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46th convention of World Heritage Committee concludes, delegates call stay in India “memorable”

As the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded, on Wednesday, several delegates expressed their pleasure in being a…

4 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate 46th Session of World Heritage Committee on July 21 at Bharat Mandapam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee on July 21, Sunday evening, at…

4 months ago

Palestine to take part in UNESCO intergovernmental committee meet in Delhi

Dr Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, the charge d'affaires a.i. and Media Advisor of the Embassy of Palestine in New Delhi…

4 months ago

Nepal: Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini throng with tourists again after Covid pandemic hiatus

By Binod Prasad Adhikari Tourists have once again started to throng the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini considered the birthplace…

5 months ago

Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra become part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register

It was a proud moment for India and its culture as the Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahrdayaloka-Locana were included in UNESCO's…

6 months ago

India has 52 sites lined up for UNESCO World Heritage tag

Currently, India has 40 Sites in the UNESCO World Heritage List and 52 sites in the UNESCO Tentative List of…

1 year ago

Meet Bakan Jagdish Sudhakar, first Indian to receive UNESCO’s Michel Batisse Award

Having made a laudable contribution in the field of conservation, Bakan Jagdish Sudhakar, an Indian Forest Officer who is the…

1 year ago

Santiniketan poised to get UNESCO World Heritage Site tag

Santiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore’s abode of peace, has been recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by an international…

2 years ago

India backs inclusion of Iran’s iconic tradition in UNESCO Heritage list

Backed by India, Iran's 'Yalda/Chella' has been added as the new inscription on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage adding…

2 years ago

Easter Island’s iconic rock statues damaged in fire

Easter Island, the special territory of Chile in the south eastern Pacific Ocean, may be one of the most remote…

2 years ago

Telangana’s Gollabhama saris get UNESCO’s iconic tag

It was a special honour for both India and Telangana and its craftspeople. The well-known Gollabhama saris of the State…

2 years ago

Artists of Ma Durga statues to be honoured in Kolkata tomorrow

It is indeed a great honour for India and its festivals with Durga Puja being inscribed in the United Nations…

2 years ago

Russia slams UNESCO for not condemning Darya Dugina’s killing

Russia has accused the leadership of the UNESCO Secretariat of "deeply biased approach" after it failed to condemn the brutal…

2 years ago

India adds three new cultural sites to World Heritage list in a reflection of its soft power

<p> <strong>By adding three cultural sites to the tentative list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)…

2 years ago

Open Court With KK Muhammed E7 | India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites & Criteria To Be In UNESCO List

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0zs5nWlYoG0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> With Dholavira being…

2 years ago

‘We live because of the sun, we breathe because of the sun, we drink because of the sun’

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2 years ago

Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges On Tentative List Of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0AsNp2QqnAo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> This a proud…

3 years ago

Bamiyan Buddha site in Afghanistan could lose UNESCO heritage tag if Taliban continue digging the site

<p> In their first stint, the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddha statues in 2001, after two decades in their second…

3 years ago

Karnataka’s 12th Century Hoysala temples nominated for World Heritage List

<p> <strong>Karnataka’s Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura will be India’s nomination for World Heritage List for the year…

3 years ago

Naya Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar Listed In UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network – What Does It Mean?

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ww6un8dDvYI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> The summer capital…

3 years ago

Srinagar joins UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network—an elite group of 295 world cities

<p> In a major achievement for India in an international competition, Srinagar—the summer capital of the Union Territory of Jammu…

3 years ago