Kerala has launched a road safety mission called 'Jeeva-Suyathra', with the stated aim of cutting road accidents and accident deaths in the state by 50 per cent.
The state-level launch was held at the Ernakulam Town Hall.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan inaugurated it, Transport Minister C.P. John presided, and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala was the chief guest.
Actor Mammootty, named brand ambassador of the mission, released its logo.
The mission rests on five goals: safe roads, safe behaviour, emergency response after a crash, safe speed and safe vehicles.
Planned work includes awareness classes in schools and colleges, engineering corrections at accident-prone spots and technology-assisted traffic enforcement.
Kudumbashree, local bodies, students and the general public are to be drawn in.
The target is framed around the global goal of halving road deaths and injuries by 2030.
Mission:Jeeva-SuyathraTarget:50% cut in accidents and deathsBrand ambassador:Mammootty
Why it matters for exams: Names a new state mission — 'Jeeva-Suyathra' — its 50 per cent reduction target, its five pillars and its brand ambassador.
Kerala will implement a new scheme called Sparsham, built around the mental health of children.
Minister for Women and Child Development Bindu Krishna announced it while opening the state-level Children's Day celebrations at Jawahar Sahakarana Bhavan.
The scheme has five parts: early identification of behavioural change, a Child Mental Health Centre, a Parent Empowerment Programme, conflict prevention in schools and intervention against cyber bullying.
The scheme is to be implemented in the form of a Child Well Being and Violence Prevention Mission, to spot behavioural change and violent tendencies early and keep childhood safe.
The minister said the government cannot run the scheme alone and will seek help from the public and from non-governmental organisations.
At the same function a programme called Toy to Joy was opened, under which children share toys with Anganwadi children.
Winners of the Chacha Nehru Memorial state-level speech competition received their prizes.
The Women and Child Development Department is the implementing department.
Scheme:SparshamDepartment:Women and Child DevelopmentComponents:Five
Why it matters for exams: Names a new Kerala scheme, Sparsham, its five components and the department that runs it — the Women and Child Development Department.
Kerala has set out a reform plan for its co-operative sector, announced by Minister for Co-operation and Excise M. Liju at Kalamassery.
The Deposit Guarantee Scheme will be widened so that every eligible deposit-taking society comes under it; about 4,000 societies are in it now.
Rules will also be reworked so that societies facing a deposit crunch can draw on the scheme.
The minister also pointed to the need for one common software system connecting all co-operative societies, to make transactions, audit and coordination easier.
The government also plans to route co-operative investments into development projects, including in power, limiting itself to financially viable projects because the money belongs to small depositors.
A round-table conference and studies have been started to assess that potential.
Under the sector's relief scheme, more than 70,000 applications have been settled and Rs 400 crore returned to co-operative societies.
Kerala has more than 20,000 co-operative societies, and the sector accounts for about 8 per cent of the state's Gross State Domestic Product.
Societies in the guarantee scheme:About 4,000Share of GSDP:About 8 per centReturned under relief scheme:Rs 400 crore
Why it matters for exams: Names the Deposit Guarantee Scheme for Kerala co-operatives and the sector's share of Gross State Domestic Product.
The Kerala High Court has taken up a petition on the enforcement of the age bar on serving liquor in the state.
Sections 15A and 15B of the Kerala Abkari Act together bar persons below 23 from consuming liquor and bar licensed establishments from selling or supplying it to them.
The petition was filed by a journalist who runs an online news portal, in WP(Crl.) No. 1746 of 2026 before Justice A. Badharudeen.
The court said the matter needs a detailed hearing and directed the Excise Commissioner to file a statement on the directions already issued to enforce these two sections.
It also asked for suggestions on further measures, and listed the case for 24 November.
Hearing the case, the judge observed that the legislature may consider amending the law on juveniles and children in conflict with law to bring the age down from 18 to 16, pointing to children showing maturity by that age.
That was an observation and not a binding direction.
Minimum age for liquor in Kerala:23 yearsProvisions:Sections 15A and 15B, Kerala Abkari ActCase:WP(Crl.) No. 1746 of 2026
Why it matters for exams: Names Sections 15A and 15B of the Kerala Abkari Act, which set 23 as the minimum age for liquor in the state, and the central juvenile law.
The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council has called an Industry Meet under its Young Innovators Programme.
The meet, announced as YIP-Industry Meet 2026, is set for 16 November at 11 a.m.
The venue is Rajagiri College of Social Sciences at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district.
The Young Innovators Programme is the council's student innovation platform, which collects ideas from school and college students and takes the better ones towards prototypes and enterprises.
The Industry Meet is meant to bring companies into that pipeline so that student ideas find industry partners.
The council is the Kerala government's advisory and implementing body on development and innovation strategy.
Organiser:K-DISCProgramme:YIP-Industry Meet 2026
Why it matters for exams: Names K-DISC — the Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council — and the Young Innovators Programme it runs.
The Kerala State Council for Child Welfare led the state-level Children's Day procession in the capital.
The rally began at Palayam University Stadium and ended at the Nishagandhi Auditorium in Kanakakunnu, with hundreds of school students taking part.
Traditional art forms, tableaux, a band and young children dressed as Chacha Nehru were part of the procession.
The public meeting that followed was run entirely by children, with a Children's Prime Minister and a Children's President chosen through speech competitions.
Minister for Women and Child Development Bindu Krishna gave the Children's Day message.
Prizes were given to the winners of Varnolsavam 2026, the arts festival the council organised for the occasion.
The Children's Day stamp for 2026-27 was released at the meeting.
An enactment of Amma Thottil, Kerala's cradle scheme for abandoned newborns, was staged.
Organiser:Kerala State Council for Child WelfareArts festival:Varnolsavam 2026
Why it matters for exams: Names the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare, its arts festival Varnolsavam and the Amma Thottil cradle scheme.
Kerala has ordered a spot allotment to fill vacant B.Sc Nursing seats in SIMET colleges for the 2026-27 academic year.
The allotment is held on 15 November at 10 a.m. at the regional centres of the LBS Centre, the state agency that conducts allotments for several professional courses.
Candidates on the published rank list are eligible, and the rank list is hosted on the centre's website.
Applicants must appear in person at any one regional centre with the original Plus Two certificate and the transfer certificate.
A candidate who gets a seat must report the same day at the nearest SIMET college to complete admission.
B.Sc Nursing in India is a four-year degree course.
Conducting agency:LBS Centre regional centresCourse:B.Sc Nursing, 2026-27
Why it matters for exams: Names the LBS Centre as the Kerala agency that conducts nursing course allotments, and fixes B.Sc Nursing as a four-year degree.
The state-level inauguration of the 73rd All India Co-operative Week was held at the Samra International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery, Ernakulam.
About 1,500 delegates from co-operative institutions across Kerala took part.
Anu S Nair, Registrar of Co-operative Societies, hoisted the flag to begin the programmes.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan inaugurated the celebration and M Liju, Minister for Co-operation and Excise, presided.
Koliyakkode N Krishnan Nair, Chairman of the State Co-operative Union, delivered the welcome address.
Circle Co-operative Unions and societies will hold seminars, processions and student competitions through the week.
The closing ceremony is set for 20 November at the Palladium Convention Centre in Kanhangad, Kasaragod.
Seminar themes announced include 'Navakerala and the Co-operative Sector' and 'Jawaharlal Nehru and the Co-operative Movement'.
Edition:73rd All India Co-operative WeekDelegates:About 1,500Closing:20 November, Kanhangad
Why it matters for exams: Fixes the edition of the All India Co-operative Week, the office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies and the Kerala State Co-operative Union and its chairman.
A release of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is about the Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training, known as CIFNET, at Kochi. It records the inauguration of a Fishing Technology Exhibition Hall and a Smart Classroom at the institute. The release says the hall exhibits indigenous crafts and mechanised boats, various gear models and miniatures depicting fishing practices. The new facilities are expected, in the words of the release, to enhance the learning environment and promote innovation in fisheries training. The programme was presided over by the Director of CIFNET. Officers of sister organisations took part, among them the Director General of the Fishery Survey of India and the Director of the National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training, known as NIFPHATT. Former chief instructors of the Fishing Technology division and the technical staff of the institute were honoured at the function.
Institute:Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering TrainingCity:KochiMinistry:Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Why it matters for exams: The release comes from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and names three fisheries bodies whose expansions are asked: CIFNET at Kochi, NIFPHATT and the Fishery Survey of India.
CIFNETCentral Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training — A fisheries training institute at Kochi named in releases of the fisheries ministry.
NIFPHATTNational Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training — A fisheries institute whose Director took part in the same function.