Archaeological Survey Of India

World's highest Shiva shrine, Tungnath, tilting by 6-10 degrees, reveals ASI

ASI officials are investigating the cause of the tilt and have not ruled out the possibility of land subsidence

Man vs monument: Why Tughlaqabad Fort’s neighbours had to go, but not Siri, or Purana Qila or Lal Kot

Around India, countless old buildings—forts and temples, tombs and minars, baolis and serais— have disappeared or are in danger of disappearing. The answer is not to have the ASI grow fangs but for people—civil society—to appreciate the value of old structures

Why India wants UNESCO World Heritage site tag for PM Modi’s birthplace, Vadnagar

Vadnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthplace in Gujarat, has made it to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Inhabited for over 2,700 years, it has excavations from before the 2nd Century BCE and is home to ancient arched gateways, temples, and kothis

Free entry draws more students to ASI-protected monuments, government seeks to boost number

The Union Culture Ministry recently announced free entry to all Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments, sites and museums across the country from 5 August to 15 August, for both domestic and foreign visitors

Union Cultural Ministry seeks Google's support to ensure conservation of protected monuments

Talks between the ministry and the software leader are "in the pipeline". A total of 3,693 heritage sites in India are protected under the Archaeological Survey of India that falls within the purview of the ministry

Free entry to all ASI-protected monuments from 5 to 15 August

This is being done as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations to mark 75 years of India's Independence

Explained: The 1958 Act for the protection of ancient monuments and the changes the government wants to introduce

It is speculated that amendments to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act-1958 will allow the ASI to review the list of existing monuments and add or remove some from the ASI purview

ASI in Patna unearths 2,000-year-old brick walls believed to be from Kushan age

The discovery was made at a site of pond rejuvenation work in Kumrahar area, where relics of the Mauryan empire had been found in the past

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam writes to ASI for repair of finial that got damaged in thunderstorm

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari described the rampaging storm in Delhi as something he had 'never seen' in his entire life

Mausoleum of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer was once a temple, claims Hindu outfit

Hindu outfit Maharana Pratap Sena claimed that Hindu symbols were present on the walls, windows of the dargah and demanded a survey of the premises by the Archaeological Survey of India