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Kalinjar Hill Declared National Geo-Heritage Site

The hill region surrounding Kalinjar Fort in Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, has been officially designated as a National Geo-Heritage Site by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on...

March 19, 2026    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Jag Laadki Tanker Reaches Mundra Amid West Asia Tensions

An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, Jag Laadki, has successfully docked at Mundra Port in Gujarat, strengthening India’s energy supply amid rising tensions in West Asia. The vessel carried...

March 19, 2026    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Neanderthal ‘Factory’ Discovery Rewrites Human Evolution

Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of a highly organised Neanderthal activity site dating back nearly 125,000 years in present-day Germany. The discovery at Neumark-Nord near Leipzig suggests that...

March 18, 2026

Ancient Petroglyphs Discovered in Telangana Rock Shelter

Researchers have recently uncovered two ancient petroglyphs on a flat rock surface inside a rock shelter near the Beerappa Temple in Manchirevula, Telangana. This discovery adds to India’s...

March 17, 2026

Medieval Gajapathi Inscription Found in Guntur Temple

A medieval Telugu inscription linked to the Gajapathi rulers of Odisha has been discovered on a stone pillar at the historic Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Ramachandrapura Agraharam...

March 16, 2026    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Ancient Egypt Tool Find Rewrites Engineering Timeline

A small copper object excavated in Egypt over a century ago is reshaping understanding of early Egyptian engineering. Originally catalogued in the 1920s as a simple awl, the...

February 12, 2026

Kamchatka Earthquake 2025

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia experienced a series of powerful earthquakes. The strongest measured magnitude 7.4. These quakes occurred near the eastern coast, a region known for intense...

July 23, 2025

Salkhan Fossil Park

Salkhan Fossil Park, located in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, has recently been included in UNESCO’s Tentative List for World Heritage Sites. This recognition marks milestone for the...

June 27, 2025

Shipki La Pass

Himachal Pradesh opened the Shipki La Pass to domestic tourists. This pass, located at an altitude of 3,930 metres in Kinnaur district, aims to boost border tourism and...

June 16, 2025

Z-Morh Tunnel to be Inaugurated on Jan 13

The Z-Morh tunnel is poised to revolutionise access between Kashmir and Ladakh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the tunnel on January 13, 2025. This landmark...

January 11, 2025

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