Rashtra Prerna Sthal inaugurated in Lucknow on Vajpayee’s 101st birth anniversary
Memorials like this matter for UP's heritage tourism.
25 Dec 2025GS1
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Dutch expertise in maritime museums helps the project. It also boosts heritage tourism.
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Vijay Diwas is part of the military history UPSC asks about.
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Stamp on Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II
Questions on lesser-known regional dynasties are common in Prelims. Stamps and anniversaries often bring them into the news.
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The data will feed delimitation, women's reservation and welfare targeting.
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Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
The nomination stressed the people who keep the festival going: potters, artisans, sweet makers. That is how ICH listings are judged.
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India hosts UNESCO’s intangible heritage committee for the first time
Intangible heritage means living practices: festivals, crafts, music. Listing brings attention but the real work is keeping the practice alive in communities.
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100-day Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign
Laws alone have not ended the practice. Campaigns that bring in priests, caterers and community leaders aim at the point where marriages are actually arranged.
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India’s coffee story
Shade-grown coffee supports biodiversity, which is a selling point for premium exports.
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