Hardly paid attention to for two decades, the Archaeological Survey of India has now taken up conservation work at this important Buddhist site near Kalaburagi district in Karnataka.
A book titled Gandhi and the Champaran Satyagraha: Select Readings, which has been edited by Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das, has been released.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has expressed "deep appreciation" for India's contribution of USD 2.5 million.