April 23, 2026

Heritage

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Art and Culture

61% Indians Helped Strangers in 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic: World Giving Index

India has stood among the top-20 generous countries, according to the CAF World Giving Index 2021. India has bagged the 14th spot and is up from the 10-year global rank of 82. “India is one of the fastest climbers on the Index, it ranks 14 this year, in the 10th Anniversary report, India ranked 82,” the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) latest survey said. As per the report, 61% more Indians have helped a stranger during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic year. Last year, 36% of Indians donated money, 34% volunteered for social causes in the country.

By Kautilya / September 27, 2021
Heritage

Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

India’s nomination of Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. India submitted the nomination dossier for Dholavira: A Harappan City to the World Heritage Centre in January, 2020. The site was on the UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014. Dholavira: a Harappan city, is one of the very few well preserved urban settlements in South Asia dating from the 3rd to mid-2nd millennium BCE.

By Kautilya / July 31, 2021
Economy Heritage Infrastructure

Lighthouses Could Become Tourism Spots in India in the Near Future

India might soon be getting world-class facilities at its lighthouses. According to reports, the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was passed by the Lower House of the Parliament, and it aims to bring heritage lighthouses in the country to the forefront. The bill repels the archaic Lighthouse Act, 1927, which currently controls the lighthouses in India.

By Kautilya / July 25, 2021
Governance Heritage

More than 2.8 Lakh Artefacts of Ten Government Museums and Galleries Under Ministry of Culture Available for Online Access |museumsofindia.gov.in

The Ministry of Culture has taken up the task of digitisation of collections of ten (10) museums under its domain through Jatan programme since April 2014, even before the onset of Covid-19. Besides this, the Ministry also operates a scheme namely ‘Museum Grant Scheme’ under which financial assistance is provided to State Governments, Societies, Autonomous Bodies, Local Bodies and Trusts registered under the Societies Act for digitisation of art objects in the museums across the country for making their images/catalogue available over the website for online access.

By Kautilya / July 23, 2021
Art and Culture Governance Heritage Temples and Places

Government to Set Up A World-Class ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida to focus on Conservation and Research in India’s Rich Tangible Heritage

The government has decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. This will impact higher education and research in the field related to rich Indian heritage and its conservation leading to Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventive Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology etc. as well as conservation training facilities to in-service employees and the students of the Indian Institute of Heritage.

By Kautilya / July 22, 2021