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West Bengal Recognised for Heritage Tourism: UNESCO
West Bengal has gained recognition as a premier heritage tourism destination by UNESCO , Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced. She emphasised the importance of heritage tourism in generating employment for youth. The state is actively developing heritage sites and enhancing ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Golconda Fort: Important Facts and Challenges It Faces
Golconda Fort, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, is a historically significant fortress that dates back to the 11th century. Built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra using mud walls, the fort was later handed over to the Bahmani Kings by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
1,200 year old idols found in Nalanda
Nalanda Mahavira is a World Heritage Site. It has stupas and viharas. Also, there are remains of monastic and scholastic institutions belonging to the third century BCE. The Archaeology Survey of India recently reported that two 1,200-year-old idols were found ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
UN Panel Recommendation on Great Barrier Reef
A UN panel recommended the listing of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site that is “in danger”. What is the Great Barrier Reef? The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem, having over 2,900 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
UNESCO: A Third of Glaciers in Word Heritage Sites will Disappear in 2050
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned that several world heritage sites may become glacier-free by 2050. What are the findings of the UNESCO survey? A survey of 18,600 glaciers at 50 World Heritage Sites found that ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Redevelopment of 3 major railway stations
The Centre has approved the proposal to redevelop three major railway stations across India. Key facts The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, has given a go-ahead for a proposal concerning the redevelopment of three major railway stations – ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Nordic “clinker boats” in UNESCO Heritage List
United Nations’ culture agency, UNESCO, added the Nordic “clinker boats” to its Heritage List, in December 2021. Highlights The wooden sailboats have allowed peoples of northern Europe to spread influence, trade and sometime war across continents and seas, for thousands ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
National Tourism Day
Every year the National Tourism Day is celebrated on January 25. The day is celebrated to create awareness about the growth aspects of tourism sector. Also, the day aims to spread the impact of tourism sector on the economic development ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs