In the 1750s, well diggers broke into a buried Roman Villa near Herculaneum: What looked like charcoal turned out to be ancient booksEighteenth-century workers in Herculaneum unearthed a unique Roman library preserved by the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. These carbonized papyr...
18 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
10 thousand years old Bhima Mandali to be developed as Global Heritage site: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanBhima Mandali caves in Sambalpur, Odisha, will be transformed into a global heritage destination. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announc...
10 May, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
Archaeologists uncover Egyptian monument showing a Roman emperor portrayed as a pharaohAn ancient Egyptian stela, 2,000 years old, was discovered in Luxor. It shows Roman Emperor Tiberius as an Egyptian Pharaoh. This artifact ...
08 May, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park to be set up in LadakhLt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena lays foundation stone for India’s first petroglyph conservation park in Leh on World Heritage Day. The park ...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Comprehensively review maintenance standards at UNESCO sites: Par panel to govtA parliamentary panel has urged the culture ministry to review India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. A plan for upgrading maintenance and vi...
27 Mar, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
UNESCO meet in India ends on Dec 13, China to play host to ICH panel session next yearA significant UNESCO meeting concluded at Delhi's Red Fort. Sixty-seven living heritage elements from various nations were added to UNESCO'...
13 Dec, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
UNESCO honours eternal human longing for peace, triumph of good: India on Deepavali inscriptionIndia already has 15 other elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, includin...
10 Dec, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
'Every Indian is elated': PM Modi as 'Maratha Military Landscapes' gets UNESCO tagIndia celebrates a new UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 'Maratha Military Landscapes of India' joins the prestigious list. This includes 12 ...
12 Jul, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Ancient Avalokitasvara idol with inscription discovered in Odisha by INTACH teamSimilar inscribed stone images of Avalokitasvara has also been found in the Ratnagiri and Udayagiri sites as well. Many of the discovered a...
23 May, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Kolkata Durga Puja enters UNESCO's 'Intangible Heritage' listWith a picture of Durga idol, UNESCO took to Twitter and wrote, “Durga puja in Kolkata has just been inscribed on the intangible heritage l...
15 Dec, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
Dholavira, Harappan-era city in Gujarat, recognised as UNESCO World Heritage SiteThis is the second site to be included in the world heritage list this month after the Ramappa Temple .
28 Jul, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Harappan-era city Dholavira inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage ListThe ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO has already given India a new world heritage site in the form of the...
27 Jul, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
How a 1,300-year-old village in the north of Bangalore is fighting to preserve its heritageEven with unplanned development, part of Hebbal continues to retain an old-world charm.
26 Jul, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
UNESCO recognises Kumbh Mela as India's cultural heritage"A very proud moment for us as sacred Kumbh Mela is just inscribed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO," Culture Mini...
08 Dec, 2017, 09.10 AM IST
Delhi misses out on heritage tagThis leaves possible contenders like Delhi, and even Mumbai, in the waiting list for possible inscription in 2018 at the earliest.
13 Mar, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
Modi government could nominate 'Kumbh Mela' for Unesco's cultural heritage listA formal written proposal has been made by a trustee of the Trimbakeshwar Devatsthan Trust and submitted to the Union ministry of culture.
27 Oct, 2015, 04.11 AM IST
UNESCO status would’ve boosted Delhi tourism: ExpertsThe Unesco status would bring more prominence to the cluttered lanes of Old Delhi or the forgotten bungalows of LBZ.
25 May, 2015, 05.25 PM IST