Why in News Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, passed away. About Gorbachev Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and …
What’s in News: Archaeologists in Spain dug up an ancient jawbone that could help them look into the face of some of the earliest human ancestors in Europe. The find, which could be about 1.4 million years old, could also …
Why in News: Israeli archaeologists unveiled a rare ancient mosque in the country’s south that the antiquities officials said sheds light on the region’s transition from Christianity to Islam. About The remains of a mosque, believed to be more than …
The prelude Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to recognise the two breakaway republics of Ukraine — Donetsk and Luhansk — as independent states, which turned out to be a prelude for Russia’s eventual military operation in the region. …
About AIT It was German linguist Max Muller who in the 19th century proposed that 3,000-4,000 years ago an Indo-European (the Aryans) tribe invaded the subcontinent and brought along with it Indo-Aryan religion (Hinduism) , its culture and the caste …
Why in News? The External Affairs Minister handed over to Georgia the holy relics of 17th century Georgian Queen St. Ketevan nearly 16 years after they were found in Goa. Who is St. Queen Ketevan? St. Queen Ketevan was a …
What’s in the news? After closing down for over eight months, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah courtyard has opened again. What is a Dargah? A dargah is a shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint …
Neolithic Period The Neolithic (also known as the “New Stone Age”), the final division of the Stone Age, began about 12,000 years ago when the first developments of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts …
Brief history of Hagia Sophia The construction of this iconic structure in Istanbul started in 532 AD during the reign of Justinian I, the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, when the city was known as Constantinople. The structure was originally …