![]() | Son of soil who feels its pulseChief Minister MK Stalin, Minister P Moorthy, and Madurai MP S Venkatesan lauded Sudharsan. |
![]() | Heritage tag sought for Ahom burial mounds in AssamOut of the 386 Moidams explored so far, 90 royal burials at Charaideo are the best preserved, representative, and most complete examples of this tradition. |
![]() | Safety audits to be conducted across Kerala to curb crimes against womenAudits to identify unsafe places; launched as part of UNESCO’s ‘Orange the World’ campaign |
![]() | Crunch time: UN puts baguette on cultural heritage list“It is important that these craft knowledge and social practices can continue to exist in the future,” said Azoulay, a former French culture minister. |
![]() | Chile ceramics, Colombian wisdom get UNESCO heritage statusThe rapidly disappearing skill required to make black pottery in Chile and the ancient knowledge of Colombian Indigenous groups are intangible cultural heritage practices. |
![]() | Australia argues against 'endangered' Barrier Reef statusEnvironment Minister Tanya Plibersek said the report was a reflection on Australia's previous conservative government, which was voted out of office in May elections after nine years in power. |
![]() | Great Barrier Reef risks 'in danger' World Heritage listingThe Australian Marine Conservation Society said the reef supported 60,000 jobs and generated Aus$6 billion ($4 billion) in revenue every year. |
![]() | CM Mamata Banerjee likely to officially announce two new districts on TuesdayThe district of Sundarbans is likely to have around 13 blocks of South 24 Parganas while Basirhat may have six of North 24 Parganas. |
![]() | UNESCO honours Qutb Shahi era baolis’ restorationUnesco has recognised the conservation of six baolis (step wells) located inside the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park at Golconda with an Award of Distinction. |
![]() | Odisha govt to seek UNESCO heritage tag for Rath YatraGovt has asked SJTA to suggest seven names for advisory committee |
![]() | Two conservation projects in Telangana bag UNESCO awardsThe conservation project at Golconda created a renewed appreciation for the continued relevance of heritage-based solutions for sustainability. |
![]() | Three-year-wait for Thanjavur residents prolongs as Rs 5.83 crore Sivaganga Park project drags onFor, the city corporation is yet to complete the `5.83-crore project even after it has overshot the deadline by almost two years. |
![]() | Study finds link between online and offline violence against women journalistsThe report is the result of a three-year study covering 15 countries and is the most geographically, linguistically, and ethnically diverse scoping of online violence against women journalists to date |
![]() | Most murders of journalists go unpunished: UNESCOUNESCO called for 'all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists are properly investigated and their perpetrators identified and convicted.' |
![]() | A glimpse of Hampi through light & soundThe administration plans to organise the show on all days of the week, depending on public response. |
![]() | New cultures of peaceA culture bereft of peace is no longer democratic. A reinvented UNESCO is part of the Satyagraha of the future. |
![]() | Hampi: Govt officials flout rules at Unesco siteIn a classic case of enforcers of law becoming lawbreakers, government officials are using heavy vehicles inside Unesco-protected tourist site Hampi. |
![]() | Horrendous that WB govt which 'banned' Durga Puja is taking credit for UNESCO honour: MoS LekhiEarlier this month, Banerjee had led a rally celebrating the inclusion of 'Durga Puja in Kolkata' in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. |
![]() | Resource, infrastructure crunch impact AI expansion in India's education sector: UNESCO reportThe report bizarrely claimed that the high pupil-teacher ratios and lack of professionally qualified teachers in the Indian education sector might be addressed by AI-powered tools. |
![]() | Odisha: KISS wins UNESCO International Literacy PrizeFounded in 1993 with just 125 students by Samanta, KISS has grown to become the first such institution for tribal children in the world. |
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