Why in news? The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the order of a civil court in Varanasi directing a videographic survey of the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal in the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex....

Why in news? Carbon dating of excavated finds in Tamil Nadu pushes evidence of iron being used in India back to 4,200 years ago. About recent findings: The latest evidence of iron usage dates the finding...

Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has made significant discoveries at the Rakhigarhi site - an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation. Background: Archaeologi...

Why in news? The Delhi government is about to renovate the 14th century monument Malcha Mahal. About Malcha Mahal or Wilayat Mahal: It was built in 1325 by the then Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq. It was a ...

Why in news? Anang Tal lake in South Delhi, believed to have been built a thousand years ago, to get national monument tag. About Anang Tal lake: It is situated to the north of Jog Maya temple and approx...

Why in news? The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has said it would protect the ancient Buddha statues in Mes Aynak. This is the site of a copper mine where the Taliban are hoping for Chinese investment. About Ba...

Why in news? Bolstered by the World Heritage Site status for the Ramappa Temple in Palampet, the Telangana Government has made its intentions clear about securing UNESCO status for the Golconda Fort and the Qutb Sh...

Why in news? Vice-President inaugurated the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre on Guwahati’s Barphukanar Tila. About Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre: The Brahmaputra River Herita...

Why in news? A carbon dating analysis of rice with soil, found in a burial urn at Sivakalai in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, by the Miami-based Beta Analytic Testing Laboratory has yielded the date of 1155 BC...