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Santiniketan declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

September 18, 2023

Santiniketan declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

Visva-Bharati, located in Santiniketan, was built by Rabindranath Tagore

September 15, 2023
Venice and its lagoon again escape inclusion on UNESCO list of heritage sites in danger

UNESCO officials have emphasised that a downgrade is not meant to be punitive but to alert the world community that more needs to be done to address issues plaguing a World Heritage site.
December 21, 2021
President Kovind attends CUK convocation, hails national educational policy

Kovind said the National Education Policy aims to promote both inclusion and excellence.
November 22, 2021
School closures due to COVID-19 pose threat to gender equality: UNESCO study

The global study titled "When schools shut: Gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures" brings to the fore that girls and boys, young women and men were affected differently by school closures, depending on the context.
November 19, 2021
ASI makes a move to include Bekal Fort in UNESCO heritage list; but with a rider

Bekal Fort, a key-shaped structure two-thirds of which juts out into the sea, is a major tourist attraction and a protected monument under the ASI.
July 30, 2021
First ever UNESCO study on sexual violence and Indian news media released

The publication also calls on journalism associations and news industry leaders to take a lead in establishing a national charter for news reporting of sexual violence.
July 30, 2021
After Ramappa temple, focus now on World Heritage site status for Hyderabad

As Telangana celebrates its first UNESCO world heritage site, there is a growing clamour for the state government to redouble its efforts to get the inscription for this 429-year-old city.

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