Amending the Weapons of Mass Destruction Act

On April 5, 2022, the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Lok Sabha which was passed the next day.-IAS SCORE

Rare butterfly Palmking spotted for the first time in Tamil Nadu

The rare butterfly Palmking has been spotted for the first time in Tamil Nadu.-IAS SCORE

The languages India speaks

Recently a controversy has arisen due to a suggestion given by Home Minister Amit Shah that states should communicate with each other in Hindi rather than English, while stressing that Hindi should not be an alternative to local languages.-IAS SCORE

Concessional tax rate regime

The corporate tax rate for all existing companies (manufacturing and non-manufacturing) was cut to 22 per cent (without surcharge and cess) from 30 per cent. IAS SCORE

World Parkinson's Day

World Parkinson's Day is observed every year on April 11 to spread awareness about the neurodegenerative disease.-IAS SCORE

Global wind energy sector needs four-fold higher growth to meet 2050 Net Zero goal: Report

According to a new report, wind energy installations every year across the world must quadruple from the 94 GW installed in 2021 within this decade to meet the global climate targets.-IAS SCORE

Half of Indian states lags national average in first energy, climate index

The NITI Aayog released India’ first State Energy and Climate Index (SECI, Round 1) for performance in various dimensions of energy-efficiency and climate-resilience.-IAS SCORE

Yakshagana Art form

Today’s young artists are quite fascinated with the traditional theatre form of Yakshagana.-IAS SCORE

New lithium technology can help the world go green -- if it works

Global automakers, mining companies and investors are pouring millions of dollars into direct lithium extraction companies, betting they can supply the bulk of the lithium needed to power the electric vehicle revolution.-IAS SCORE

Swallow species in India

The two Swallow species in India- the barn swallow and the red-rumped swallow are both important resident species of Chennai. However, one (barn swallow) can be noticed easily but the other one (red-rumped swallow)-IAS SCORE

6th mass extinction underway, courtesy humans

Earth is losing species at an unprecedented rate; this marks the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch, a self-aggrandising nomenclature that highlights our disproportionate and irreversible impacts on the surrounding-IAS SCORE

Draft National Higher Educational Qualification Framework

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed a draft National Higher Educational Qualification Framework (NHEQF), -IAS SCORE