Jharkhand received Geographical Indication tags for four traditional products in June 2026: Bhagaiya Silk, Kuchai Silk, Munda Jewellery, and Jharkhand Bamboo Craft. A Geographical Indication tag is a...
Uttarakhand opened its first Geographical Indications (GI) Products Gallery at the Uttarakhand Forest Training Academy in Haldwani on 13 July 2026. The gallery displays more than 30 GI-tagged...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Jayaprakash Narayan Public Library in the NDMC area of Delhi on 11 July 2026. The library is a multimedia and digital...
Australia announced the repatriation of three antiquities linked to temples in Tamil Nadu on 9 and 10 July 2026. The objects include a Chola-era bronze trident of Goddess...
Jalbhara sweet from Chandannagar in Hooghly district, West Bengal, received the Geographical Indication tag on 26 June 2026. The sweet is also known as Jalbhora Sandesh and has...
Jammu and Kashmir sought UNESCO recognition for Sufiyana music, also called Sufiyana Mousiqi or Sufiana Kalam, for inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in June...
A rare four-sided stone pillar with a Buddha Parinirvana sculpture was found in Bhimsari village in Adilabad district, Telangana, in June 2026. The pillar carries four half-relief carvings...
The Indori Malwi potato received the Geographical Indication tag after notification by the Registrar of Geographical Indication, Chennai, on 13 June 2026. The potato is one of 12...
Israel has announced plans to install a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in one of its major cities. The announcement was made on 6 June 2026, the day...
On 5 June 2026, 51 artistes received Sangeet Natak Akademi awards at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. The awards covered the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the...
