Dickinsonia : Fossil Discovered An alleged fossil discovered near Bhopal about two years ago and thought to be of the extinct Dickinsonia turned out to be the impression of a decayed beehive. Dickinsonia is an extinct genus of basal animal that lived during the late Ediacaran period on ocean floors around present-day’s Australia, Russia and […]
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Visva-Bharati University : To Get UNESCO Heritage Tag
Visva-Bharati University : To Get UNESCO Heritage Tag Visva-Bharati University will soon get the ‘heritage’ tag from UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s first living heritage university. Visva Bharati university is one of India’s major Central Government funded autonomous university located in Santiniketan, West Bengal. It is well-known as a distinguished centre for Visual […]
Ukraine’s Odesa : UNESCO’s World Heritage In Danger
Ukraine’s Odesa : UNESCO’s World Heritage In Danger The World Heritage Committee decided to add the historic centre of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to its list of World Heritage sites. This decision recognizes the extraordinary universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it. The Historic Centre […]
Etikoppaka Toys Craftsman : Selected For Padma Awards
Etikoppaka Toys Craftsman : Selected For Padma Awards An Etikoppaka toy craftsman is one among the seven persons from Andhra Pradesh who have been selected for this year’s Padma Awards. Etikoppaka toys are traditional toys made by artisans of Etikoppaka village located on the banks of Varaha River in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. These […]
Nagaland Orange Festival
Nagaland Orange Festival: Nagaland is celebrating the Orange Festival for two days. Nagaland Fruit Festival is being organized in the state to praise the hard work of orange growers. Revenue from oranges in the state almost doubled recently. The festival is to be celebrated in Rusoma village near Kohima. The 2023 Nagaland Fruit festival is […]
Assam’s Charaideo Moidams: Nominated To UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
Assam’s Charaideo Moidams: Nominated To UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites Central government has decided to put forth the name of Assam’s Charaideo moidams burial sites in addition to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites list for 2023-24. If selected it will be the only cultural heritage site in the North East […]
Charaideo Maidam Of Ahom Kingdom : Proposal For World Heritage Site
Charaideo Maidam Of Ahom Kingdom : Proposal For World Heritage Site Assam Chief Minister recently said that the Central Government has decided to send a proposal to UNESCO nominating Charaideo Maidam of Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site. Charaideo commonly known as ‘Pyramids of Assam’ was the original capital of the Ahom Kings. Charaideo […]
Literature Festival : Jaipur
Literature Festival : Jaipur The Jaipur Literature Festival is celebrated in the month of January in the city of Jaipur, the Pink city. 16th edition of the festival is to be celebrated in 2023. The festival was introduced in 2006 and is the largest free literary festival in the world. Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah addressed […]
Magh Bihu
Magh Bihu: Prime Minister greeted the people on the occasion of Magh Bihu. Magh Bihu is a harvest festival of Assam where people express gratitude for a good harvest and marks the end of the harvest season. It believes in sharing the gifts of nature as a community and strengthening a sense of identity and […]
1200 Year Old Miniature Votive Stupas Discovered : ASI
1200 Year Old Miniature Votive Stupas Discovered : ASI Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently discovered two 1200-year-old miniature votive stupas during landscaping activities near Sarai Tila mound on the premises of ‘Nalanda Mahavihara’, a world heritage site in Nalanda district. Votive stupa are forms of the stupas, with their distinctive domelike drum, originating […]
