Jaipur Current Affairs, GK & News
Pink City-Jaipur receives World Heritage Certificate from UNESCO
On February 5, 2020, the Pink City of Rajasthan, Jaipur, received World Heritage Certificate from the UNESCO. The UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay visited India to present the certificate. Highlights The World Heritage Certificate was presented to Jaipur for the efforts of the people of the pink city towards preserving its cultural heritage. Jaipur’s Parkota ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Jaipur • Mughal Empire • Mughals • Persian • Rajasthan • UNESCO • UNESCO world heritage sites • World Heritage Sites
138 Monuments identified as Must-See Monuments by ASI
The Union Minister of State (independent charge) of Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply at the lower house of the parliament, Lok Sabha on Monday, 9th December 2019 informed that the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has identified 138 monuments from across the country as Must-See Monuments and the information thereof is ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Archaeological Survey of India • Jaipur • Lok Sabha • Minister of State of Culture and Tourism • Prahlad Singh Patel • Rajasthan • UNESCO • World Heritage site
Madhuri Vijay wins JCB Prize for Literature 2019
US based-Indian author Madhuri Vijay has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2019 for her debut novel ‘The Far Field’ at Rambagh Palace in Jaipur. It is the most expensive Indian award for writing. She also received a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, along with a sculpture by Delhi artist duo Thukral & Tagra ..
Topics: Companies • Jaipur • JCB • JCB Prize • Rajasthan • Rambagh Palace • States and union territories of India • Thukral • Thukral & Tagra
UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in India
UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 with the objective to promote creative aspects of various cities around the world; and to nurture and sustain their cultural traditions. UCCN Cities The member cities that form part of the Network come from all continents and regions with different income levels and populations. They work ..
Topics: City of Music • Creative Cities • Creative Cities Network • Creative economy • Creative industries • Creativity • Hindustan Times • Human behavior • Jaipur • Sustainable Development Goals • UNESCO • UNESCO • Urban planning
UNESCO designates Hyderabad as Creative City of Gastronomy
On the occasion of World Cities Day (WCD-2019), UNESCO has announced that Mumbai and Hyderabad have been designated as Creative City of Films and Creative City of Gastronomy, respectively. By joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), the cities pledge to share their best practices and develop partnerships involving public and private sectors as well ..
Topics: Chennai • City of Film • City of Music • Creative Cities Network • Creative city • Geography of India • Geography of Uttar Pradesh • Jaipur • Smart cities in India • States and union territories of India • UNESCO • Varanasi