Category: Art & Culture

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. 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 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 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 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 Read More …

Context: A tomb-like structure was accidentally discovered in the Siri Fort area while the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was carrying out renovation work at the Siri Fort Children’s Park. About Siri Fort: Siri Fort was built in the 13th Century 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 Read More …

Context: The Ministry of Culture has announced the redevelopment of a primary school attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose hometown is Vadnagar. Children from across the country will spend a week at the Prerna school to learn “how to Read More …