International Mother Language Day 2018: Did you know one language disappears every 2 weeks?
Did you know one language disappears on average every two weeks?
Feb 21, 2018, 08:51 AM IST
Visit to Taj Mahal to get expensive from April 1, tickets to be valid for three hours only
From April 1, tourists visiting the Taj Mahal will have to pay more. The government has increased the entry fee for the iconic Taj Mahal to Rs 50 from Rs 40. It is also introducing a Rs-200 charge for those who want to visit the main mausoleum of the heritage site.
Feb 14, 2018, 16:12 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath visits Gorakhnath temple, offers prayers
The Chief Minister visited the Gorakhpur temple, where he is also the head priest, and offered his prayers.
Jan 02, 2018, 08:14 AM IST
UNESCO recognises Kumbh Mela as India's cultural heritage
India's Kumbh Mela has been recognised by UNESCO as an "intangible cultural heritage of humanity", a tweet posted on Thursday by the international organisation said.
Dec 07, 2017, 17:56 PM IST
Taj Mahal second best UNESCO world heritage site after Angkor Wat: Survey
The Taj Mahal is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey.
Dec 06, 2017, 16:45 PM IST
UNESCO elects French-Jewish woman Audrey Azoulay as its next Director General
A day after the US and Israel announced they were withdrawing from the Unesco alleging anti-Israel bias in the organisation, it elected Audrey Azoulay, a French-Jewish woman of Moroccan descent, as its next Director-General.
Oct 14, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
Israel to withdraw from UNESCO along with US, accuses it of distorting history
After US, Israel too will withdraw from UNESCO.
Oct 12, 2017, 23:06 PM IST
US to withdraw from UNESCO over 'anti-Israel bias'
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Washington would establish an "observer mission" to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency.
Oct 12, 2017, 18:50 PM IST
US seen withdrawing from UN's cultural agency: Diplomats
Paris-based UNESCO will pick a new chief this week to try to revive its fortunes.
Oct 12, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
Interpol approves Palestinian membership bid: Official
Baker however rejected the notion that Palestinians would be able to initiate arrest warrants at will against Israelis by joining Interpol.
Sep 27, 2017, 16:53 PM IST
UNESCO wants to declare Marine Drive as World Heritage Site; Mumbai disagrees
Residents of Mumbai's Marine Drive are unhappy with the nomination of Marine Drive to be declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Sep 07, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
China's First Lady attends UNESCO award ceremony
First Lady of China and UNESCO Special Envoy Peng Liyuan on Tuesday awarded the UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education to three representatives of the award-winning projects during a ceremony here.
Sep 05, 2017, 20:21 PM IST
Ahmedabad gets India's first World Heritage City certificate
The Chief Minister said Ahmedabad was selected out of 250 cities in the race for the coveted status.
Sep 02, 2017, 00:37 AM IST
Poland storms kill six, destroy tens of thousands of trees
It will take two years to clear the tens of thousands of trees smashed by the weekend storms that devastated Poland`s forests, the country`s forest service said on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
Nineteen killed by China quake as aftershocks rattle survivors
China on Wednesday evacuated tens of thousands people in its mountainous southwest after a strong earthquake killed at least 19 people and rattled a region where memories of a 2008 seismic disaster remain fresh.
Aug 09, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Russia's Lake Baikal 'extremely polluted', Vladimir Putin warns
On Friday, Putin called for officials to pay "special attention" to clean up the aftermath of "irrational and often irresponsible economic activity" around the lake, and to prevent such damage happening again.
Aug 04, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
Delhi to apply for Unesco Imperial Capital Cities status
The central government in 2015 had pulled out Delhi's entry for the Unesco World Heritage City status, saying that if Delhi was given the prestigious tag, it would put "restrictions" on several infrastructure works in the national capital.
Aug 03, 2017, 08:20 AM IST
Uzbekistan says ex-president Islam Karimov's daughter in custody
Karimov`s second daughter, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, is Uzbek ambassador to UNESCO, a position she has held since 2008.
Jul 28, 2017, 15:13 PM IST
Vodafone to offer coding training to girls in 26 nations
The release noted that the United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), earlier this year, had expressed concerns about reducing female participation in a field that is otherwise expanding globally.
Jul 14, 2017, 20:12 PM IST
Japan protests South Korea's 'comfort women' heritage bid
The reaction comes after Seoul's gender equality minister yesterday expressed support for efforts to include the papers in the "Memory of the World" register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Jul 11, 2017, 16:03 PM IST
