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Unesco expresses deep concern over exclusion of girls from Afghan schools

Should this ban be maintained, it would constitute an important violation for the fundamental right to education for girls and women, Unesco said.

Netflix, UNESCO join hands to celebrate India's diverse cultural heritage

Netflix and UNESCO have come together to celebrate India's rich cultural heritage through the streaming platform's popular animated series "Mighty Little Bheem". Produced by Green Gold Animation, the animated series premiered on the streaming platform in 2019. It centres on the the adventures of the young boy Bheem. Netflix and UNESCO will come up with a series of short videos themed 'One Country, Incredible Diversity' that will focus on India's cultural journey, including monuments, living heritage, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festivals such as Dussehra, Diwali and Holi. The short videos, featuring Bheem, will be released on UNESCO New Delhi's Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter pages. The first video in the series was released on Friday, ahead of the 75th Independence Day. Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India, said they were elated to collaborate with UNESCO. We are excited to partner with UNESCO to celebrate India's rich cultural heritage through

Harappan-era city Dholavira inscribed on Unesco World Heritage List

Dholavira, a Harappan-era metropolis, in Gujarat has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the organisation said on Tuesday.

Unesco adds 4 natural, 3 cultural sites to World Heritage List

Four natural sites and three cultural sites were added to the Unesco World Heritage List.

Telangana's Ramappa temple conferred UNESCO heritage tag

The Ramappa temple at Palampet in Telangana's Warangal has been conferred the tag of UNESCO World Heritage site, the Culture Ministry said on Sunday. "It gives me immense pleasure to share that @UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage tag to Ramappa Temple at Palampet, Warangal, Telangana. "On behalf of the nation, particularly from people of Telangana, I express my gratitude to Hon PM @narendramodi for his guidance & support," Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said in a tweet. Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019. "Excellent! Congratulations to everyone, specially the people of Telangana. The iconic Ramappa Temple showcases the outstanding craftsmanship of great Kakatiya dynasty. I would urge you all to visit this majestic Temple complex and get a first-hand experience of its grandness," Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

UNESCO extends support in implementation of National Education Policy

Extending full support in the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), UNESCO Director General said that key concepts under NEP are "very crucial" for the development of students

Indian school teacher wins $1 mn Global Teacher Prize for girls' education

Ranjitsinh Disale, 32, from Paritewadi village in Maharashtra's Solapur, emerged as a winner from 10 finalists from across the world for the annual prize founded by the Varkey Foundation in 2014

BS READS: Farmers' protest -- Anti-corporate agitation takes anti-Modi turn

When the protests started, the anger was directed at large corporates with some hope of redress by the Centre. Now that hope seems to have dissipated

Covid-19 is another layer to gender equality in education challenge: UNESCO

The COVID-19 has triggered an education crisis, fuelled by deep and multiple forms of inequality having gender roots and implications, the Global Education Monitoring report by UNESCO has pointed out.

World Teachers' Day 2020: Importance amid Covid pandemic, theme, and more

The theme for World Teachers' Day 2020 is 'Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future'

UNESCO announces initiative to rebuild Beirut's heritage buildings

The UNESCO has previously warned that 640 heritage buildings have been damaged by the explosions and 60 of them are at risk of collapse

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