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PM Modi inaugurates 46th session of World Heritage Committee, announces $1million contribution
India | July 21, 2024 20:16 ISTMore than 2,000 international and national delegates from more than 150 countries are attending the World Heritage Committee meeting in India this year.
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Locals in Kathmandu protest against new master plan for Pashupati, claim it endangers heritage
News | October 06, 2020 14:57 ISTLocals around the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu have staged protest against the newly introduced master plan to make changes around the World Heritage and major religious site. Protesters around Pashupati staged a sit-in protest in front of the Pashupati Area Development Trust.
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PM Modi delighted on Ahmedabad becoming India's first World Heritage City
India | July 09, 2017 11:08 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his pleasure on Ahmedabad becoming India’s first World Heritage City. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “A matter of immense joy for India”
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World Heritage Day: Top Heritage sites of India
Lifestyle | April 18, 2017 16:25 ISTIts World Heritage Day today and one of the best day to promote and spread awareness regarding the cultural heritage of India. UNESCO too through its Unite 4 heritage programme has started the initiative to promote the international monuments.
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NASA radar maps new view of World Heritage Site
World | January 28, 2016 13:07 ISTWashington: In just two 10-minute overflights, an airborne NASA radar has pinpointed areas of disturbance in Peru's Nasca lines World Heritage Site.The data collected on the two flights will help Peruvian authorities fully catalog the
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Environmentalists for declaration of river Ganga as World Heritage
India | April 22, 2015 10:30 ISTLucknow: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking keen interest in cleaning of Ganga, a group of environmentalists will be petitioning him to pursue with UNESCO for declaration of upper region of the holy river as
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Burning of cow dung cakes banned near Taj Mahal
India | January 13, 2015 11:09 ISTLucknow: India's white marvel, the Taj Mahal, acquiring yellowish hues has prompted authorities in Agra to ban burning of cow dung cakes for cooking near the 17th century monument.The Agra district administration is also planning
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Italy's Mount Etna gains World Heritage status
World | June 21, 2013 18:57 ISTPhnom Penh,June 21: One of the world's most active volcanoes, Italy's Mount Etna, has been named a World Heritage Site at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) here Friday.Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister
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Five Tamil Nadu places in UNESCO World Heritage status tentative list
India | October 15, 2012 21:05 ISTKumbakonam, Oct 15: Five sites, including famous Lord Sri Ranganathar temple in Srirangam, in Tamil Nadu have been included in the tentative list by the Union Culture ministry for UNESCO's world heritage status, Union Culture
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Karnataka opposes world heritage tag to Western Ghats
India | July 04, 2012 17:46 ISTBangalore, Jul 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work.Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here
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