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PM Modi Celebrates Deepavali's Historic Addition to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Dec 10, 2025 05:46 pm CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed delight as Deepavali receives recognition on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This historic inclusion marks India's 16th cultural element on the prestigious list, highlighting the festival's significance as a symbol of illumination and righteousness deeply rooted in Indian civilization, while enhancing its global popularity.
Shahjehan Returns: Historic Air India Boeing 747 Model Showcased at UNESCO Cultural Heritage Meeting in Delhi's Red Fort
Dec 10, 2025 03:12 am CST
A historic Boeing 747 model named 'Shahjehan' from Air India's legendary Emperor fleet graces Delhi's Red Fort during a landmark UNESCO meeting on intangible cultural heritage. The aircraft model stands alongside nearly 300 priceless artifacts from the famed Maharaja Collection, symbolically returning Emperor Shah Jahan's legacy to the fort he commissioned, as international delegates gather to discuss safeguarding cultural traditions amid modern urbanization.
PM Modi Welcomes UNESCO's 20th Intangible Cultural Heritage Session at India's Historic Red Fort
Dec 09, 2025 02:42 am CST
India hosts the 20th session of UNESCO's Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage at the iconic Red Fort in New Delhi, bringing together delegates from over 150 nations to preserve living cultural traditions. Prime Minister Modi celebrates this milestone event that coincides with the 20th anniversary of India's ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention.
UNESCO Recognizes Spiti Valley as India's First Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve: A Milestone for Himalayan Conservation
Sep 28, 2025 07:34 pm CST
Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh has been officially recognized as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere program. This 7,770 sq. km reserve showcases unique high-altitude biodiversity with over 700 plant species and rare wildlife including snow leopards. The designation acknowledges decades of successful community-based conservation while promoting sustainable development, ecological research, and climate resilience in this fragile Himalayan ecosystem.
Visitors Caught Scratching Their Names On Walls Of Humayun's Tomb, Video Sparks Outrage
Sep 22, 2025 11:45 am CST
The footage shows multiple people treating the historic site like a blackboard, with some even climbing on each other's shoulders to deface the monument.
Priceless Archaeological Artefacts In Gaza Saved In Frantic Rescue
Sep 17, 2025 02:07 am CST
With an Israeli airstrike looming, aid workers carried out a last-minute rescue mission to salvage thousands of priceless artifacts from a Gaza warehouse before the building was flattened.