Context As part of the third G20 culture working group (CWG) meeting in Hampi, a Guinness world record was created for the ‘largest display of Lambani items’. About Lambani craft: The Lambani embroidery is an intricate form of textile embellishment characterised by colourful threads, mirror-work and Read More
Context: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the years 2022 and 2023 to the Nursing professionals. National Florence Nightingale Award: Instituted by: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the year 1973. Given for: Read More
Context: The state unit of Geological Survey of India (GSI) has proposed to declare the ‘Natural Arch’ in Kanika range of Sundargarh forest division a Geo Heritage Site. Read More
Context: A Mesolithic period rock painting depicting a person tilling a piece of land has been found in Orvakallu village in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. More on News: The Paintings were made with “natural white kaolin and red ochre pigments. The paintings Read More
Context: The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 will be conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur, one of the largest publishers of religious texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana and the Upanishads. The decision to confer the award on Gita Press was Read More
Context: Recently, the nomenclature of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) situated in the Teen Murti Complex was changed to Prime Ministers’ Museum & Library (PMML). About Teen Murti Complex: Teen Murti House was built in 1929-30 as part of Edwin Lutyens’ imperial Read More
Context: The Ernakulam District Kudumbashree Mission is set to roll out ‘Dheeram’, a project aimed at imparting martial arts based self defence training to women, at two gender resource centres. About Dheeram Project: Two women master trainers will impart training to 30 Read More
Context: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced that the United States will rejoin it in July 2023. Background: In 2011, UNESCO inducted Palestine as a member. This led to the US halting the agency’s funding. Though Palestine is not recognised Read More
Context: Recently, palaeontologists in South Africa said they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour. About the discovery: Researchers said they discovered several specimens Read More