There are 44 World Heritage Properties in the country, while the Government has sent the following proposals to the World Heritage Centre for consideration for inclusion in the World Heritage List two more sites: Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath (2025-26) JingkiengJri / Lyu Charai Cultural Landscape (2026-27) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) undertakes conservation and maintenance of 3,686 […]
“I condemn the killing of journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Al-Khaldi and call for a thorough and transparent investigation,” UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, said in a statement on Tuesday. Five of the six worked for the influential Qatari-based media organization, Al Jazeera: Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh […]
Agasthyamala Reserve Joins UN Top 20 World Biospheres’ List The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu and Kerala has made it to top 20 new sites added by the UN to its list of UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The International Co-ordinating Council, which met in Lima, Peru on Saturday said with the addition […]