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New-Delhi: Deepavali, one of India’s most celebrated cultural and spiritual festivals, has been officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List, the international body announced on Wednesday.Describing the…

New Delhi: A collaboration agreement was today signed between UNESCO’ Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace (MGIEP) and KIIT-KISS to advance the vision of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.7.The agreement…

New Delhi: UNESCO, in partnership with CBSE and NCERT, conducted the eleventh capacity-building workshop under the School Health and Wellness Programme (SHWP) in New Delhi this week, according to the official statement.This workshop…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) move to recognise 12 Maratha forts among the World Heritage Sites and highlighted that every fort was a…

Mumbai: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday hailed UNESCO's decision to include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's 12 forts in its World Heritage list, stating that the Maratha king's "profound" influence continues to inspire everyone.…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his pride as the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni's Natyashastra were inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.According to a release by UNESCO on Thursday, a…

Puri: The SJTA informed that the process to receive the prestigious UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage tag for Rath Yatra has been started.The Nomination Dossier to apply for the prestigious tag of UNESCO has already begun informed…

Kendrapada: In Odisha, six districts comprising 24 villages, along with two previously recognized villages, making a total of 26 villages, have been recognized as "Tsunami Ready" by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO …

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a constituent of KIIT DU, have joined hands to support UNESCO’s ‘Fit for Life’ programme to tackle challenges such as physical inactivity, mental health…

World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21 every year. This day is marked in celebration of the most treasured poems and supports linguistic diversity through poetic expression. The day creates the opportunity for the endangered languages…