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Darjeeling's toy train service resumes after 17 months | Watch majestic video
India | Aug 25, 2021, 08:46 PM ISTThe toy train on this route was declared a UNESCO ‘World Heritage Site’ in 1999. At present, one train will run daily in each direction between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, 88 km apart, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson Guneet Kaur said from Maligaon.
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Tourists delighted as Taj Mahal reopens for night viewing
News | Aug 22, 2021, 10:04 AM ISTVisitors arrived to see the Taj Mahal as the monument once again opened for night viewing from August 21. Tourists can now admire the UNESCO World Heritage Site under the moonlight in all its glory.
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Netflix, UNESCO join hands to celebrate India's diverse cultural heritage
Web Series | Aug 13, 2021, 06:09 PM ISTNetflix and UNESCO will come up with a series of short videos themed 'One Country, Incredible Diversity' that will focus on India's cultural journey, including monuments, living heritage, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festivals such as Dussehra, Diwali and Holi.
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World Heritage Committee closes Fuzhou session, adds 34 new heritage sites
World | Aug 01, 2021, 11:02 AM ISTAs the session ended on Saturday, the latest inscriptions, which include 29 cultural sites and 5 natural ones, bring the total number of sites on Unesco's World Heritage to 1,154, reports Xinhua news agency.
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UNESCO adds 5 more sites to World Heritage List
World | Jul 29, 2021, 11:41 AM ISTThe additions made on Wednesday were decided the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee held online and chaired from Fuzhou, China, which is examining nominations from both 2020 and 2021, according to a Unesco statement.
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Gujarat's Dholavira gets UNESCO World Heritage Site tag | IN PICS
India | Jul 27, 2021, 05:09 PM ISTDholavira, a Harappan-era city in Gujarat's Rann of Kutch, has been inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Harappan-era city Dholavira inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
India | Jul 27, 2021, 05:05 PM ISTThe ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has already given India a new world heritage site in the form of the Rudreswara/ Ramappa Temple in Telangana, which dates back to the 13th century.
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Telangana's Ramappa temple conferred UNESCO heritage tag
India | Jul 25, 2021, 06:53 PM ISTRamappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019.
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Madhya Pradesh's Bhedaghat, Satpura Tiger Reserve in tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage
Travel | Jun 09, 2021, 09:48 PM ISTRecently, the Satpura Tiger Reserve and Bhedaghat in Madhya Pradesh are among the six places that have made it to the tentative list of UNESCO's world heritage sites.
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UNESCO, Bhumi Pednekar together to educate girls on menstrual hygiene
Celebrities | Feb 17, 2021, 03:40 PM ISTWith an aim to raise awareness and educate girls on menstrual hygiene management, UNESCO has joined the #KeepGirlsInSchool mission, being supported by Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar.
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Delhi's Sunder Nursery chosen for two UNESCO Asia-Pacific awards for conservation
India | Dec 20, 2020, 08:59 AM ISTDelhi's iconic Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre garden which was transformed into a horticultural paradise after a decade-long conservation work, is among the winners in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year.
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Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list: MP Govt
India | Dec 07, 2020, 02:48 PM ISTThe historical fort cities of Gwalior and Orchha in Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of UNESCOs world heritage cities under its urban landscape city programme, according to the state government.
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Coronavirus impact: Nearly 13% world museums may never reopen, says UNESCO
India | May 18, 2020, 09:57 PM ISTConfirming that museums have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic with nearly 90 percent of them shut, the UNESCO and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) on Monday expressed concern over the global cultural space.
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Over 290 mn students' education disrupted after coronavirus outbreak: UNESCO
World | Mar 06, 2020, 03:10 PM ISTEducation of over 290 million students in 13 countries has been disrupted after their schools were shut down due to the coronavirus epidemic, according to the UN education agency UNESCO.
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'Pink City' receives UNESCO World Heritage City certificate
News | Feb 06, 2020, 01:02 PM ISTWalled-city of Jaipur formally was accorded World Heritage City status.
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UNESCO warns Trump against destruction of Iran's cultural sites
World | Jan 07, 2020, 08:18 AM ISTUNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay reminded the United States President Donald Trump that his country was committed to multiple international conventions that meant respecting cultural heritage in the case of conflict.
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Supreme Court nod to clearance for basic amenity projects in Taj zone
India | Dec 06, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTA bench, headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant, observed that the state government has complied with its direction on the vision document in TTZ, therefore, it is appropriate to modify its earlier order.
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India slams Pak at UNESCO for propaganda on J&K, Ayodhya Verdict
World | Nov 15, 2019, 04:24 PM ISTIn a strong statement against Pakistan, in its Right to Reply, an Indian official while addressing the 40th UNESCO General Conference - on General Policy Debate, also said that the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have always been ours and shall always be an integral part of India and this includes the territory that is currently under the illegal and forcible occupation of Pakistan".
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Gallery for disabled Indian artists open at UNESCO house
Books & Culture | Nov 05, 2019, 02:59 PM ISTAs part of an inclusive initiative, a temporary art gallery titled 'Not Just Art', dedicated to Indian artists with disabilities, was inaugurated by union minister G. Kishan Reddy at UNESCO Cluster House here on Monday.
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UNESCO tag: Hyderabad will become culinary capital of world, says Mayor
India | Nov 03, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTOn the occasion of World Cities Day 2019, the UNESCO had announced that Mumbai and Hyderabad have been included in its network of Creative Cities