Ancient genomic data shed light on the demise of the Copper Age Subject :History Section: Ancient India Why in news: An analysis of ancient human genomic data suggests that Copper Age farmers and steppe pastoralists may have interacted 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. The findings may aid our understanding of the demise […]
Varanasi court orders ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque premises Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : The Varanasi court gave directions for a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India. The survey will exclude the wuzukhana area which was sealed last year on the orders […]
A fascinating fusion of rock art in A.P.’s Rudragiri Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : Recently, a painting from Kakatiya-era drawn in a natural rock shelter on the Rudragiri hillock depicts several evidences from the Ramayana. The site unveils a combination of prehistoric rock paintings from the Mesolithic period and […]
Kalka-Shimla heritage tracks that survived a century fall to ‘poor drainage’ Subject : History Section: Art and culture Context: On July 8, amid the commemoration of its 15th anniversary as a UNESCO Protected World Heritage site, the iconic 122-year-old Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge railway connection suffered its worst-ever calamity as its 96.6-km tracks got […]
International Relations Cultural Property Agreement with US Subject : History Section :Art and Culture Concept : Recently, as many as 105 trafficked antiquities have been returned to India by the United States. The Ministry of Culture will sign a Cultural Property Agreement with the US for “smooth repatriation” of all such antiquities smuggled […]
Oppenheimer : Father of Atom Bombs Subject : History Section: Concept : Christopher Nolan’s new film on the American physicist who built the most destructive weapon known to man, then advocated against nuclear weapons, and was punished for it, opens on July 21. As Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, […]
Remembering a long-forgotten hero- Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Mirza Wajid Ali Shah, known as Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, was born in year 1887 and was the last king of Awadh. Awadh was significant region and was known for its gardens, […]