Sunday, 5 June 2016

Xaam:: Current Affairs Issues Listing- #1 (Culture)


Current Affairs Issues Listing - #1 (Culture)
  • Kondane cave art depicts myth and daily life
  • Stone age culture evidences in Kerala
  • Buddhist inscription found in Gadag district
  • Ancient temples in Mandya district unearthed
  • UNESCO ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala.
  • HRIDAY
  • PRASAD
  • Jalikattu
  • Bodhgaya to be developed as spiritual capital
  • International yoga day
  • National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) was observed on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s birth anniversary.
  • Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia-Pacific region to be setup in Dehradun
  • IS damages ancient Temple of Bel in Syria’s Palmyra
  • Haryana government to constitute board to preserve Saraswati Heritage Area
  • Santhara
  • Chettinad Cotton Saree gets Indian Handloom tag
  • Sahapedia
  • Festivals in news:
    1. Millennium’s first Nabakalebar Rath Yatra in Puri
    2. Sinhastha Kumbh Mela
    3. Hundred Drums Wangala Festival at Asanang in West Garo Hills
    4. ‘Festival of Flowers’ (Bathukamma) in Telangana
    5. Odisha celebrated the agrarian festival of Nuakhai 
    6. Tendong Lho Rum Faat Festival of ethnic Lepcha tribe of Sikkim celebrated
    7. Losar festival beings in Ladakh region of J&K
    8. Traditional Chapchar Kut festival celebrated across Mizoram
    9. Sajibu Cheiraoba festival celebrated in Manipur with religious fervor
    10. Celebration of weeklong Ladakh Festival begins at Leh
    11. Medaram Sammakka  Sarakka
    12. Myoko  festival
    13. Chinakkathoor  Pooram
  • Awards in news:
    1. Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with France’s de la Lgiond Honneur
    2. Kerala Tourism gets PATA Award
    3. Ramachandra Guha chosen for Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015
    4. Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award

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