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Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s traditional dance form ‘Garba’ was on December 6 included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) . The popular dance form is the…

Santiniketan: Home of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore, Santiniketan, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The announcement by the world body was made on Sunday on a post on 'X', announcing the inclusion of the famed…

With the clock ticking for kick-off of the FIFA World Cup 2022™, the world's attention turns increasingly towards the biggest celebration of its most popular sport Football. However, FIFA recognises that the sport should use the unique…

New Delhi: Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Ms Stefania Giannini, ADG, UNESCO in Bali today. Pradhan had meaningful dialogues with Ms Stefania Giannini, ADG, UNESCO on furthering the Education 2030…

Paris: Strasbourg will be UNESCO World Book Capital in 2024, UNESCO Director Audrey Azoulay in Paris said in a press release explaining the choice. The north-eastern French city has made the book a medium for addressing the challenges of…

New Delhi: India has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 cycle. The elections for the Intergovernmental…

New Delhi: Use of ICT under a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYAby the Department of School Education, Ministry of Education, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic wins UNESCO’s recognition. The PM eVIDYA has been initiated as…

UNESCO is launching a scheme to support Ukrainian women artists who have had to flee their country because of the war, in partnership with the NGO Artists at Risk. It will enable them and their children to be hosted and cared for by a…

New Delhi: In an important announcement, the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural…

New Delhi: The village of Dholavira in the Kutch district of Gujarat, which is one of the five largest Harappan sites just got inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Celebrating the announcement, the official 'India at UNESCO'…