Union Cabinet approves renaming Kerala as Keralam

Exam-focused facts from the 25 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Union Cabinet approved the renaming of Kerala as Keralam on 25 February 2026.
The Kerala Legislative Assembly passed unanimous resolutions in 2023 and 2024 urging the change.
Both resolutions were moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The 2024 resolution noted the state is called Keralam in Malayalam while listed as Kerala in the First Schedule of the Constitution.
The renaming requires a Constitutional amendment under Article 3.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) examines such proposals and obtains No Objection Certificates from agencies including the Ministry of Railways, Intelligence Bureau, Department of Posts, Survey of India, and Registrar General of India.
The proposal is introduced as a Bill in Parliament and takes effect after passage and notification.