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Quote of the day by The Alchemist writer Paulo Coelho: 'Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures' - lessons on emotional cost of isolation by Eleven Minutes and Wept authorPaulo Coelho's quote from Eleven Minutes states that loneliness is a more profound suffering than physical deprivation. He argues that whil...07 Jun, 2026, 07.17 AM IST- In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened nextJapan's ambitious plan to control venomous snakes on Amami Ōshima with Indian mongooses in 1979 backfired spectacularly. The introduced pre...04 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- At 15, Louis Braille began transforming a military night code into the reading system now used worldwideLouis Braille transformed a military code into a revolutionary reading system for the blind. His 6-dot system, developed in Paris, allowed ...24 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- IndiGo launches direct Chennai–Réunion Island flightsIndiGo has launched direct flights from Chennai to Réunion Island, marking the first Indian airline to offer non-stop connectivity to the F...30 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
- The Cave Paintings Experts Once Called a Hoax: How Altamira Forced Science to Admit Humans Were Artists Far Earlier Than ExpectedDiscoveries of detailed cave paintings in Altamira, Spain, were initially rejected by scientists. They believed primitive humans lacked the...29 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- Read a book and cut 4 days from jail sentence: Actor Madhavan shares a fascinating prison reform rule where inmates get second chancesA Brazilian prison reform initiative allows inmates to reduce sentences by reading and reflecting on books. Actor R Madhavan highlighted th...15 Apr, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
- Proposal sent to UNESCO to include Diwali as Intangible Cultural Heritage: CentreIndia has submitted a proposal to UNESCO to include the Diwali festival in the 2023 list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Culture Min...06 Feb, 2025, 08.33 PM IST
- Nearly 60 properties from India on Tentative List for inclusion on World Heritage List, says govtIndia has nearly 60 properties on its Tentative List for potential inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List, according to a government r...29 Jul, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
- World Heritage list: Charaideo Maidams meet UNESCO requirements, says Assam CMSarma tweeted, “With great pride, happy to share a landmark achievement in our endeavour to get World Heritage Site status for Charaideo Ma...04 Mar, 2023, 01.14 AM IST
- UNESCO contests move to change status of heritage site Hagia SofiaHagia Sophia is part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, a property inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. “Hagia Sophia is an architect...11 Jul, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
- J&K now makes serious push for UNESCO World Heritage tag for Mughal Gardens in SrinagarThe Jammu & Kashmir administration is now finally making a serious effort for a permanent UNESCO tag for Srinagar’s famous Mughal gardens.23 Oct, 2019, 09.17 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
- 46 Indian sites on UNESCO's tentative list for nomination to World Heritage StatusAt present, India has 32 cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage List, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said in a written reply in L...21 Dec, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
- Centre kills Delhi’s heritage city dreamDelhi's tentative nomination for 'Imperial Cities of Delhi' was submitted to UNESCO in January 2012 and the final dossier was submitted las...22 May, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
- Varanasi misses UNESCO's heritage cities list once againVaranasi does not figure even in the shortlist of cities that could be nominated as a world heritage city by the Unesco, officials at the m...14 Apr, 2015, 08.23 AM IST
- Teri gets Unesco chair on climate scienceUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization launched the Unesco chair on ‘climate science and policy’ at Teri Universi...11 Nov, 2012, 02.24 AM IST
- India making efforts towards environmental sustainability: UNESCOUNESCO today lauded India's efforts towards environmental sustainability and said a multi- dimensional approach in this regard is the need ...09 Nov, 2012, 07.05 PM IST
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