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Pre-Historic Caves, Forests Among Sites Vying For UNESCO Heritage Spot
The United Nation's cultural organisation announces its choice of sites for inclusion in its world heritage list this week, with pre-historic caves, former centres of repression, forests, marine bio-systems and others vying for the coveted spots.
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Kyiv's World Heritage Cathedral Damaged In Russian Attack: Ukraine Minister
A Russian attack overnight damaged Saint Sophia Cathedral in the historic centre of Kyiv, one of Ukraine's most significant monuments and a designated world heritage site, the Ukrainian culture minister said on Tuesday.
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Israel Strikes Lebanon's UNESCO World Heritage Site City 'Tyre'
Israeli strikes on Wednesday pounded Lebanon's Tyre, an ancient coastal city which boasts a UNESCO World Heritage site, leaving swathes of its centre in ruins.
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PM Modi Inaugurates 46th Session Of World Heritage Committee At Bharat Mandapam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will contribute one million dollars to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to provide support for heritage conservation in countries, especially of the Global South.
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"India's Vibrant Culture, Ancient Heritage Attracts World": PM Modi
"PM Modi on IAADB 2023": Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his government is working to institutionalise global cultural initiatives and develop a modern system on the lines of similar events in cities like Venice, London and Sao Paulo
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Assam's Royal Burial Grounds Submitted As Nomination For UNESCO Tag: Centre
The mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam has been submitted as India's nomination for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the year 2023-24, the Centre informed the Parliament on Thursday.
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Drop Plaque, Replace It With Tagore's Name, Says Centre: Report
The Centre has asked Visva Bharati University to replace the controversial plaques commemorating UNESCO's award of World Heritage Site to Santiniketan, a varsity source said on Thursday.
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Remove Santiniketan Plaques Without Rabindranath Tagore's Name: Mamata Banerjee To Centre
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the Centre to remove the plaques on UNESCO World Heritage Site status to Santiniketan.
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India To Ask UNESCO For World Heritage Site Tag For Assam's Charaideo Maidam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said the centre will send a proposal to UNESCO for nominating Charaideo Maidam of the Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site.
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World Heritage Day: The Importance, Theme And Significance
Since 1983, The International Council on Monuments and Sites has set a theme around which events are centred on World Heritage Day.
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Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear For Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Sites
Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
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After Waterlogging At Konark Sun Temple, Odisha Seeks Centre's Help
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the Centre to take quick steps to save the 13th century Sun Temple of Konark by ensuring proper drainage of water on a permanent basis at the world heritage monument.
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'Climate Change Can Destroy World Heritage Sites'
It's not just the marauding ISIS which poses a great threat to the heritage sites like Palmyra, but climate change too can wreak havoc in cities like Venice, says Mechtild Rossler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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Syria Troops Press Advance After Blow To ISIS In Palmyra
Syrian forces strengthened their hold on Palmyra on Monday and pushed forward against the ISIS group after dealing it a major blow by retaking the ancient city.
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Centre for World Natural Heritage to Come up at Dehradun
India's environment ministry, in association with UNESCO, is establishing a centre for world natural heritage management and training for the Asia and Pacific region at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, a statement said on Thursday.
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Pre-Historic Caves, Forests Among Sites Vying For UNESCO Heritage Spot
The United Nation's cultural organisation announces its choice of sites for inclusion in its world heritage list this week, with pre-historic caves, former centres of repression, forests, marine bio-systems and others vying for the coveted spots.
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Kyiv's World Heritage Cathedral Damaged In Russian Attack: Ukraine Minister
A Russian attack overnight damaged Saint Sophia Cathedral in the historic centre of Kyiv, one of Ukraine's most significant monuments and a designated world heritage site, the Ukrainian culture minister said on Tuesday.
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Israel Strikes Lebanon's UNESCO World Heritage Site City 'Tyre'
Israeli strikes on Wednesday pounded Lebanon's Tyre, an ancient coastal city which boasts a UNESCO World Heritage site, leaving swathes of its centre in ruins.
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PM Modi Inaugurates 46th Session Of World Heritage Committee At Bharat Mandapam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will contribute one million dollars to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to provide support for heritage conservation in countries, especially of the Global South.
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"India's Vibrant Culture, Ancient Heritage Attracts World": PM Modi
"PM Modi on IAADB 2023": Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his government is working to institutionalise global cultural initiatives and develop a modern system on the lines of similar events in cities like Venice, London and Sao Paulo
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Assam's Royal Burial Grounds Submitted As Nomination For UNESCO Tag: Centre
The mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam has been submitted as India's nomination for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the year 2023-24, the Centre informed the Parliament on Thursday.
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Drop Plaque, Replace It With Tagore's Name, Says Centre: Report
The Centre has asked Visva Bharati University to replace the controversial plaques commemorating UNESCO's award of World Heritage Site to Santiniketan, a varsity source said on Thursday.
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Remove Santiniketan Plaques Without Rabindranath Tagore's Name: Mamata Banerjee To Centre
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the Centre to remove the plaques on UNESCO World Heritage Site status to Santiniketan.
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India To Ask UNESCO For World Heritage Site Tag For Assam's Charaideo Maidam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said the centre will send a proposal to UNESCO for nominating Charaideo Maidam of the Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site.
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World Heritage Day: The Importance, Theme And Significance
Since 1983, The International Council on Monuments and Sites has set a theme around which events are centred on World Heritage Day.
-
Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear For Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Sites
Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
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After Waterlogging At Konark Sun Temple, Odisha Seeks Centre's Help
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the Centre to take quick steps to save the 13th century Sun Temple of Konark by ensuring proper drainage of water on a permanent basis at the world heritage monument.
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'Climate Change Can Destroy World Heritage Sites'
It's not just the marauding ISIS which poses a great threat to the heritage sites like Palmyra, but climate change too can wreak havoc in cities like Venice, says Mechtild Rossler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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Syria Troops Press Advance After Blow To ISIS In Palmyra
Syrian forces strengthened their hold on Palmyra on Monday and pushed forward against the ISIS group after dealing it a major blow by retaking the ancient city.
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Centre for World Natural Heritage to Come up at Dehradun
India's environment ministry, in association with UNESCO, is establishing a centre for world natural heritage management and training for the Asia and Pacific region at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, a statement said on Thursday.
