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  No entry fee at ASI monuments on April 18 due to World Heritage Day: Ministry of Culture

  India | April 17, 2025 22:19 IST

  World Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 18th April to honour and protect cultural and natural heritage. Currently, there are 3,698 monuments and heritage sites under ASI protection across the country.

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  7 countries with most world heritage sites | In Pics

  World | March 05, 2025 12:05 IST

  World Heritage Sites are usually landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain cultural and natural heritage around the world.

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  When is World Heritage Day 2024? Know date, history, significance and more

  Lifestyle | April 18, 2024 8:45 IST

  World Heritage Day isn't merely a celebration; it's a call to safeguard our cultural legacy for today and tomorrow. Protecting these treasures ensures their enduring inspiration and educational value.

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  Santiniketan, home of Rabindra Nath Tagore, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

  India | September 18, 2023 13:54 IST

  Santiniketan: A few months ago, the landmark site was recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by the international advisory body ICOMOS.

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  Meghalaya's 'Living Root Bridges' in UNESCO world heritage site

  India | March 30, 2022 8:13 IST

  Locally known as "Jingkieng Jri", there are around 100 known living root bridges found in 72 villages in the East Khasi Hills district and West Jaintia Hills district of the mountainous state.

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  World Heritage Committee closes Fuzhou session, adds 34 new heritage sites

  World | August 01, 2021 11:02 IST

  As 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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  World Heritage Day 2018: Let's have a look at these picturesque heritage sites of India

  Fashion & Lifestyle | April 18, 2018 12:08 IST

  April 18th is celebrated as World Heritage Day across the globe.

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  Five World Heritage sites severely damaged in Syria: Experts

  World | September 19, 2014 11:33 IST

  Washington: In war-torn Syria, five of six World Heritage sites now “exhibit significant damage” and some structures have been “reduced to rubble”, reveals new high-resolution satellite image analysis.The damaged Syria's World Heritage sites are: the

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  Climbing season opens on Mt. Fuji

  World | July 01, 2013 16:43 IST

  Shizuoka (Japan), July 1: The mountain's registration on the world heritage list is expected to attract more climbers this year.Climbers flocked to Mt. Fuji on Monday as Japan's highest mountain opened for this year's climbing

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  UN designates Western Ghats of India as world heritage site

  World | July 02, 2012 11:53 IST

  United Nations, Jul 2: India's 1600-km long Western Ghats mountain chain, which has forests older than the Himalaya mountains, has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations.The Western Ghats mountain