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No AC required: India’s 3000-year-old cooling technique can reduce heat up to 50% in your home naturally, says studyAncient Indian communities utilized terracotta's porous nature for cooling, a practice dating back over 3,000 years to the Indus Valley Civ...
US issues 'Do Not Travel' advisory for Jammu & Kashmir after Pahalgam terror attackThe US State Department has issued a 'Do Not Travel' advisory for Jammu and Kashmir, citing potential terror attacks and violent unrest, pa...
Did the Iron Age actually begin in Tamil Nadu? Study reveals some groundbreaking factsA groundbreaking study reveals that Tamil Nadu's Iron Age began as early as 3,345 BCE, predating the Hittite Empire's iron usage by a mille...
Monsoon shift, like today's erratic weather, wiped out Indus civilization 4,000 years ago, finds a study by top Indian instituteResearchers at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology have discovered that climate factors similar to those affecting today's monsoon...
7 Must-Read Books on Ancient Indian History to Unveil the PastEmbark on a fascinating journey through ancient India with these top books. Explore the rise and fall of dynasties, delve into the philosop...
Entrepreneur Anand Mahindra asks SS Rajamouli to come up with a movie on Indus Valley Civilization. See how 'RRR' director respondedAnand Mahindra suggested director SS Rajamouli to take up a film project based on the Indus Valley Civilization as it may be a great idea.
What lapis lazuli tells about the power establishment in ancient India?Power in ancient India was established not by the accumulation of material wealth, but by the aesthetic denial of material development.
Award-winning author Subhadra Sen Gupta's posthumous book on stories about our originThe author passed away this year due to Covid-19.
Ideological Push: Work soon on Indus Valley sitesIn keeping with the BJP’s ideological push to promoting the country’s culture and heritage, the culture ministry will also develop Shiv Sag...
Haryana CM Manohar Lal hails Union Budget for focus on farm, MSMECongratulating the Union Finance Minister for presenting a pro-poor, pro- farmers and pro-common man budget, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar...
Steppe migration to India was between 3500-4000 years ago: David ReichHarvard geneticist David Reich breaks down the findings of two recent papers on the genetics of ancient Indians.
Rakhigarhi DNA study questions Aryan invasion theory, claims authorThe findings are based on the study of the ancient genome in the skeletons excavated from Rakhigarhi.
RSS body suggests 11-point action plan for Indianisation of coursesThe proposal was prepared after consulting 40 professors at a meeting in Wardha, organised by the BSM last weekend, as part of its project,...
Navigation began in India: Indus Valley Indians used monsoon winds for sailingBengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclai...
Indus Valley Civilization 8,000 years old, not 5,500; ended because of weaker monsoonThe discovery, published in the prestigious 'Nature' journal on May 25, may force a global rethink on the timelines of the so-called 'cradl...
4,000-year-old house found at Baghpat village offers rare clue to Harappan habitationThe late Harappan phase pertains to the period starting around 1900-1800 BC when the Indus Valley Civilization, popularly known as the Hara...
Crown found off Harappan site in Uttar PradeshThe accidental discovery of a human skeleton wearing a copper crow has generated curiosity in Chandayan village of Baghpat district.
- ‘Climate killed Harappan civilization'
Climate change may be the main culprit behind the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization around 4,000 years ago, says a new study.
- Calamity: Cloudburst in Choglamsar, Ladakh
Widespread green fields, open water surface of Indus and rising temperature provided favourable conditions for cloud formation.
- Indus Valley site ravaged by floods
The site of Jognakhera was submerged under nearly 10ft of water from Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal breach.