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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicArchaeological sites

Topic: Archaeological sites

Painted Grey Ware from Bareilly holds the key to the question: Did India have a ‘dark age’?

Discovered at Ahichchhatra in 1944, the grey pottery continues to drive up excavation efforts in Delhi's Purana Qila. Why are archaeologists obsessed with it?

Archaeological tourism is on the rise. Govt to citizens, India must learn to handle the sites

In sites like Rakhigarhi or Kalibangan, Indian tourists pick up potsherds, coins, figurines, bones and other artefacts, which is illegal.

Harappan small town Banawali is full of surprises. Terracota plough, Citadel, street soak jars

The most significant finding at Banawali is the terracotta plough. It is the only specimen of what an ancient plough looked like.

Buzahom can change story of evolution. Until recently it was a Kashmiri T20 cricket ground

The close relationship between dogs and the people of Burzahom is depicted in the engraving on a stone slab at the site.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.