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Kolkata, Almost a year after Santiniketan received the UNESCO World Heritage tag, Visva Bharati University has announced plans for a 15-day awareness campaign during which participants will immerse themselves in the ideals and visions of Rabindranath Tagore and his father Debendranath Tagore, as...

New Delhi, ahead of the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee here, the government has come up with a public art project on India's cultural heritage and the country's UNESCO heritage sites, among others.The “PARI (Public Art of India) Project”, an initiative of the Union Ministry of...

KN director Sonali Ghosh said several camps were submerged as flood waters submerged a large part of the UNESCO World Heritage site.According to Ghosh, 173 camps out of 233 camps under three wildlife divisions, Biswanath Wildlife Division and Nagaon Wildlife Division, have been submerged in...

By Hector KennethVientiane [Lao People's Democratic Republic], In deepening ties between India and Laos, in addition to years of bilateral engagements, the two nations' shared cultural ties and heritage have played an important role.To further foster cultural ties with Laos, India's role in...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will send a proposal to the United Nations agency UNESCO for nomination as world heritage site of the annual Pandharpur 'wari' (pilgrimage), which has a 1,000-year-old tradition, the government said on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to the legislative...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday published a draft report urging Australia to set more ambitious climate change targets to preserve the reef, but recommending that the World Heritage Committee of 21 members did not list it as endangered at...

Kozhikode, Kozhikode in northern Kerala, known for its rich cultural heritage, was officially declared India's first UNESCO 'City of Literature' on Sunday.In October 2023, Kozhikode got a place in the "Literature" category of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).State Local...

Rajgir (Bihar), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the ruins of UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Nalanda Mahavihara' in Rajgir in Nalanda district of Bihar.The ruins of the ancient 'Nalanda Mahavihara' include archaeological remains of a monastic and educational institution. It...

Rajgir (Bihar), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the ruins of ancient Nalanda, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rajgir.The ruins of ancient Nalanda include archaeological remains of a monastic and educational institution. It includes stupas, temples, viharas (residential and...

AHMEDABAD: UNESCO has shortlisted seven most beautiful museums for the prestigious Prix Versailles award, including Bhuj's Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Friday.Patel said, “A moment of pride for Gujarat and India! The Smritivan Earthquake...

The famous Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, known for its UNESCO World Heritage Site near Chennai, is all set to become India's first green destination.Mamallapuram's final award will be formally announced and presented after an audit in a few months and it will become the first World Heritage...

New Delhi [India], The South Asia Regional Office of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) hosted a National Stakeholder Workshop on Safe, Trusted and Ethical AI here in New...

UNESCO World Heritage Site Gopeshwar, Valley of Flowers National Park in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand was opened for tourists on Saturday.The first batch of 48 tourists was sent to the valley from Ghangaria Base Camp by Deputy Forest Conservator Bibi Martolia.Spread over 87 sq km, the...

New Delhi: Ancient illustrated manuscripts of Ramcharitmanas and a 15th-century manuscript of the legends of Panchatantra are among the 20 objects from Asia-Pacific inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Regions Register for the 2024 cycle.The decision was taken at the 10th general meeting...