Surajkund Crafts Mela

From the 19th March 2022, the annual Surajkund International Crafts Mela is being held in Surajkund, Haryana for celebrating Indian cultural heritage and folk traditions. Overview: This Mela attracts more than a million visitors including thousands of overseas visitors. This Mela is the largest crafts fair in the world, showcasing the rich diversity of India’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Haryana • Jammu & Kashmir • Surajkund • Surajkund Crafts Mela • Surajkund International Crafts Mela • Uzbekistan

India’s Largest Reclining Statue of Lord Buddha

The largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha in India is being built in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. India’s Buddhist pilgrimage circuit is being proactively revived and Bodh Gaya is an integral part of it. Hence, the site of Gautam Buddha’s enlightenment will soon be home to his largest reclining statue. Overview: This statue is being built ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Bihar • Bodh Gaya • Buddha International Welfare Mission • Gautam Buddha • Gaya • Kushinagar • Lord Buddha • Mahabodhi Temple • Mahaparinirvana.

Manas National Park- Rise in Tiger Population

The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam have witnessed a sharp rise in the population of rhinos and tigers. Overview: The authorities of the national park expect the tiger population will rise to more than 60 from 48 as per the 2021 census. In 2010, the tiger population of the park was recorded ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Assam • Manas National Park • Project Tiger • Rise in Tiger Population • Tiger • Tiger Population • Tiger Reserve

Madhya Pradesh: Khajuraho Dance Festival

The Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad organizes the Khajuraho Dance Festival, a one-week classical dance festival held annually beside the Khajuraho temples located in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. This festival takes place from 20th to 26th February. Overview: With performances by some of the top practitioners in the field, this festival celebrates the diversity ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Bharathanatyam • Chhatarpur • Kathak • Kathakali • Khajuraho Dance Festival • Khajuraho Dance Festival 2022 • Kuchipudi • Madhya Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad • Manipuri • Odissi

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a four-day global event that takes place from February 18 to 21. It is an online citizen science or community science project that was first launched in 1998 by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society. About Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) During this four day event, data ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Places in News Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Black-crowned Night-Heron • Bronze-winged Jacana • Gray Heron • Great Backyard Bird Count • Indian pitta • Kukkarahalli Lake • Mysuru

Pasuvula Panduga Cattle Festival

Pasuvula Panduga is a cattle festival that is observed annually during Kanuma (3rd day of the Sankranthi Festival), to appease the gods for improving and protecting livestock. This festival is held in the Rangampet village of Andhra Pradesh.  Around 30 people were injured during the recently held festival with the police booking several cases against ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Events Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Cattle • Jallikattu • Kanuma • Livestock • Pasuvula Panduga • Sankranthi Festival