Haryana’s archaeology department organised the Rakhigarhi Mahotsav from 26 to 28 December. CM Nayab Singh Saini announced that Rs 500 crore has been allocated for the site.
At the 3rd BB Lal Memorial Lecture at IIC last week, speakers connected the late archaeologist's ideas to a govt initiative to trace old Indian Ocean routes and revive ancient connections.
At the National Museum's monthly public lecture, Identification of Nishka, archaeologist BR Mani shed light on his study which pushes back the origin of Indian gold coinage back to the 3rd millennium BCE.
KK Muhammed is credited with the discovery of Akbar's Ibadat Khana and prominent Buddhist stupas. In an hour-long lecture, he shared fascinating stories from his excavation days.
ASI survey led by Amalananda Ghosh proved with facts, evidence and precision that it’s not solely Pakistan or India but both were home to the 5000-year-old civilisation.
The dig in Zehampora, Baramulla is being led by a small army of archaeologists from the Department of Central Asian Studies at Kashmir University — where archaeology was introduced as a formal discipline only in 2017.
The discovery of 5,300-year-old settlement in Gujarat's Lakhapar village indicates cultural interactions, not only with Chalcolithic groups but also with Early Harappan cultures of Sindh.
In 2023, then Manoharlal Khattar-led state government announced the development of Agroha on the lines of Rakhigarhi. Haryana government and ASI are both investing in the project.
A sound tax system is one based on the ability to pay or economic surplus. But the STT taxes the circulation of capital and not its returns, making it deeply distortionary.
Exporters said the Budget’s proposals to increase duty-free import limits on processing, create 500 reservoirs and support fisheries startups will boost the marine industry.
With recruitments under Agnipath set to rise, the Union Budget has significantly increased spending, with the Army taking nearly 87% of the total outlay.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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