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Monday, August 3, 2026
TopicArcheological Survey of India

Topic: Archeological Survey of India

ASI says Ladakh’s centuries-old monasteries are under threat

In lecture at the IIC Sunder Paul, Director of Conservation at ASI focused on conservation methods that combine traditional knowledge with modern interventions to safeguard Ladakh’s cultural legacy.

ASI declares 2 sites in Andhra, Telangana as centrally protected monuments

Spread over 0.275 acres, the 13th-century Shiva temple site in Telangana's Mulugu district was built during the Kakatiya period, and is currently in a dilapidated state.

Raising a Harappan skeleton from grave without losing history. A UP man on ASI speed dial

When the Rakhigarhi skeletons were to be excavated earlier this month, the ASI called Tahir Hussain, a toolmaker from UP’s Sinauli.

Centre appoints first-ever administrator for ASI’s ‘ghost campus’—month after ThePrint report

Former National Archives of India Director General Arun Singhal will exercise full administrative and financial powers to run Greater Noida-based Institute of Archaeology for two years.

ASI digging Balirajgarh 4th time. Why Ancient Bihar is important to Modi govt

Excavators at Balirajgarh are braving recurring groundwater and shortage of staff. Caught between the two, they also have a race against time as monsoon approaches.

On Camera

Why Priyanka Gandhi’s ‘gaumutra expert’ remark should concern anyone who values science

Throughout history, many medicines originated from traditional knowledge. Aspirin traces its origins to willow bark. Artemisinin emerged from traditional Chinese medicine.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

Gorkha recruitment rests with Nepal, Agnipath only route to join Indian Army, says ex-CDS Chauhan

Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.