Five places in Iran you must know about
Context US President Donald Trump Sunday (January 5) threatened to target 52 Iranian sites, “important to Iran & the Iranian culture”, if Tehran attacked America and its assets to avenge the killing…
What is the historical significance of Nankana Sahib in Pakistan?
Context Tension mounted in Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and there was outrage in India after a mob, led by the family of a Muslim man who had married a Sikh teenage…
TN’s Dindigul lock and Kandangi Saree get GI tag
Context Two well-known products from Tamil Nadu — Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree — have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. The…
Navroz festival
It is a Parsi New Year festival celebrated to mark the beginning of the new Iranian calendar. While the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle Easterns celebrate the festival on March 21, the first day of the…
Four New Products get GI Tag
Context The Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has registered 4 new GIs. They are: PalaniPanchamirtham from Palani Town in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu State. Tawlhlohpuan…
National Sports Awards
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field…
Kondapalli Toys
Context: Kondapalli toy makers claim that, though platforms such as Lepakshi, Amazon and MyStateBazaar endorse the products promoting the craft, such a promotion has barely helped them in their sustenance.…
‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani temple gets GI tag
Context The famous Palani panchamirtham, given as ‘prasadam’ at the Murugan temple there, has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. This is the first time a temple ‘prasadam’ from…
Which country has most number of languages? Not India
Context The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has the highest number of 'living' indigenous languages in the world (840), while India stands fourth with 453. International Year of…
Iconic Tourist Sites initiative
Context During her Budget speech earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 17 “Iconic Tourist Sites” in the country would be developed by the government “into world class tourist destinations,…
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