Advanced Air Defence – PRITHVI Supersonic Interceptor missile

Context: Indigenously developed Prithvi Advanced Air Defence (AAD) supersonic interceptor missile was successfully test-red from a test range in Odisha. It is capable of destroying any incoming ballistic missile in…

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EKUVERIN Exercise 2017

Context: The two-week-long joint military exercise Ekuverin between Indian and Maldivian defence forces, ended in Belagavi. A colourful event at the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment Centre included cultural programmes, and…

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Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage

Context: ​India hosted "Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage" during 8 - 10 December 2017 at the India Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi as part of…

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UNESCO intangible cultural heritages from India-Updated

Koodiyattam – a Sanskrit theatrical tradition practised in a province of Kerala, traditionally performed in theatres called as Kuttampalams located in the hindu temples. Vedic Chanting – the tradition of Vedic chanting,…

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