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Moon Added To List Of Threatened Heritage Sites Amid Space Race Concerns
Beyond space debris destroying the lunar surface, sites that have significant heritage importance, connecting them to humanity, could also be wrecked.
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"Nature Always Comes Back...": Old Illustrations Go Viral Amid Flood-Like Situation In Delhi
While Yamuna River water breached the danger mark and flowed into the nearby areas, pictures from the historic Red Fort emerged, showing the river reaching the walls of the heritage site.
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Rajasthan Government Approves Rs 5 Crore For Personality Development Scheme For Students
Under this scheme, 2,000 meritorious students will be provided information about cultural heritage, natural heritage and traditions of those states by conducting inter-state tours.
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Check Out These Promising Weekend Getaways From Bangalore
Add these alluring and cool places to your travel to-do list right now!
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World Tourism Day 2020: Theme, Facts And Livelihoods Amid COVID-19
World Tourism Day: Livelihood of millions of people globally are dependent on tourism. There are countries where tourism and industries dependent on it are the biggest revenue earner. The theme of World Tourism Day this year is "Tourism and Rural Development". It encourages the celebration of the unique role played by tourism in job creation in sma...
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Are Pickles Bad For Heart Health? Here's What You Should Know
Pickles benefits: If they are homemade, with all natural ingredients, added in proportions as per your family's heritage, they can be deemed to be healthy for you. Here's everything you need to know.
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Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report
The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.
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16 Delhi Trees To Get 'Heritage' Tag
In a bid to protect green cover, the Delhi government on Monday decided to officially recognise 16 trees across the city as its "natural heritage".
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Barack Obama Touts Environmental Record On Family Outing To National Parks
President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated America's cherished natural heritage Saturday during a weekend tour marking the 100th anniversary of the nation's vaunted national park system.
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3 World Heritage Sites Face Threat From Harmful Activity: World Wildlife Fund
India's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing threats from harmful industrial activities like mining, according to a latest survey by World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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Industry Threatens Nearly Half Of Natural Heritage Sites: WWF
Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such as mining, oil exploration and illegal logging, conservation group WWF warned today.
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Centre for World Natural Heritage to Come up at Dehradun
India's environment ministry, in association with UNESCO, is establishing a centre for world natural heritage management and training for the Asia and Pacific region at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, a statement said on Thursday.
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China's Great Wall is Disappearing, Says Report
Around 30 per cent of China's Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities -- including stealing the bricks to build houses -- erode the UNESCO World Heritage site, state media reported.
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Australia Welcomes UN Call on Great Barrier Reef
Australia welcomed a draft decision by the United Nations to keep the Great Barrier Reef off its endangered list Saturday, but environmentalists warned of ongoing risks to the natural wonder.
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Nepal Earthquake: We've Lost Everything, Say Sherpas
The tight-knit community of around 50 families has produced some of the world's greatest mountaineers, including Sherpa, who is something of a celebrity having reached the top of Everest a record 21 times.
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Moon Added To List Of Threatened Heritage Sites Amid Space Race Concerns
Beyond space debris destroying the lunar surface, sites that have significant heritage importance, connecting them to humanity, could also be wrecked.
-
"Nature Always Comes Back...": Old Illustrations Go Viral Amid Flood-Like Situation In Delhi
While Yamuna River water breached the danger mark and flowed into the nearby areas, pictures from the historic Red Fort emerged, showing the river reaching the walls of the heritage site.
-
Rajasthan Government Approves Rs 5 Crore For Personality Development Scheme For Students
Under this scheme, 2,000 meritorious students will be provided information about cultural heritage, natural heritage and traditions of those states by conducting inter-state tours.
-
Check Out These Promising Weekend Getaways From Bangalore
Add these alluring and cool places to your travel to-do list right now!
-
World Tourism Day 2020: Theme, Facts And Livelihoods Amid COVID-19
World Tourism Day: Livelihood of millions of people globally are dependent on tourism. There are countries where tourism and industries dependent on it are the biggest revenue earner. The theme of World Tourism Day this year is "Tourism and Rural Development". It encourages the celebration of the unique role played by tourism in job creation in sma...
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Are Pickles Bad For Heart Health? Here's What You Should Know
Pickles benefits: If they are homemade, with all natural ingredients, added in proportions as per your family's heritage, they can be deemed to be healthy for you. Here's everything you need to know.
-
Bangladesh's Power Plants Put Sunderbans On "Sites In Danger": Report
The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project near the forest, a media report said on Saturday.
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16 Delhi Trees To Get 'Heritage' Tag
In a bid to protect green cover, the Delhi government on Monday decided to officially recognise 16 trees across the city as its "natural heritage".
-
Barack Obama Touts Environmental Record On Family Outing To National Parks
President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated America's cherished natural heritage Saturday during a weekend tour marking the 100th anniversary of the nation's vaunted national park system.
-
3 World Heritage Sites Face Threat From Harmful Activity: World Wildlife Fund
India's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing threats from harmful industrial activities like mining, according to a latest survey by World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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Industry Threatens Nearly Half Of Natural Heritage Sites: WWF
Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such as mining, oil exploration and illegal logging, conservation group WWF warned today.
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Centre for World Natural Heritage to Come up at Dehradun
India's environment ministry, in association with UNESCO, is establishing a centre for world natural heritage management and training for the Asia and Pacific region at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, a statement said on Thursday.
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China's Great Wall is Disappearing, Says Report
Around 30 per cent of China's Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities -- including stealing the bricks to build houses -- erode the UNESCO World Heritage site, state media reported.
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Australia Welcomes UN Call on Great Barrier Reef
Australia welcomed a draft decision by the United Nations to keep the Great Barrier Reef off its endangered list Saturday, but environmentalists warned of ongoing risks to the natural wonder.
-
Nepal Earthquake: We've Lost Everything, Say Sherpas
The tight-knit community of around 50 families has produced some of the world's greatest mountaineers, including Sherpa, who is something of a celebrity having reached the top of Everest a record 21 times.
