Indian Cultures As Heritage is written by Romila Thapar. This book explains how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three centuries, and hence require added attention.

• The religious site, Parasnath, from the state of Jharkhand, has been recently included in the PRASAD Scheme. 
• The other sites that were recently included in the PRASAD Scheme are Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand and Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
• PRASAD expands to “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive”.
• The Scheme was launched in 2014-15 by the Union Ministry to develop pilgrimage and heritage destinations in the country. 

• Krishnamurthy Subramanian is the Chief Economic Advisor to the government of India.
• He succeeded Arvind Subramanian on 7 December 2018.
• The Chief Economic Advisor advises the Government of India on matters related to finance, commerce, trade, economy.
• The Chief Economic Advisor is appointed by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

• India ranked 130^th out of 189 countries, in the 2018 Human Development Index.
• The Human Development Index ranking is released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• India climbed one spot to secure the 130^th rank this year. Last year it was ranked 131^st.
• Norway secured the top position in the index.

Angkor Wat, also known as the 'city temple', is the largest temple in the world.

• It has a vast temple complex in Cambodia featuring the magnificent remains of several capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9^th to the 15^th century AD.

• It stands on a raised terrace above the rest of the city.

• The temple is made of three rectangular galleries rising to a central tower, each level higher than the last.

Laho dance is basically performed by the Janitha people in Indian state of Meghalaya. Both boys and girls dress themselves in most beautiful attires and perform it together.

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of all 55 countries on the African continent. It was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa, with the aim of replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The AU's secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa.

The Simlipal National Park is located in Odisha. It is also a tiger reserve and is located in the Mayurbhanj district of the state.

• In 712 AD, Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered the Sind province. 
• It was the first Arab victory in India and it led the foundation for Arab invasion in India. 
• Qasim succeeded in conquering Sind in his third attempt in which he defeated Dahir, the King of Sind.