Archival material, photographs of Qutub Minar go on view
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New Delhi, Jan 21 : An ongoing exhibition on the Delhi s 13th century archeological wonder Qutub Minar has reproductions of archival photographs, lithographs, sketches of the medieval monument by engineers and artists including engineer Ensign Blunt from 1794 and the cameras used for documenting the site.
The exhibits are from the collection of Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle s archives. Titled The Silent Melody of Qutub Minar , the exhibition is on view till January 31, at the Art Gallery, India International Centre (IIC). It is jointly organised by the Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle and IIC.
Parliamentary Standing Committee Arrives Today On Three Days Visit To Valley
SRINAGAR: The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture arrived today on a three days visit to Kashmir.
The committee is scheduled to meet various stakeholders to have an appraisal of the issues pertaining to these sectors.
The committee, headed by Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh T G Venkatesh shall hold a meeting with concerned stakeholders on issues related to Road, Travel and Hospitality sectors on the day of the visit.
They shall also hold a meeting with the officials of Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, NHAI along with representatives of the UT Govt of J&K on, ‘Role of highways in Nation-building’ with reference to the status of National highways/ State highways in J&K.
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NEW DELHI: Increasing air pollution is not just a big risk for our lungs but it is also impacting India’s centuries old monuments, some of which house precious paintings and murals, vulnerable and exposed to contaminated air and climate change.
To address this concern, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) plans to set up its own weather stations at some of the UNESCO and ASI-protected sites, like Humayun’s Tomb, Sun Temple, Charminar and the ruins of Hampi, to study the damage done by deteriorating air quality and changing weather patterns.
The automated weather stations (AWS), which will be set up with help from the Indian Space Research Organisation, will have advanced instruments that gauge pollution and weather phenomenon. To facilitate this, ASI has mooted a proposal to strengthen its science department, based in Dehradun, and earmarked Rs 16 crore for it.
House panel arrives in Kashmir to assess road, travel and hospitality sectors ANI | Updated: Jan 21, 2021 07:40 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 21 (ANI): The parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture arrived in Kashmir on Wednesday on a three-day visit to make an assessment of road, travel and hospitality sectors.
According to a statement, the committee which is headed by Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh T G Venkatesh, scheduled to meet various stakeholders to have an appraisal of the issues pertaining to these sectors. It will hold a meeting with concerned stakeholders on issues related to road, travel and hospitality sectors on the day of visit.