Context: The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020. More details: Having defeated…
The ‘Adopt A Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’, a scheme launched on 27th September 2017. It is a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture and Archaeological…
For a week, the pheran, a garment widely worn in Kashmir, was at the centre of controversy as a government order banned it for visitors to its offices, before being…
Context: Railway Ministry has dedicated India’s very first Railway University at Vadodara to nation. In 2014, PM Modi had announced the Railway University for the Research and Modernization of the…
Context: Features: Military communication satellite GSAT-7A, due to be launched on December 19 evening from Sriharikota, is expected to add a new space-based dimension to the way Indian Air Force…
Context: The Sentinelese tribe live in isolation in the North Sentinel Island of Andaman and Nicobar and are one of the last tribes that remain disconnected with the outside world.…
Context: Recently the Union Ministry of Finance has decided to release a Rs 75 commemorative coin on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first…
The Nirankari sect was formed by Sikh activists in the 19th century. Under Baba Deyal Singh, it is credited with starting the tradition of Anand Karaj, the Sikh way of…
Context: India International Cherry Blossom festival is scheduled to be held from November 14 to 17 in Shillong, Meghalaya. Significance: This festival is the world’s only autumn cherry blossom festival.…
Maharashtra has rich Buddhist heritage and culture. Some of the Buddhist sites are: Stupa in Nalasopara, Global Vipassana Pagoda in Gorai, Mandapeshwar Caves in Borivali, Chaityabhoomi in Dadar, Elephanta Caves…
