2026 – Annual allocation to DDMAs for heat actions increased to Rs. 1 crore
2026 – Haritha Kerala Mission achieved the landmark of creating 1348.2 acres of Miawaki Forests at 4,301 locations in Kerala
2025 – Moodadi Grama Panchayath prepared the first GP heat action plan  
2025 – KSDMA released the guidelines to prepare local heat action plans  
2024 – Rs. 10 crore released to Agriculture Department from SDMF for mitigating heat impacts of cardamom farmers
2024 – Heat Analysis of Kerala by Woodwell Climate Research Centre, GeoHazards International, GeoHazards Society and KSDMA. Report 
2024 – Education Department introduced compulsory water bells in schools
2024 – Five deaths confirmed as due to heat impacts
2023 – Cool Anganwadi Project launched by Energy Management Centre, Kerala
2023 – KSDMA launched a UV Radio Meter Network and started issuing UV alerts  
2023 – State Energy Efficiency Action Plan prepared by BEE, CII and Energy Management Centre, Kerala
2023 – KSDMA decided to permit Local Self Governments to access funds from State Disaster Mitigation Fund for heat risk reduction
2020 – Developed multi-lingual IEC materials on heat risks – dos and donts
2020 – KSDMA published the heat action plan of Kerala
2019 – Local Self Governments permitted to use own funds and plan funds for drinking water shortage – continuing thereafter
2019 – Allotted Rs. 50 lakhs per district from SDRF for implementation of heat response and continued thereafter annually
2019 – KSDMA notified heat wave/sun stroke/sun burn as State-specific disaster and norms of assistance notified  
2019 – One death confirmed to be due to heat impact
2018 – Working hours rescheduled by Labour Department based on the advice of KSDMA
2016 – First death confirmed to be due to heat impact
2016 – IMD confirmed heat wave conditions in Kerala for the first time in history
2016 – KSDMA started issuing daily heat alerts from February to May
2010 – Detailed investigations by Centre for Earth Science Studies and recommended cooling requirements
2010 – First major report of widespread incidents of sunburn in Kerala