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51 stories for “Cultural Heritage”
Clear filtersFour Indian cultural heritage sites have been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, raising India's total to 73. They are the Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble in Assam, the Colonial Penal Settlement in t...
India's Prime Minister attended the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Created through the 2012 Bishkek Declaration and first held in 2014, the biennial Games celebrate the traditions a...
Lahore in Pakistan was declared the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27 at the 26th SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek. The annually rotating title, introduced i...
World Sanskrit Day is observed every year on Shravana Purnima; in 2026 it fell on August 28. It aims to promote and preserve the Sanskrit language and its cultural heritage. Sanskrit Day has been officially observed in I...
IntroductionIn a dual heritage management milestone announced on 17 August 2026, the Ministry of Culture notified that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has delisted 18 monuments from the Centrally Protected Monum...
IntroductionWorld Steelpan Day 2026 was celebrated globally on 11 August to honour the rich cultural heritage, acoustic brilliance, and community empowerment associated with the Steelpan (also known as the steel drum) —...
IntroductionIndia donated five peacocks to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, as a diplomatic gesture highlighting the country's national heritage and cultural identity. The gift was arranged through India...
World Ranger Day is observed every year on 31 July to honour rangers who have been killed or injured while protecting nature and cultural heritage.The theme for 2026 is "Rangers: Guardians of a Changing Planet." The day...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive entomological breakthrough, scientists strictly and officially discovered two fierce absolute new species of fruit flies, Zeugodacus umiam and Zeugodacus nasivittatus...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive legislative milestone, the Rajya Sabha strictly and officially passed the fierce absolute Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, forcefully...
India and Nepal jointly inaugurated the restored Shree Gusthal Mahavihar and the Agam of Prathamshree Mahavihar in Lalitpur, Nepal.Both are ancient Buddhist heritage structures situated in Guita Tole, Patan (Lalitpur), i...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive crackdown on real estate corruption, the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department strictly and officially deployed a massive Special Co...
