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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicSite museums

Topic: Site museums

Ratnagiri to Ramanathapuram—engineers, teachers, fishermen are ASI’s unsung warriors

Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden treasures — from the Sundarban to the Aravallis.

Made in haste, built at wrong place, no footfall—India’s site museums are a sad story

Retired archaeologist Rajeev Dwivedi said at National Museum that most of the site museums have been built at the site of monuments. And that isn’t the right way to build museums.

On Camera

Supreme Court’s maternity leave verdict corrects a flawed idea of motherhood in law

In Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India, the Supreme Court struck down the arbitrary three-month age cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers.

House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review

The Standing Committee on Commerce said the current exchange rate was also adding pressure on trade at both national & international levels.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.