Government to renovate ancient temples across State, says A.P. Endowments Minister

Government to renovate ancient temples across State, says A.P. Endowments Minister

State Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said that the government will soon rebuild and restore several ancient temples across the State. Along with Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana, he inspected the Dharmaraja temple and Shiva temple at Nawabpet in SPSR Nellore district on Tuesday on the occasion of Pongal. Both ministers announced … Read more

Nalanda University | An ancient centre of learning

Nalanda University | An ancient centre of learning

“Learning is being here,” calls out the rejuvenated Nalanda University, situated besides the picturesque Rajgir hills, about 90 km east of Patna in Bihar. An apt description for a place which is known as the first international residential school in the world, established roughly 500 years before the famed Oxford University. Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Amendment Bill to be reintroduced in Budget session

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Amendment Bill to be reintroduced in Budget session

Sun-dried brick and kiln-fired brick structures unearthed in a trench on mound number one (RGR-1) at Rakhigarhi, a Harappan site in Haryana, where excavation was under way on April 6, 2022. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The government is all set to reintroduce the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) (Amendment) Bill … Read more

Ancient DNA Points to Oral Herpes’ Beginnings

Ancient DNA Points to Oral Herpes’ Beginnings

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the herpes virus that causes lip sores is common today, it has been difficult for scientists to find traces of it among ancient remains. Now, researchers report they have uncovered and sequenced four ancient herpes virus genomes for the first time. … Read more

How Scientists Adapted an Ancient Art Form to Create Nanoscopic Medical Tools

How Scientists Adapted an Ancient Art Form to Create Nanoscopic Medical Tools

Holly Greenberg was a 24-year-old graduate student in the mechanical engineering lab at Brigham Young University (BYU) when she stumbled on the idea that folded paper cranes might have any relevance to her work. Greenberg was interested in compliant mechanisms – that is, objects whose motion comes from bending, folding, and twisting. One of her … Read more