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Lakkundi in Karnataka's Gadag district will be surveyed with modern technology to locate monuments buried or hidden under vegetation. The State Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage (DAMH) signed an MoU with th...
Gollala Gudi Temple at Palampet village in Mulugu district, Telangana, has been declared a Monument of National Importance through a Gazette notification of the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A Trikutalaya with t...
A Megalithic burial complex with several dolmens and cist burials has been found at Kadamakuttai village in Krishnagiri district. Its enclosing wall is still visible and the monuments follow a planned layout. Neolithic f...
Tamil Nadu has raised its yearly allocation for archaeological surveys, excavations and underwater explorations from ₹7 crore to ₹10 crore. A modern archaeological laboratory will be built for ₹2 crore to analyse artefac...
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...
IntroductionThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on 8 August 2026, upgraded the iconic Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai from a standard World Heritage Site inscription t...
IntroductionThe Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, on 7 August 2026, presented the National Tourism Awards 2026 at a ceremony in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Tamil Nadu bagged the top honour of 'Best Overall Tourism...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive global cultural milestone, the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh was strictly and officially inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List during the...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive cultural infrastructure project, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department strictly and officially launched a fierce dynamic architectural lighting system at the absolute UNE...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive global validation of ancient architectural resurrection, the 12th-century Abathsahayeswarar Temple at Thukkachi, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, was strictly and offi...
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...
