through 195 establishments.
That placed it 4th in India and 1st in Kerala in the Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2026.
The campaign was run by the Centre under the Code on Social Security, 2020 and closed on 31 October 2026.
It let employers voluntarily bring left-out workers under EPF cover.
29 establishments not covered earlier have now joined the EPF system.
New members get Provident Fund, pension and EDLI insurance of up to Rs.7 lakh.
Employees enrolled:
more than 2,000
Establishments:
195
EDLI cover:
up-to Rs.7 lakh
Why it matters for exams: The EPFO, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the EDLI scheme are common questions on labour and social security.
Kerala PSCBank
In plain words
EPFO Employees' Provident Fund Organisation — Statutory body under the Labour Ministry that runs the provident fund and pension.
EDLI Employees' Deposit-Linked Insurance — Life insurance cover linked to EPF membership.
4 November 2026
The State government has formed a Kerala State Road Safety Mission, with the Chief Minister as its chair and the Transport Minister as co-chair.
Transport Minister C.P. John announced it and said the formal launch is set for November 15 at Ernakulam Town Hall.
Actor Mammootty will be the mission's brand ambassador.
Roughly 3,600 to 3,700 people die in road accidents in the State every year, and the mission aims to bring this down in phases.
Its plan includes awareness from first-grade pupils to adults, strict enforcement and 'safe driving clubs' at the local level.
It also covers fixing black spots, signboards, wider zebra crossings, colour-coded safety zones and road safety in the school curriculum.
Annual road deaths:
about 3,600–3,700
Launch:
November 15, Ernakulam Town Hall
Why it matters for exams: A new State mission, its chair and its brand ambassador are typical Kerala PSC current-affairs questions.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
Black spot — A stretch of road where accidents happen repeatedly.
4 November 2026
Actors Kunchacko Boban and Prithviraj Sukumaran have been made brand ambassadors of Kerala's Forest department.
Their task is to spread the message of protecting forests and wildlife and to draw more people into conservation work.
The main audience is children and young people, through nature camps, interactive sessions and digital content.
They will also share verified conservation messages on official social media platforms.
The campaign will stress safe responses to wildlife encounters and respect for forest-dependent communities.
The department also plans to use their film connection to find new ways of carrying conservation messages to a wider public.
Brand ambassadors:
Kunchacko Boban, Prithviraj Sukumaran
Why it matters for exams: Brand ambassadors of State departments and missions are a common Kerala PSC current-affairs question.
Kerala PSC
4 November 2026
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened an Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) at Paruthippara in Thiruvananthapuram.
It is the first such centre in the city and was inaugurated by Assistant Collector Vishnoy Dinesh Hapuram.
The centre has eight operational kits and is open on all days except public holidays.
It offers new enrolment, biometric updates and grievance redressal in one place.
UIDAI now has 11 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Keralam, and three more planned will take the total to 14.
BLS International runs the centre's daily operations.
ASKs in Keralam:
11
Planned total:
14
Operational kits:
eight
Why it matters for exams: UIDAI, the statutory body behind Aadhaar under the Aadhaar Act, 2016, is a standard Polity and Banking awareness question.
Kerala PSCUPSCBank
In plain words
UIDAI Unique Identification Authority of India — Statutory authority that issues Aadhaar numbers.
Background
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has directed KSEB to commission four battery storage projects by January 2027.
The Commission was set up in November 2002, under a law of 1998, the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act.
It now works under the Electricity Act, 2003, which brought the power-sector laws together into one.
Section 82 of that Act says a State Commission shall have not more than three Members, including the Chairperson.
Under Section 85, Members are picked by a Selection Committee chaired by a person who has been a High Court judge.
Under Section 86, a State Commission fixes tariffs for generation, supply, transmission and wheeling of power within the State.
The 2003 Act also removed licensing for generation and required State Electricity Boards to be split up.
KSERC constituted:
November 2002
Members:
Not more than 3, including the Chairperson
Why it matters for exams: State Electricity Regulatory Commissions under the Electricity Act, 2003 (Section 82: not more than three Members; Section 85: Selection Committee) are a standing Polity and Economy fact.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Wheeling — Carrying power over another party's network for a charge.
Background
EPFO's Kochi Regional Office has ranked fourth in India and first in Kerala in the Employees' Enrolment Campaign; here is how the organisation is governed.
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is governed by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), EPF.
The CBT is chaired by the Union Minister for Labour and Employment.
The Union Minister of State for Labour serves as Vice-Chairman and the Secretary, Labour and Employment, as Co-Chairman.
The Central Provident Fund Commissioner is the Board's Member Secretary.
The EPFO runs three schemes: the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 and the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976.
The Board approves the EPFO's annual report and audited accounts, which go to Parliament through the Government.
EPF Scheme:
1952
EPS:
1995
EDLI:
1976
Why it matters for exams: The CBT, its chair and the EPF (1952), EPS (1995) and EDLI (1976) schemes are standing facts in banking and PSC papers.
Kerala PSCSSCBank
In plain words
CBT Central Board of Trustees, EPF — The apex governing body of the EPFO.
EPS Employees' Pension Scheme — The pension scheme for EPF members, started in 1995.