Why in News: With a view to orienting its officers and men posted along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Tibetan culture and also preparing them to better understand the information warfare, the Army has begun a course in …
About The Gyanvapi Mosque is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is said to have been constructed on the site of the Kashi Vishwanath temple which had been demolished by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1669. Background The Hindu faith’s …
Why in News: Indian Postal Service has released a special cover of Kashmir’s famed hand-knotted carpet. Significance This comes as a boost for the J&K Handicrafts and Handloom Department’s efforts to push for the Geographical Indication (GI) certification, upscale the …
Why in News? New museums on Jammu and Kashmir, Gautam Buddha, Indian armour and the freedom struggle are expected to be in 2021 according to the Culture Ministry. J&K Museum The museum on Jammu and Kashmir, first of its kind …
Why in News: A paper titled “Ancestral Dravidian Languages in Indus Civilization: Ultraconserved Dravidian Tooth-word Reveals Deep Linguistic Ancestry and Supports Genetics in the Nature Group of journal – Humanities and Social Sciences Communications provided crucial evidence that Ancestral Dravidian …
Why in News: The National Gallery of Australia(NGA) announced it would return 14 works of art from its Asian art collection to India. Further details The works include six bronze or stone sculptures, a brass processional standard, a painted scroll, …
Why in the news? Ramappa temple and Dholavira have attained UNESCO World Heritage site tag. Dholavira site The IVC acropolis is located on a hillock near present-day Dholavira village in Kutch district, from which it gets its name. It was …