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2019 edition of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed every year on 27th of October to raise general awareness of the need to preserve and safeguard important audiovisual material...
Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Parv
The Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Parv is to be inaugurated by Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. It is organized by Kendra Vidhyalaya Sangathan under...World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, observed on 27 October. The World Day provides an occasion to raise general awareness of the need to take urgent measures and...Hurun Research Institute releases it’s first-ever Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019
The Hurun Research Institute has released it’s first-ever Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019. It is a ranking of the world’s billion-dollar tech ‘start-ups’ founded in the 2000s and...Uttar Pradesh government to organize India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON Ramlila
The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government has decided to organise India’s first training and performance programme of world famous KHON (???) Ramlila. The artists will get training...Rajasthan becomes India’s third state to ban certain categories of pan masala
Under the Food Safety Act of 2006, the Rajasthan government has recently announced a ban on paan masala containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco, mineral oil and flavoured ‘supari’...Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 53-kg category after beating American Sarah Hildebrandt in the World Championships in...Rajasthan government launches ‘Jan Soochna Portal’
In Jaipur, the Rajasthan government has launched a ‘Jan Soochna Portal’ to provide information about government authorities and departments suo motu to the public in the true spirit...UNESCO ties up with Rajasthan to promote its Intangible Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO has tied up with the Rajasthan government to promote community-based responsible tourism based on the rich Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of the state. The project will...Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launches first-ever ‘Terracotta Grinder’ in Varanasi
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched the first-ever ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri in Varanasi. This machine can be used to grind wasted and broken pottery...Kandangi saree of Tamil Nadu gets GI tag
Two well-known products from Tamil Nadu — the Dindigul lock and the Kandangi saree — have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by The Geographical Indications Registry...