Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi, Banglar muslin get GI tag Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: The famous Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi (Silver Filigree) has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. More on news: Narasapur crochet lace products and Kutch rogan craft are among those given the […]

    Union code 0001: How a village seeded India’s White Revolution Subject: History Section: Post Independence India Context: Amul, the renowned dairy cooperative, recently celebrated its golden jubilee, marking fifty years of transformative impact in India’s dairy industry. More on news: On October 31, 1964, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, then Prime Minister […]

    Is Lord Krishna’s Dwarka under water? The many legends, traces of a lost city Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: PM Narendra Modi recently performed underwater prayers at ‘Dwarka Nagari’, believed to be the kingdom of Lord Krishna. More on news: Since the start of the 20th century, several attempts have been […]

    Discovery of temples in Telangana shows spread of Chalukya reign  Subject: History Section: Art and Culture What is new discovery:  Team discovered two temples on Bank of the Krishna River and five within the Mudimanikyam village in Telangana. Team also discovered an inscription dated to the rulers of Badami Chalukyas( the present-day Karnataka […]

    Poverty levels below 5%, claims chief of Centre’s think tank Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Poverty Line: A Poverty Line is defined as the basic needs that an individual requires to sustain his or her livelihood. Above the poverty line (APL): A person who is able to earn enough money to cover […]

    IGNCA’s ‘language atlas’ to shine a light on India’s linguistic diversity Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), under the Union Culture Ministry, plans to conduct a linguistic survey to enumerate the languages spoken across different states and regions. This survey aims to provide […]

    Efforts on to get UNESCO tag for ‘Paruveta Utsavam’ of Ahobilam Subject: History Section: Art and culture Context: The Indian National Trust is making efforts for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to get the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to declare the annual ‘Parveta Utsavam’ of Ahobilam as an ‘intangible […]