What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education launched a campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie to encourage cultural diversity and promote mulitlinguism and to foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Bhasha Certificate Selfie initiative aims to promote Bhasha Sangam …
Why in News: Statue of 11th century reformer and Vaishnavite saint Ramanujacharyulu will be unveiled soon The ‘Statue of Equality’, as it is called, is being installed to mark the 1,000th birth anniversary of Ramanujacharyulu. It is built of Panchaloha, …
About the scheme The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. The scheme …
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 Sahitya Akademi announced its awards for 2021. About the awards The Sahitya Akademi award is considered as the Government of India’s second-highest literary honour, following the Jnanpith prize. The Akademi is under the central government’s Ministry …
About Swadesh Darshan The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2014. Objective: To develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and …
Why in news: President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a famous Hindu shrine that was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in Bangladesh during the war of 1971. About the temple The Ramna Kali Bari used to be a famous landmark of …
Why in News: The 400-metre-long Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi connecting the ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva to the banks of the Ganges was inaugurated by Prime Minister About the temple Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most …