The Latest Breaking News from KERA

Why More Hispanic Adults Are Dying of Heart Disease Than Cancer — and What's Blocking Care

Heart disease has overtaken cancer as the top killer of U.S. Hispanic adults. Here's what's driving it — and where Houston and L.A. patients can get help.

Latin Times · Sep 29

Native Hawaiians Were Left Out of the Tribal Exemption as Medicaid Work Rules Begin in January

Native Americans and Alaska Natives are exempt from Medicaid work requirements starting in January. Native Hawaiians are not. Here is why it happened.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

Trump's Iran War Is Keeping the World Away From America's World Cup — and Host Cities Are Already Feeling It

Hotel room rates in the US are dropping ahead of the 2026 World Cup due to geopolitical tensions and travel restrictions, impacting expected international visitor numbers.

International Business Times UK · Apr 16

Kerala Budget 2024-25 | Outlay for farm sector goes up to ₹1,698.30 cr.; World Bank-aided KERA to be launched next fiscal

The State government allocates ₹1,698.30 crore for agriculture, launching the KERA project to enhance climate-resilient commercialization and exports.

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

Kerala Budget 2024-25| State to adopt Chinese model of development at Vizhinjam

Taking a cue from the Chinese model of development, the Kerala government on Monday announced that it will adopt the idea of special development zones conceived in China during the late 1970s to utilise the entire developmental potential of Vizhinjam International Seaport.

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

Cabinet nod for World Bank-aided $285-million KERA project

The Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Kerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernisation (KERA) Project aimed at modernising the State’s food and nutritional security. The World Bank-aided project has an outlay of $285 million. It places emphasis on the increased participation of small farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME)…

The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024

Chief Secretary-led high-level steering committee formed for World Bank-aided KERA project in agriculture sector

Chief Secretary-led high-level steering committee formed for World Bank-aided KERA project in agriculture sector

The Hindu · Nov 11, 2023

Veteran journalist Gilbert Bailon named executive editor of WBEZ

Bailon was most recently the executive editor at KERA, Dallas’s NPR affiliate. Prior to KERA, he spent nearly 15 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023

WB team holds talks with Kerala Bank on assistance for KERA project

A team comprising officials from the World Bank visited the Kerala Bank headquarters here on Tuesday and held discussions on the KERA project aimed at ensuring Kerala’s food and nutritional security through climate-resilient farming systems and value addition of food crops.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

$315 million World Bank funding in the pipeline for State: World Bank VP

Additional World Bank funding for Kerala totalling $315 million, subject to negotiations and approvals, is in the pipeline, Martin Raiser, Vice President for the South Asia Region, World Bank, said here on Friday.

The Hindu · May 12, 2023