The year 2025 witnessed major developments in Kerala, from the UDF sweep in the local body polls after a decade-long wait to the acquittal of Malayalam actor Dileep by a trial court in the 2017 actor abduction and assault case, and controversies relating to the Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha temple.
The State made national headlines during this period by becoming a fully digitally literate State and the first State in the country to be free from extreme poverty.
While not all these developments were game-changers, some warrant a closer look:
January 9:Iconic singer P. Jayachandran dies, marking the end of an era of soulful melodies in various languages
February 21: Kerala government organises two-day Invest Kerala Global Summit as a means to attract investments. Later in the year, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said the State recorded the highest conversion rate in the country in terms of conversion of Expressions of Interest into investments, with 23.16% of the investment proposals at the Invest Kerala Global Summit evolving into actual investments
