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The report cautions that many countries are likely to miss their 2025 national education targets for 75 million students, signalling that global efforts toward achieving universal education are seriously off course, details below.
India is a hub of heritage sites that attract many Indians and foreigners to explore. Here are seven iconic UNESCO heritage sites to visit in India in 2025.
The UNESCO World Heritage list features some truly extraordinary natural sites known for their uniqueness and surreal beauty. These rare landscapes, shaped by time and nature, are unlike any typical destination on Earth.
People from all over the world flock to see the Red Fort, which is called the pride of Delhi. People are eager to know everything related to it. However, very few people know that this Red Fort used to be white once. You must have been shocked to hear this.
Music has long been recognized as a universal language that transcends borders and brings people together
On International Music Day, the spotlight is on music’s ability to foster unity and cultural diversity
Music serves as a bridge, connecting individuals and allowing them to share their emotions, experiences, and stories
Hansa Jivraj Mehta was a prominent Indian scholar, educator, social reformer and writer. Mehta extensively worked for women’s rights throughout her life.
Garba is a celebration of life, culture and devotion, said PM Modi.
The 46th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will be held in India in July.
The Union Government had proposed the Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura as India's official nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023.
Explaining this further, he added, “Anything that we discover cannot belong to any group of people. What we invent can belong to people. What we make up can belong to a certain group of people. What we discover as a reality cannot belong to me or you. It is the right of every human being to find a way for their own fulfillment.”
Sadhguru will address a special Yoga Day event at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on June 21
Around 1300 people will attend the event
The event will be livestreamed in 14 languages including Hindi, English, Marathi Telugu, and Tamil
Taj Mahal has been issued a notice of property tax and water bills worth Rs 1 crore from Agra Municipal Corporation.
Another heritage Itmad-ud-Daulah has also been issued property and water tax notice.
UNESCO declared it a heritage site in 1982.
West Bengal currently has 23 districts
The Chief Minister will begin her three-day tour of the mangrove area of Sundarbans from Monday
The state had to bear a cost of at least ₹ 200 crore to create each district, the official said
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Biosphere reserves are ecosystems established by countries
They are recognized by UNESCO
India at present has 18 notified biosphere reserves
Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi said the UNESCO heritage tag for Durga Puja was possible due to the concerted effort of different central government departments and other stakeholders.
The Indian city of Nilambur and Thrissur joins the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities is an international policy-oriented network providing inspiration, know-how and best practice
UNESCO GNLC supports and improves the practice of lifelong learning in the world's cities by promoting policy dialogue and peer learning among member cities
Mamata Banerjee took our rally to celebrate UNESCO’s cultural heritage tag to Durga Puja
More than 1,000 Durga Puja committee members participated in the rally
She described Durga Puja as a unification symbol to rise above “parochial barriers”
Madrasas and other faith-based schools in Asia can cancel out some of the positive impact of increased education access on gender equality.
Madrasa graduates have less favourable attitudes towards higher education for girls and working mothers.
They also consider raising children to be wives' main responsibility and believe the optimal number of children was up to God, the report stated.
In January 2010, Boa Sr, the last speaker of the Bo language, passed away.
The Great Andamanese’s tragic loss of languages resonates with other Indigenous peoples across the world.
A language dies on average once every three months throughout the globe.
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