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New Delhi hosts ICOMOS at 19th Triennial General Assembly
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI-NewsVoir): The International Council for Monuments and Sites or ICOMOS, the global pioneers and front runners in promoting and enhancing professionalism in conservation, management, planning and development of India's diverse heritage is geared to organise the f
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Taj Mahal is second best UNESCO world heritage site: Survey
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The importance of preserving our cultural and natural heritage is crucial, and groups like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization are key in this endeavour.
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IFFI 2017: 5 Indian films nominated for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Out of nine films nominated by the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) for this year's International Council for Film, Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) UNESCO Gandhi Medal, five are from India.
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This Swiss city is the most Instagrammed place in the world in the winter
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): Bern, a city in Switzerland, has been the most popular location to Instagram when the winter season gets in.
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UNESCO confirms France's Audrey Azoulay as new head
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 10 (ANI): UNESCO member states on Friday confirmed the nomination of France's former culture minister Audrey Azoulay to head the cultural agency.
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India, Italy to work together on migration, mobility
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): India and Italy, in a joint statement on Monday, agreed to work together on migration and mobility between the two countries.
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Owaisi challenges PM Modi-led government to remove Taj Mahal from world he
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government, and said he would want to challenge the Centre to tell the UNESCO to remove t
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After US, Israel walks out of UNESCO over perceived 'anti-Israel bias'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Oct. 12 (ANI): Walking the footsteps of the United States, Israel has withdrawn from the Paris based UNESCO.
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U.S. withdraws from UNESCO over 'anti-Israel bias'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): The United States has withdrawn from the Paris-based UNESCO, over what the country claims, is the organisation's "continuing anti-Israel bias".
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Smart ways to choose your study destination abroad
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 29 (ANI): Who doesn't want to study abroad? Even if you discount the quality of education, there is a whole new world out there waiting to be explored.
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Millennium Alliance supports Katha initiative 300M with goal of universal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI-NewsVoir): India has approximately 150 million children in primary education, nearly half of which are unable to read well. According to a UNESCO report of September 2016, "India will be half a century late in achieving universal education goals." In
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Guj CM hopes 'world heritage' tag will boost tourism, employment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kheda (Gujarat) [India], Jul 9 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday expressed his gratitude to the UNESCO officials for declaring Ahmedabad a world heritage city, and said that this would help boost tourism and create employment in the state.
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