California Declares Diwali a State Holiday: The State of California in the United States has officially declared Diwali a state holiday. With this decision, California has become the third U.S. state — after Pennsylvania and Connecticut to grant official recognition and holiday status to the festival of lights. This move marks a moment of pride […]
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Easter Island
Easter Island: New research reveals Easter Island’s moai statues were “walked” upright using ingenious engineering, not dragged or rolled. It is a Polynesian island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Named Rapa Nui by its earliest residents, it is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. It is a special Chilean territory […]
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Appointed Brand Ambassador of Buildathon 2025
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Appointed Brand Ambassador of Buildathon 2025: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS), has been appointed brand ambassador of Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 India’s largest-ever school hackathon. Organised by the Ministry of Education in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog, the Buildathon […]
Manipur Celebrates Mera Hou Chongba Festival of Hill‑Valley Unity
Manipur Celebrates Mera Hou Chongba Festival of Hill‑Valley Unity: Manipur came together in celebration of Mera Hou Chongba, a festival that powerfully symbolizes the unity between hill tribes and valley dwellers. Observed on the 15th lunar day of the Mera month in the traditional Meitei calendar, this annual event is a showcase of communal harmony, […]
Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple: A sweeping new geoarchaeological study has revealed how Egypt’s famed Karnak Temple complex rose from an island amid Nile floods to become one of the ancient world’s most enduring sacred centers. The Karnak Temple, or rather the complex of temples of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt, is one of the most impressive of Ancient […]
A Ramachandran Museum to Open in Kerala on October 5
A Ramachandran Museum to Open in Kerala on October 5: A museum dedicated to one of India’s most celebrated modern artists, A Ramachandran, will be inaugurated in Kollam, Kerala, by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. This tribute comes less than two years after his death in February 2024 at the age of 88, marking a significant […]
Waste to Art Wall
Waste to Art Wall: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) launched a unique initiative titled “Waste to Art Wall” at Prem Nagar, Satranjipura Zone. The project aims to beautify public spaces while promoting awareness on cleanliness and waste management. It is an urban sanitation and recycling initiative where discarded waste materials are reused to create artistic […]
Chhattisgarh’s Balod Becomes India’s First Officially Child Marriage-Free District
Chhattisgarh’s Balod Becomes India’s First Officially Child Marriage-Free District: Balod district in Chhattisgarh has been officially declared as India’s first child marriage-free district. The recognition comes under the “Child Marriage Free India” campaign, launched nationwide on August 27, 2024. The achievement reflects the collective effort of administration, panchayats, urban bodies, Anganwadi workers, and community members. […]
Unmesha Festival 2025
Unmesha Festival 2025: The third edition of the Unmesha International Literature Festival was held in Patna, Bihar, from 25th to 28th September 2025, bringing together an extraordinary confluence of writers, poets, translators, publishers, and scholars. With participation from 15 countries and over 100 languages, the festival highlighted the unifying power of literature in shaping societies […]
Dolmens of Kodaikanal : Fast Disappearing
Dolmens of Kodaikanal : Fast Disappearing The dolmens of Kodaikanal, megalithic structures dating back over 5,000 years, are fast disappearing, with less than 50% of those recorded in the early 20th century still standing. Dolmens are megalithic box-like stone structures, usually a large stone slab resting on three vertical pillars, built above the ground. They […]


