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Govt not spending money for promotion of Vedas: Ramdev
India | Feb 22, 2015, 09:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev today asked Narendra Modi government to “loosen its purse strings” for promoting the Vedas as has been done for minority institutions and proposed setting up a centre for Vedic learning.“The
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UNESCO condemns Japanese journalist's killing
World | Feb 03, 2015, 01:50 PM ISTParis: UNESCO director general Irina Bokova Tuesday condemned the murder of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto by the Islamic State militants, urging mediapersons in Syria and neighbouring Iraq to take precautions for their personal safety."Kenji Goto
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Burning of cow dung cakes banned near Taj Mahal
India | Jan 13, 2015, 11:09 AM 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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Jairam Ramesh named member of board providing policy advice to UNEP
National | Dec 14, 2014, 11:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been appointed as a member of a board which provides strategic policy advice to a key UN agency on environmentally-sound technologies for developing nations. Ramesh said he
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Air pollution discolouring Taj Mahal, finds study
India | Dec 11, 2014, 11:29 AM ISTWashington: A team of researchers from India and the US has found that the browning of the Taj Mahal's iconic marble dome and soaring minarets is due to dust and airborne carbon particles.“Our team was
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Jairam Ramesh to head panel on global research platform
National | Oct 26, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been named to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development instituted by an alliance of organisations such as UNEP, UNESCO and World Meteorological Organization (WMO).The
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India gears up for mock tsunami drill on Sep 9 and 10
India | Sep 08, 2014, 11:51 AM ISTHyderabad: India, along with 23 other countries, is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill on September 9 and 10 that is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
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Film festival about differently abled people
India | Jul 15, 2014, 07:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: New Delhi: A film festival sensitising people about differently abled people and their problems was organized in New Delhi on Monday.The 'We Care International Film Festival' organized with association with Ministry of Social
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UN panel asks India to act against poaching in Manas sanctuary
India | Jul 13, 2014, 01:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing serious concern over poaching of rhinos in Assam's Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has warned India of including the wildlife reserve in “the List of World Heritage in Danger”
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Gujarat's Rani-ki-Vav recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site
India | Jun 22, 2014, 08:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: ‘Rani-ki-Vav', an 11th century stepwell in Gujarat, has been approved as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO which described it as “exceptional example of technological development” in utilising ground water resources.“Stepwell Rani-ki-Vav has
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Himachal national park set for World Heritage tag
India | Jun 08, 2014, 02:03 PM ISTShimla: Countdown has begun for getting Unesco's coveted World Heritage Natural Site tag for the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh, India's richest biodiversity spot in the western Himalayas.State wildlife officials say the
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China's Hao Ping to head UNESCO's 37th General Conference
World | Nov 06, 2013, 11:06 AM ISTParis : Hao Ping, China's vice minister for education, was Tuesday elected president of the 37th General Conference of UNESCO for the next two years, Xinhua reported.Hao Ping, representative to the UNESCO's executive board, was
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Six Rajasthan hill forts in Unesco World Heritage List
India | Jun 21, 2013, 06:45 PM ISTJaipur, June 21: Six hill forts in Rajasthan have been selected to be included in the Unesco's World Heritage List, an official said here Friday.The hill forts are Amber, Chittorgarh, Gangron, Jaisalmer, Kumbhalgarh and Ranthambore.Rajasthan's
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Himachal park set for Unesco's natural heritage status
India | May 21, 2013, 01:07 PM ISTShimla, May 21: India's richest biodiversity site in the western Himalayas, the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh, is likely to become the country's seventh natural Unesco World Heritage site, a wildlife official
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Umayyad mosque, a Unesco world heritage site, falls amid battles in Syria
World | Apr 25, 2013, 02:49 PM ISTBeirut, Apr 25: The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed on Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the streets
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Five Tamil Nadu places in UNESCO World Heritage status tentative list
India | Oct 15, 2012, 09:05 PM 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 | Jul 04, 2012, 05:46 PM 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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Pak journalist Razzaq Gul gunned down
World | May 19, 2012, 03:11 PM ISTIslamabad, May 19: A Pakistani journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the restive southwest Balochistan province, the fourth scribe to be killed in as many months in the country ranked by UNESCO as
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Palestine Admitted To UNESCO As Full Member
World | Oct 31, 2011, 09:32 PM ISTParis, Oct 31: Palestinians won a crucial vote to enter UNESCO as a full member today, scoring a symbolic victory in their battle for statehood and full membership in the UN General Assembly.“The general assembly