Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 08:58
Renewed demands have been made for granting heritage status to Agra, which is home to three World Heritage monuments - the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri - and several other historical structures.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:31
The Great Barrier Reef near Australia could be stripped of its heritage status and placed on a UN list of world treasures in danger if action is not taken to better protect the natural icon.
Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 16:31
Bihar Police are preparing a database of foreign monasteries and their guesthouses in Buddhism`s holy town Bodh Gaya to streamline safety and security.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 16:34
Battling climate change, hundreds of women from all over the fragile islands of Sundarbans have now turned into crusaders by guarding their hamlets with mangrove belts.
Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 20:00
Assam`s Kaziranga National Park, which is closed for tourists annually from June to October due to the rains, is to be opened from Nov 1, the park director said Friday.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2012, 22:07
Five sites in Tamil Nadu have been included in the tentative list by the Union Culture Ministry for UNESCO`s world heritage status.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 18:05
Taj Arabia will be about four times the size of the original monument in India, the Gulf News quoted the developers as saying last week.
Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 14:27
Culture Minister Kumari Selja pitched the need for sensitising people and training professionals for conserving monuments of importance.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 16:28
Amid debates over conservation of Western Ghats, which have been added to UNESCO`s list of iconic places.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 14:43
At least 560 animals, including 14 one-horned rhinos, have perished in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park during the ongoing floods in Assam.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 11:01
Karnataka Government today deferred taking any decision on the UNESCO declaring 10 locations of Western Ghats in the state as heritage spots.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 16:51
The landscapes of Rio de Janeiro have been entered onto the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said.
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