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Science & Space

The Iron Pillar of Dhar Was Forge-Welded to at Least 43 Feet 4 Inches, Nearly Twice the Height of Delhi's, and Its Three Pieces Still Lie Beside the Lat Masjid

Ancient & Medieval India

Masons at Dhamnar in Madhya Pradesh Cut 51 Caves Into a Laterite Hill and Dug a 30-Foot Pit to Leave a Whole Temple Standing in the Same Rock, and India Has Put the Site on UNESCO's Tentative List

Science & Space

Burhanpur's Khooni Bhandara, an Underground Water System Built From 1615 on Persian Qanat Lines, Still Moves Groundwater Into the City by Gravity Alone

Mandu, the Hill Capital of Malwa, Has 61 Protected Monuments on One Vindhya Plateau, Among Them the Jahaz Mahal Between Two Lakes, Hoshang Shah's Marble Tomb and Royal Baths Fed by Rainwater

Ancient & Medieval India

Nine Rock-Cut Buddhist Caves at Bagh in Dhar District Hold Painted Courts, Dancers and a Royal Cavalcade That Sir John Marshall Judged Close to Ajanta, and Joined India's UNESCO Tentative List on 29 September 2026

Ancient & Medieval India

The Bhojpur Temple Near Bhopal, Begun for King Bhoja in the 11th Century, Has Its Architectural Drawings Cut Into the Rock Beside It, and a Reconstruction From Them Puts Its Tower at 100 Metres or More

India's Cheetah Count Reached 60 on 5 October 2026, With 41 Born in the Country, After a Kuno Female Named KJP21 Had Five Cubs by a Botswana Male

Mallakhamb, the Pole and Rope Sport Linked to a 12th-Century Sanskrit Text, Held Its First World Championship in Mumbai in February 2019 and Is Now a Competition Event at the Khelo India Games

Project Cheetah Flew 20 Cheetahs From Namibia and South Africa to Kuno in 2022 and 2023, and the Environment Ministry Counted 53 in India by March 2026, 33 of Them Born in the Country

Ancient & Medieval India

The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Inscribed by UNESCO in 2003 and Described by ICOMOS as One of the Densest Known Concentrations of Rock Art, Hold Paintings Dated by Style and Excavation From the Mesolithic Onward

Ancient & Medieval India

Ashoka's Brick Stupa at Sanchi Grew Into a Stone Dome 36.6 Metres Across, Four Carved Gateways Were Added Around It, and the Archaeological Survey Rebuilt Its Failing Side From 1912

Government & States

Madhya Pradesh Had an Estimated 785 Tigers in 2022, More Than Any Other State, Is India's Only Diamond Producer and Has Three World Heritage Sites

OpenAI's Newest Model Is So Good at Hacking It Needs a Waiting List