Category: Arts Current Affairs

Mera Hou Chongba Festival: The Mera Hou Chongba festival, which symbolises Hill-valley unity was celebrated in Manipur. Mera Hou Chongba Festival is celebrated in Manipur on the 15th lunar day of the Mera month of the Meitei calendar every year. The festival’s historical roots are believed to date back to the time of Nongda Lairen […]

Breathable Art: The MoEFCC inaugurated ‘Breathable Art’ — a living art structure made with air-purifying plants to raise awareness about air quality, sustainability, and clean urban living. Breathable Art’ is an innovative, living installation combining art and environmental science, created using air-purifying plants and sustainable materials to naturally improve air quality and promote sustainable lifestyles. […]

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 […]

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, 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 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: 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 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: 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 […]