The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has urged the government to conserve the historically significant structures, including the 600-year-old ‘Vilakkumadom’, an exquisite granite structure, at the Sree Mahavishnu Temple at Thirunelly in Wayanad district during the on-going renovation of the temple.
Vilakkumadom The Vilakkumadom at Thirunelly temple, an exquisite granite structure, is incomplete and its incompleteness is a part of history. It is said that the work was initiated by the King of Coorg without the knowledge of the temple’s custodian, the Kottayam Raja. The Kottayam Raja later stopped the works and the structure remained untouched afterwards. |
The Department of Land Records (DoLR) has informed that at least 26 States and UTs have adopted the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhar and seven more States are conducting a pilot test of the project.
What is Bhu-Aadhaar?
Other important initiatives for land records Bhu-Naksha initiative
National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS)
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What is India aiming for?
What is the need?
What are the challenges?
As the government speeds up the process to digitize land records, concerns related to
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) recently said that the exercise to sequence 10,000 Indian human genomes and create a database under the Centre-backed Genome India Project is about two-thirds complete.
What is the human genome?
What is genome sequencing?
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Application of genome sequencing
Spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCP), a component of fly ash, have been identified for the first time in an Antarctic ice core, according to a new study.
What is fly ash?
What are the applications?
India’s poor indoor air quality can impair cognitive development in children under two years — when brain growth is at its peak, according to a study.
What is indoor air pollution? Which air pollutants exist indoors?
What factors affect indoor air quality?
Effects of indoor air pollution
The effect of these air pollutants on humans depends on their toxicity, concentration and exposure time and may vary from person to person.
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International Relations European countries to expand North Sea wind farms |
Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into what Belgium’s energy minister called “Europe’s biggest green power plant”.
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Science & Technology Government launches SUPREME |
The government launched an initiative to provide financial support for the upgradation and maintenance of analytical instrumentation facilities (AIFs) created under the ministry’s support. About
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The visit of Chinese and Russian defense ministers to attend a ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this week in Delhi is drawing much attention.
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