The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is observed annually on 13 October. In 2009, the UNGA designated 13 October as the annual date by adopting Resolution 64/200. Significance of the day: It seeks to spread awareness about reining the risks of disasters around the world and also reduce exposure of people and communities to disasters. 2016 […]
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Q. Who has become first Indian woman to cross 60m in javelian throw? Seema Antil Annu Rani H M Jyothi Sindoor Gujar [toggle]2. Annu Rani Annu Rani from Merrut has broke her own national record and became the first Indian woman to cross the 60m mark by throwing javelin 60.01 m at the 56th Open
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US music legend Bob Dylan, won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. He is the first songwriter to win the award. Literature Nobel also carries a prize of 8 million Swedish crown. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 was awarded to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition“. About
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Harikatha, the traditional art of story-telling in South-India has been in NEWS recently, on account of recent revival. What is Harikatha? Story telling is a popular performing art in India. Each region has developed its own style and tradition of story telling in various regional languages combining musical compositions between the narrations. Epics and Puranas
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The earliest Buddhist monuments in India are attributable to Asoka (273-232 A.D) who exerted his energies and resources of his empire for propagation of Buddhism. Three main types of structures are associated with buddhist architecture in India, they are: Stupas Viharas Chaityas Apart from these building, Pillars (Stamba) also form an integral element of buddhist design
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