The Centre has decided to establish a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) in the place of the University Grants Commission (UGC). A draft Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University…
Context: Ambubachi Mela is a four-day fair to mark the annual menstruation of the goddess at Kamakhya temple, centre for Tantra worship. Kamakhya, atop Nilachal Hills in Guwahati, is one of…
The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to…
Indian Naval Ship Sunayana entered Porbandar harbouron 07 Jun 2018 after successfully evacuating 38 Indian Nationals at/ off Socotra Islands during a swift Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Operation (HADR), code…
Ancient Indian knowledge, tradition and practices now find more space in the new NCERT textbooks. Books meant for students of Classes 6 to 10 carry new or additional information on ancient…
Context: Researchers in Peru believe they have traced the origins of the Incas — the largest pre-Hispanic civilisation in the Americas — through the DNA of the modern-day descendants of their emperors.…
The Chau mask of Purulia, the wooden mask of Kushmandi, the Patachitra, the Dokras of Bengal, and Madhurkathi (a kind of mat) have been presented with the Geographical Indication (GI)…
What is it? The ‘Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’ scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological…
Know Inner Line Permit and its applicable: A British-era system, the ILP is a travel document Indian citizens need to possess to enter the frontier States of north-eastern India: Aruanchal Pradesh,…
Context: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is engaged in restoration works of a trove of more than 600 pages of rare Tibetan manuscripts which contains Buddha’s…
