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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 22, Apr 2022
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International Day for Monuments and Sites

Reference News:-Every year, the United Nations marks April 18 as the International Day for Monuments and Sites.In many countries the day is also celebrated as World Heritage Day.Globally, the day is promoted by the International Council on

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 22, Feb 2022
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Guru Ravidas

Reference News:-Out of the total population of Dalits in Punjab, about 21 percent of the population belongs to the Ravidassia community. The importance of this population can be understood from the fact that due to Sant Ravidas Jayanti on February 16, 

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 05, Feb 2022
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Statue Of Equality

Reference News:-  Indian Prime Minister will inaugurate the Statue of Equality, a gigantic statue of Ramanujacharya on the outskirts of Hyderabad.Who was Ramanujacharya?Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic phil

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 03, Feb 2022
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India’s Nomination for World Heritage List for 2022-2023

Why in  News?Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India’s nomination for consideration as World Heritage sites for the year 2022-2023.All three Hoysala temples are protected monuments of the Archaeol

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 20, Jan 2022
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Guru Ravidas

Reference News:-The postponement of the Assembly elections in Punjab to February 20 underlines the importance of the Ravidassia community in the state.What’s the issue?Several political parties had urged the Election Commission for a postponement as the ear

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 11, Jan 2022
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Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu

Reference News:With a steep rise in the daily cases of COVID-19, the district administration in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur, have banned the conduct of Jallikattu events, ahead of Pongal festival, as part of safety measures.What is Jallikattu?The bull-tamin

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  • RAOS, Jaipur
  • 22, Dec 2021
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Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

Why in News:Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor connecting the ancient Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to the Ghats of the Ganga.About Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Kashi Vishwanath temple is one of the most revered and famous Hindu tem

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 16, Dec 2021
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UNESCO’S INTANGIBLE HERITAGE LIST

Why in News?The 16th Committee of UNESCO for safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in its meeting held in Paris has inscribed DURGA PUJA in KOLKATA on the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.This is the 1st festival in Asia to achieve

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 13, Dec 2021
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KASHI VISHWANATH CORRIDOR

Why in News?Indian Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor project on December 13 in Varanasi, alongside families of those displaced by the project.About the projectAt least 400 families were asked to vacate the area and many of the encroachments ar

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Nov 2021
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Ramappa temple: Telangana’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site

Context:Telangana’s Ramappa Temple is receiving massive focus after it received UNESCO tag recently.About the Temple:Situated in Telangana’s Warangal, the temple stands on a six-feet high star-shaped platform with walls, pillars and ceilings adorned with

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