In connection with World Soil Day, the Department of Soil Exploration and Soil Conservation is organizing painting, essay writing (Malayalam/English), and agricultural quiz competitions for school and college students. The events will be held on November 27 at the State Soil Museum, Parottukonam, Thiruvananthapuram. Interested participants must register through the Google Form before 5 pm on November 22. For details, contact: worldsoildaykerala2025@gmail.com or 0471 2541776 / 9544727095 / 7025802695.

The Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation offers self-employment loans of up to Rs. 30 lakh at an interest rate of 6 to 8 percent to women belonging to Minority, Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribe categories who are permanent residents of Thiruvananthapuram district. Loans are available to unemployed women aged between 18 and 55 years for self-employment purposes (subject to property/personal security). Interested candidates should submit their applications online at www.kswdc.org. For more information, contact: 0471-2328257, 9496015006.

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Indian Institute of Diabetes will conduct a drawing competition for students in the Pre-Primary, LP, UP, and HS categories, and a poster writing competition for students in the HSS category (Topic: Nature and Lifestyle Diseases). Students interested in participating should register before 5 p.m. on November 7 through the link or QR code provided on the website www.iidkerala.org.

The State Farmers' Debt Relief Commission will hold a sitting for farmers in Thiruvananthapuram district on October 23. The sitting will take place at the Farmers' Debt Relief Commission office in the Anayara World Market Compound. Notices have been issued to applicants and financial institutions to attend the hearing, which will begin at 9 a.m. Those who have received the notice to appear should attend the hearing with the necessary documents.

The Kerala Lokayukta will conduct camp sittings in Thrissur and Kottayam districts. In Thrissur, the sitting will be held on October 22 and 23 at 10.30 am at the Kerala State Co-operative Bank, Regional Office Mini Conference Hall, Thiruvambady, and on October 24 at 10.30 am at the Kottayam PWD Rest House Mini Conference Hall. New complaints in the prescribed form will be accepted on the sitting days.