The Archaeological Survey of India will host a three-day-long international conference on cracking the Indus script in August. Its title: Decipherment of Indus Script: Current status and Way Forward.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says report submitted to ASI by archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna—who found an ancient civilisation in Keeladi—not technically supported yet.
The petition regarding the ASI survey of the Wazukhana will be considered. This comes after the Supreme Court sealed the area after a dispute over the mosque.
Built during Mughal emperor Babur’s reign, Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal is in focus after clashes between local residents and police during court-ordered survey claimed four lives.
Sanghol village excavation happened two years after the 1984 riots in an attempt to dilute the tension. Before that, archaeological work was taken up following the division of Punjab.
Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation of a new site museum in 2021. It felt like a departure from the government's Harappan-centric focus. But no progress has been made since.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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