Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Context: Like many important monuments across India, the prehistoric rock paintings in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district are prey to confessions of undying love and names etched for posterity. Other facts:…
World’s second oldest rock is from Odisha
Context: A rock sample recovered nearly eight years ago from Champua in Odisha’s Kendujhar district has put India at the forefront of geological research in the world. Singhbhum rock: Scientists…
A Chalukyan legacy
Context: The western Chalukya dynasty, established by Pulakeshin I, has given us some of the most spectacular architectural treasures. Among them is a small site, Aihole, built between 450 and…
TRIFED
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in 1987. It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs,…
Tejas
Context: Tejas has successfully fired an air-to-air beyond visual (BVR) range missile, demonstrating its overall capability as an effective combat jet Facts: It is indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)…
Pre-historic rock art site unearthed in Guntur
Context: A pre-historic rock art site discovered in the vast expanse of limestone blocks on the eastern banks of Naguleru near Dachepalli has thrown light on the Neolithic civilisation that…
Adilabad Dokra and Warangal Durries get GI tag
Context: Adilabad Dokra, an ancient bell metal craft popular in the tribal regions of Adilabad district in Telangana, and Warangal Durries, which has brought much acclaim to the weaver community…
HARIMAU SHAKTI
As part of ongoing Indo-Malaysian defence cooperation, a joint training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI will be conducted in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia. The exercise is aimed…
Srirangam after Ramanuja
Sri Ramanuja redefined Vaishnavism and revolutionised spiritual thinking. The way he showed regarding the conduct of affairs in the Srirangam temple is followed even today. The foundation he laid was…
Gangaikondacholapuram, bustling capital
Why did Rajendra Chola shift the Chola capital to Gangaikondacholapuram? “First, Rajendra needed a large tract of land, to station his army of nine lakh men, which was available there.…
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