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Srinagar Recognised as World Craft City by World Crafts Council

Context: Srinagar has earned the World Craft City (WCC) tag from the World Crafts Council (WCC), a non-government organisation working...

Chera Dynasty

Context: The Chera dynasty is in the news due to Kerala’s resolution renaming the state as “Kearalam,” echoing historical “Keralaputra”...

Places in News: South Africa

Context: South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image...

Places in News: Estonia

Context: Estonia seeks to strengthen cybersecurity infrastructure through partnership with India   More on News:  Estonia is one of the...

Kozhikode: India’s First UNESCO City of Literature

Context: Kozhikode, a city in northern Kerala known for its rich cultural heritage, was officially recognized as India’s first ‘City...

Places in News: North Korea

Context: Russia signed a “comprehensive strategic” partnership deal with North Korea to strengthen their security ties against the Western-dominated world...

World’s Oldest Stone Needles Unearthed on Tibetan Plateau

Context: Archaeologists unearthed six unusual stone artefacts near the shore of Lake Xiada Co in western Tibet. Each artefact is...

Revival of Gold Mining at Kolar Gold Fields

Context: The Karnataka government on Thursday cleared a proposal of the Centre for reviving gold mining and auctioning of 13...

Nalanda University

Context: Prime Minister inaugurates Nalanda University Campus in Rajgir, Bihar.   About Nalanda University:  Nalanda Mahavihara, a Buddhist university, was...

Places in News: Thailand

Context: Thailand’s Senate has approved the marriage equality bill toward legalising same sex marriage in the country. The development will...

INCOIS’s New Product to Forecast El Niño and La Niña

Context: Recently, INCOIS (Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services) has introduced a new forecasting product called the Bayesian Convolutional...

Places in News: Armenia

Context: The USA welcomed Armenia as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords.   More on News: Armenia became...

Coal Reforms

Context: The Centre is preparing to launch ‘Coal Reforms 3.0’, aimed at reducing overall coal imports and increasing the availability...

India Ageing Population

Context: Preparing for India’s Ageing Population: Ensuring Social, Financial, and Active Lifestyles.   More on News: The projected magnitude of...

Places in News: Sweden

Context: A Russian Su-24 bomber violated Swedish airspace near the strategic Baltic Sea island of Gotland, leaving only after Sweden...