Recent Current Affairs related to Kerala

Cheruvayal Raman, a renowned traditional rice conservationist from Kerala, known as “Nellachan” or the Father of Paddy, passed away at the age of 74. He is a recipient of Padma Shri in 2023.

The Kerala government has launched India’s first State-level Red List Assessment of Ecosystems (RLE) project to shift conservation from species-focused preservation to proactive, landscape-wide ecosystem management.

The 1-year project addresses critical habitat degradation, including an 83% loss of tropical riparian evergreen forests in the Western Ghats. It will evaluate collapse risks across all 14 districts using the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Kerala government has launched a women-centric scheme named ‘Women on the Move and Menstrual Needs (WOMN)’.

The scheme aims to improve access to menstrual hygiene products for women and girls during travel, and was introduced at the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus terminal in Thiruvananthapuram.

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors for 6 Indian states. It includes: Rajendra Arlekar as the full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu, OP Mathur for Kerala, Dr Sudha Yadav for Karnataka, Braj Mohan Ram for Odisha, Dhal Singh Bisen for Uttarakhand, and Dushyant Gautam for Sikkim.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the MeitY-IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in AI, known as the Centre for AI in Keralam (CAIK), in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, under the IndiaAI Mission.

Digital University Kerala will serve as the implementing agency for the initiative, with Innovation Incubator Advisory Pvt Ltd acting as the industry partner. The centre has also announced its first cohort comprising 15 AI startups.

The Kerala Police has signed an MoU with I Hub Robotics for the trial-based deployment of ‘Daksha’ in Kochi.

It is recognized as the first humanoid traffic assistant robot in India integrated with AI technology.

The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) has signed 5 MoUs with entities from the media, entertainment, technology, and esports sectors during the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) FRAMES 2026 held in Mumbai.

The collaborating organizations include the Motion Picture Association (MPA) India, Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), the E-Sports Games Federation (ESGF), RioWood, and Warm Up Ventures.

Union Minister Amit Shah has launched several cooperative and agricultural initiatives at Kollam in Kerala, organised by the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF).

He inaugurated the ‘Vanitham - She Mart Store’, a women-led cooperative venture to link women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and rural entrepreneurs with consumers.

A tripartite agreement was signed to establish over 300 She-Mart stores across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. These outlets will sell locally sourced goods and subsidized commodities under the newly launched ‘Janah’ brand. Additionally, an MoU was signed with the Bharatiya Matsya Pravartak Sangham to integrate coastal fisheries products into the supply chain under the Janah brand.

Under the ‘Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses’, free seed kits for urad and gram were distributed to women farmers to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer. The NAFED-Kalyan Scholarship Scheme also provided financial aid to the daughters of registered farmers, benefiting 2,000 families.

Govindan Vijayaraghavan, a distinguished cardiologist, passed away at the age of 84. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 2009.

Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has signed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) agreement with Drydocks World, a subsidiary of DP World, to operate and expand the “International Ship Repair Facility” (ISRF) in Cochin, Kerala.

Kaziah Liz Mejo, a 19-year-old from Kerala, has won the Miss Universe India 2026 title at an event organised by the Glamanand Group in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

With this, she has become the first woman from Kerala to secure the title.

It is to be noted that she will officially represent India at the 75th Miss Universe pageant, scheduled to be held in November 2026 in Puerto Rico.

The National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad, under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) of the Ministry of Ayush, has signed an MoU with the Kottayam (Kerala)-based Sevadhi Museum & Indological Research Institute (SEMIRI) for the systematic digitization and preparation of a descriptive catalogue for the medical manuscript collection of the latter.

MP Parameswaran, a renowned Indian nuclear scientist and Marxist theorist, passed away at the age of 92.

The Central University of Kerala (CUK) has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to strengthen collaboration in the fields of maritime studies, defence research, innovation, and strategic knowledge development.

Iya Krish, an 8-year-old mountaineer from Kerala, has become the youngest person from Asia to scale Mount Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest peak in North Africa located in the Atlas Mountains.

She completed the 42 km trek during a 3-day expedition organized by Greenway Adventures Travel & Tourism LLC.

India hosted the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting (WMM) in Kochi, Kerala under its BRICS Chairship 2026. During the meeting, member nations reached a consensus on two initiatives proposed by India: the 'BRICS Digital Repository of Best Practices' and 'BRICS Digital Capacity Building'.

India also hosted the 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting (TMM) in Nagpur, Maharashtra, chaired by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The meeting concluded with the unanimous adoption of the Ministerial Declaration.

Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, a renowned exponent of the traditional puppetry art form Nokkuvidya Pavakkali, passed away at the age of 90. She was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 2020.

Bisleri International Pvt Ltd has signed a Letter of Association (LoA) with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) (Kerala and Mahe) to promote plastic waste management.

The partnership is facilitated through the flagship initiative of Bisleri, 'Bottles for Change' (BFC), and aims to support environmental sustainability in coastal regions.

Biswanath Sinha has assumed charge as the Chief Secretary of Kerala, succeeding Dr. A Jayathilak. His tenure is scheduled to extend until September 2028.

The Kerala government has presented the revised Budget for the FY27 in the state assembly. The budget estimates revenue receipts at ₹1.7 lakh crore and revenue expenditure at ₹2 lakh crore.