Erambala Krishnan Nayanar was an Indian politician who served as the 9th chief minister of Kerala from 1980 to 1981,1987 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2001. He served in that position for a total of 10 years,11 months and 22 days,thus making him the longest-served Chief Minister of Kerala. He was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of left-wing political parties led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala,since 2016. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala,the other being Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front,each of which has been in power alternately for the last four decades. LDF has won the elections to the State Legislature of Kerala in the years 1980,1987,1996,2006,2016 and had a historic re-election in 2021 where an incumbent government was re-elected for first time in 40 years. LDF has won 6 out of 10 elections since the formation of the alliance in 1980. The alliance consists of CPI(M),CPI and various smaller parties.
Technopark is a technology park in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala,India. Established on 28 July 1990 by the Government of Kerala,under chief minister E K Nayanar,However,the government was unable to commence building. The next council of ministers,led by Mr. K Karunakaran,took the initiative to begin construction and inaugurated the first building. The largest information technology (IT) park in Asia in terms of area. Technopark is the first greenest IT Park of India.
Oommen Chandy was the 10th chief minister of Kerala,serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Kerala,a state situated on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India,is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. Named as one of the ten paradises of the world by National Geographic Traveler,Kerala is famous especially for its ecotourism initiatives and beautiful backwaters. Kerala has unique culture and traditions coupled with its varied demography. Several international agencies ranging from UNESCO to National Geographic have recognised the state's tourism potential. Kerala was named by TIME magazine in 2022 among the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in its list of the World's Greatest Places. In 2023,Kerala was listed at the 13th spot in The New York Times' annual list of places to visit and was the only tourist destination listed from India.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the Indian National Congress-led alliance of centre to centre-right political parties in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala,the other being Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front,each of which has been in power alternately since 1980 E. K. Nayanar ministry. Most of the United Democratic Front constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at pan-India level.
Infopark,Kochi is an information technology park situated in the city of Kochi,Kerala,India. Established in 2004 by the Government of Kerala,the park is spread over 260 acres (105.2 ha) of campus across two phases,housing 546 companies which employs about 63,600 professionals as of 2022.
Pinarayi Vijayan is an Indian politician who serves as the Chief Minister of Kerala since 25 May 2016. A member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),he is the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) (1998–2015). He has also served as Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives during the third E. K. Nayanar ministry. Vijayan won a seat in the May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election and 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the CPI(M) candidate for Dharmadom constituency and was selected as the leader of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala. He is the first chief minister from Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full term in office. In 2022,he also became the longest-continuous serving chief minister of Kerala surpassing C. Achutha Menon who had been the first to remain in office for 2364 consecutive days.
InfoPark Thrissur is an information technology park situated in Koratty near Chalakudy of Thrissur District in Kerala. This is the first information technology park in the state that has become operational under the 'Hub and Spoke Model',where InfoPark,Kochi acts as the hub and InfoPark Koratty as the spoke. The park is located 45 km from Kochi,35 km from Thrissur,5 km from Chalakudy and around 14 km from the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery. It is fully owned by the Government of Kerala. The InfoPark is associated with Kerala State IT Mission and Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd.
The thirteenth Kerala legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members representing 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The election,whose results were released on 13 May 2011,proved to be one of the closest ones in Kerala's history,with the United Democratic Front (UDF) beating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by a margin of 4 seats.
The United Democratic Front government led by Oommen Chandy sworn in on 18 May 2011. Seven of the total 20 members of the Cabinet took office on 18 May and the rest sworn in on 23 May after completing discussion with member parties of the UDF.
First Pinarayi Vijayan ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after the Left Democratic Front (LDF) won the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. The Council assumed office on 25 May 2016. The ministry had a total of 19 ministers in the Cabinet at the time of swearing-in compared to 21 ministers in the previous government. Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as 22nd Chief Minister of Kerala,12th person to hold this position. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on 3 May 2021 submitted the resignation of the Council of Ministers headed by him to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan after winning a historic victory in the 15th legislative assembly elections by winning 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly.
Infopark Cherthala is an information technology park located in Pallipuram village,Cherthala taluk of Alappuzha district,Kerala,India. The project was inaugurated by Ex. Chief minister V. S. Achuthanandan.
The Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line is a railway line which runs through the districts of Ernakulam,Kottayam,Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha in Kerala state of India. This railway line starts as a branch line from Ernakulam Town railway station towards Kottayam and joins with the Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line route via Alappuzha at Kayamkulam Junction. This line comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. The line has a total distance of 118 km (73 mi). The Ernakulam Town/Ernakulam Junction - Kottayam section opened in 1956-57 and Kottayam - Kollam section in 1957.
Kerala's major political parties are aligned under two coalitions,namely the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) since the late 1970s. Kerala was the first Indian state to have coalition government as early as 1961 .
Sriram Venkitaraman is an IAS officer and a medical doctor from Kerala. He is a former sub-collector of Devikulam and former collector of Alappuzha district for a very short term.
Technopark,Kollam is an industrial park in Kundara,Kollam,It is a satellite park of Technopark that is situated 63 km away from the Trivandrum Campus. This is the first district level IT Park established in Kerala. The Technopark Kollam is situated in44.47 acres (18.00 ha) of land beside Kanjiracode Lake. This park is developed as a Special Economic Zone.
P. Prasad is an Indian politician,social worker and environmentalist from Kerala. He is currently serving as a Minister for Agriculture,Government of Kerala;represents Cherthala constituency in 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is executive committee member of Communist Party of India.
Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after winning in the 15th legislative assembly elections by bagging 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly. The Council assumed office on 20 May 2021. The ministry is having a total of 21 ministers in the Cabinet compared to 20 ministers in the previous government.
Events in the year 2007 in Kerala
