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Clear filtersThe Government of India has standardised the names of 28 geographical features in Ladakh on the official Survey of India map. They comprise 11 peaks, 5 mountains, 6 land areas, 2 glaciers, 2 passes, 1 valley, 1 river, 1...
The Archaeological Survey of India recorded a Chola inscription at the Vedapureeswarar Temple in Therazhundur, Mayiladuthurai district. Dated 1003 CE, the 18th regnal year of Rajaraja Chola I, it is in Tamil on a pillar...
IntroductionIn a dual heritage management milestone announced on 17 August 2026, the Ministry of Culture notified that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has delisted 18 monuments from the Centrally Protected Monum...
IntroductionFirmly countering repeated, unilateral attempts by China to rename geographic locations in India's northeastern frontier, the Survey of India officially updated its national cartographic maps on 16 August 202...
Palaeontologist Varsha Ashok Aglawe has taken charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), succeeding Asit Saha.She is the first woman to head the GSI in its 176-year history. The GSI, und...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive judicial intervention, the Supreme Court of India strictly and officially declined to restore the status quo ante regarding the highly sensitive Bhojshala-Kamal Maula...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive archaeological breakthrough, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has strictly and officially discovered three rare 16th-century inscriptions in Sadasivakona, Ses...
The Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) documented and copied 25 ancient inscriptions in the Nallamala Tiger Reserve, which spreads across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Dating from the 2nd to the...
Judicial Adjudication: Indore Bench Quashes 2003 ASI Restrictions Following Scientific Excavation DataIn a major judicial ruling with profound socio-religious and architectural implications, the Indore Bench of the Madhy...
Archaeological Breakthrough: Ancient Water Management at GharapuriThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed a sophisticated 1,500-year-old stepped reservoir on Elephanta Island (historically known as Gharapu...
Balirajgarh: Uncovering the Ancient Mithila CivilizationIn March 2026, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Patna Circle officially commenced a large-scale scientific excavation at Balirajgarh in the Madhubani distri...
The Archaeological Survey of India has begun excavating an Iron Age burial site at Kamanur near Kodaikanal, as part of a three-year plan for the Palani Hills. Cist burials, dolmens, urn burials and pit burials have been...
