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UNESCO recognises two coastal villages of Odisha as Tsunami Ready

The two coastal villages are Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district

Buddhist protest in Ayodhya, demand UNESCO excavate Ram Janmabhoomi site

Buddhist monks staged a sit-in and fast in Ayodhya on Tuesday, claiming that the Ram Janmabhoomi premises was a Buddhist site and demanded that the excavation of the place be done by the UNESCO

Nepal minister seeks reopening of Pashupatinath Temple closed amid Covid-19

The minister directed staff to make preparations for the opening of the Pashupatinath Temple at a certain time during the day by adopting the health and safety measures

UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of journalist in Uttar Pradesh

Director General Audrey Azoulay called on the authorities to bring to trial those responsible for his murder

Edtech firms offer free access to their courses amid Coronavirus crisis

Online learning giant Coursera said it was going to provide every impacted university in the world free access to its course catalogue through 'Coursera for Campus' beginning Thursday until July 31

Matheran's heritage toy train to resume service from Friday; check details

The toy train is a major attraction for tourists who throng the hill station situated just 100 km from Mumbai

UNESCO network of creative cities: Mumbai for films, Hyderabad for food

Mumbai has been designated as Creative City of Films and Hyderabad a Creative City of Gastronomy, an official press release said

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time to diversify economy

The austere kingdom, which forbids alcohol and has a strict social code, is seen by many as a hard sell for tourists

Walled City of Jaipur makes it to the UNESCO World Heritage list

With Jaipur's inclusion, the number of heritage sites across India that are on the UNESCO World Heritage list, has grown to 38

Unesco names Rio de Janeiro as 'World Capital of Architecture' for 2020

Rio has a mix of modern and colonial architecture, with world-renowned sites like the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contemporary constructions like the Museum of Tomorrow

US and Israel officially exit Unesco with over $600 mn accrued in dues

The Trump administration filed its notice to withdraw in October 2017 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu followed suit

Unesco worried about world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Gayabari, Sonada were torched while arson attempt was made on Elysia Building in Gorkhaland protest

Great Barrier Reef not part of Unesco's endangered world heritage list

Anna Marsden, managing director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, termed it a 'big win'

Kerala based NGO to receive UNESCO literacy prize in Paris

Jan Sikshan Sansthan, based in state's Malappuram, has bagged the award for its activities in the field of lifelong education and skill development programme in rural areas

UNESCO world heritage meeting in Istanbul suspended: Official

Meeting, which began last Sunday, was deciding whether to give world heritage protection to 29 sites across the world