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Known for its breathtaking natural beauty above and below the water, Komodo National Park in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is a UNESCO World..
Credit: NewsVoir - Published on January 31, 2024

The Centre has granted in-principle approval for the construction of a 7.2km road linking Pulna to Bhyundar village in Chamoli district. The project assumes..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 27, 2024

Five years after steering the campaign that gave Mumbai its third UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription, SoBo’s citizen champions execute extensive signage..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 21, 2024

Two large steel and glass frames housing Unesco's World Heritage Site certification and acknowledging Rabindranath Tagore as the founder and guiding light of the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 6, 2023

In 2012, UNESCO inscribed the Western Ghats as a World Heritage Site, recognizing its extraordinary biodiversity and unique ecosystems.
Credit: DNA - Published on November 23, 2023

Seungkwan, the first speaker, spoke about the special connection his hometown, Jeju Island, has with UNESCO. He highlighted that Jeju Island holds the unique..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 15, 2023

Amnesty International has criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to address the mass evictions taking place at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 15, 2023

The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ohio has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The park, which consists of ancient ceremonial sites,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 15, 2023

Argentina on Tuesday welcomed a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 20, 2023

From the 13th century Konark temple of Odisha to the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar, the G20 Summit venue here has put a spotlight on the rich architectural..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 11, 2023

*Nebula by Titan* today introduced an exquisite line up of 7 timepieces inspired by the exuberance, elegance and grandeur of the Art Deco era. Designed for the..
Credit: NewsVoir - Published on July 27, 2023

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), an UNESCO world heritage site located in the foothills of the Himalayas, is the most visited place by tourists in the region.
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 19, 2023

A decade-long campaign to get Santiniketan recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site looks set to finally pay off, with the International Council on Monuments..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on May 10, 2023

After staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday against the illegal bungalow at the UNESCO world heritage site in Old Goa, citizen activists have..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 22, 2023

India's most prestigious award ceremony, *Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards* 2023 celebrated the splendour of cinema with resounding success on..
on March 4, 2023 • NewsVoir
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in association with NF Railway & Innovations India is all set to organise the First Ever JSL NFR Northeast Half Marathon..
on February 13, 2023 • NewsVoir
The vessel will leave Kolkata on Monday and then it will be anchored at Sundarbans, one of the largest mangrove forests in the world and a UNESCO world heritage..
Credit: Zee News - Published on January 29, 2023

*Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF)* supported by Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya is all set to take the world of cinema by storm. With Madhya..
on January 24, 2023 • NewsVoir
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India has nominated Charaideo’s royal burial mounds or tumulus called “moidam” of the Ahom dynasty that ruled Assam for six centuries from 1228 to 1826 for..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 21, 2023

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A tomb, which is supposedly cursed, has been discovered at the UNESCO world heritage site with a blood-red warning of "do not open" on the doors.
Credit: DNA - Published on June 15, 2022

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The Kaziranga National Park (KNP) recorded a growth of 200 rhinos in the last four years, according to the 2022 census released by the park authority on Tuesday...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 29, 2022

'Durga Puja of Kolkata' is now a World Heritage site. The 16th Committee of Unesco for safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), in a meeting on..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 16, 2021

Indian Railways has registered the historic logos of the iconic “toy train” of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) internationally as its intellectual..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 8, 2021

Never before has the escape of travel and discovery - particularly one offering the gentle balm of sun, sand and sea - been quite so appealing as it is right..
on October 28, 2021 • NewsVoir
Entry of general public into the ‘auditorium cave’ of UNESCO world heritage site at Bhimbetka has been closed by Archeological Survey of India (ASI). The..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 19, 2021

Arctic World Archive, a repository of the most significant works by humankind, has initiated preservation of restored artworks of Indian culture for eternity...
on September 23, 2021 • NewsVoir
Close on the heels of the 13th-century Ramappa temple earning recognition as a Unesco world heritage site, six irrigation tanks and lakes in Telangana are in..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on August 7, 2021

The historic declaration of Dholavira as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has raised hopes among residents of this tiny Kutch village to get better basic amenities..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on July 29, 2021

It will now become the UK's 32nd World Heritage Site and the fourth in Wales among the 1,149 across the globe, including the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 28, 2021

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Reacting to the development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was 'absolutely delighted' by this news and also shared some of his pictures when he..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 28, 2021

Reacting to the development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was 'absolutely delighted' by this news and also shared some of his pictures when he..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 28, 2021

Dholavira, a Harappan-era metropolis in the Kutch region of Gujarat, earned the coveted Unesco World Heritage Site (WHS) tag on Tuesday, ending an eight-year..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on July 28, 2021

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Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on July 27, 2021

India now has 40 world heritage properties overall, which includes 32 cultural, 7 natural, and one mixed property.
Credit: DNA - Published on July 27, 2021

Credit: newKerala.com - Published on July 26, 2021

The historic Ramappa temple, an architectural fable in stone, on Sunday became Unesco's first world heritage site in Telangana. Located in Mulugu district, the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on July 26, 2021

Telangana's 800-year-old Ramappa temple on Sunday was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO
Credit: DNA - Published on July 26, 2021

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