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Two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef recorded the highest amount of coral cover in nearly four decades, a development cheered around the world but one that shouldn’t overshadow how vulnerable the reef remains to climate change and…
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At present (in 2022), there are 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Among these 40 sites, 32 are cultural, seven are natural, and one mixed. Khangchendzonga or Kanchenjunga National Park, located in Sikkim, is the mixed type. Now this…
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India’s Antara Luxury River Cruises is planning to embark on the longest river journey in December 2022. It is touted as the world's longest river journey that will set off on a 51-day journey aboard the company’s Antara Ganga Vilas ship…
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India is among those countries that take immense pride in its culture, history, and biodiversity. Rightly so, India is full of rich natural and civilisational history, and many parts of the country still hold sufficient evidence of this…
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering a "mass bleaching event" as coral comes under heat stress from warmer seas, reef authorities said Friday. An aerial survey showed coral bleaching at multiple reefs, "confirming a mass bleaching…
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The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to West Bengal's Durga puja festival, a move that has been hailed by the people of the state. "Durga puja in Kolkata has just been inscribed on the intangible heritage list. Congratulations…
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Humans' love for cheese and beer goes back a long way. But according to a scientific study published Wednesday, workers at a salt mine in Austria were already enjoying blue cheese and beer as far back as 2,700 years ago. Scientists made…
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The world saw what happened in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, as the Taliban took over the territory of Afghanistan and the leaders instead of fighting fled the country. Now UNESCO is worried about the safety of Afghanistan’s cultural…
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Less than 9% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Africa. Experts say the award is too Eurocentric. But in Africa, there's also a lack of structures and political will to preserve cultural and natural heritage. This year, eight mosques in…
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has inscribed 33 new cultural and natural sites to its World Heritage List so far. A prehistoric solar observatory in Peru, an ancient Harappa city in India,…
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