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UNESCO member states adopt first global agreement on AI ethics
Paris: The first ever global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) was presented by Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Thursday. “AI…
- India
India gets elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 4-year term
United Nations: India was on Thursday elected to the World Heritage Committee of the UN’s cultural organisation for a four-year term, a week after the country was re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board.…
- Telangana
Telangana to seek Rs 300 Cr from Center for Ramappa, Pochampally
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana will urge the Centre to grant Rs 300 Crore for the development of the Ramappa Temple and Pochampally village following the recognition from UNESCO and UNWTO respectively.…
- Middle East
UNESCO designates Abu Dhabi as ‘city of music’
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi has been officially designated as a ‘city of music’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network. The…
- Middle East
Saudi’s Buraidah city makes to UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the occasion of World Cities Day announced on November 8, that UNESCO included the Saudi city of Buraidah in its Creative Cities…
- Kashmir
Srinagar added to UNESCO’s network of creative cities
Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was among 49 cities worldwide to join the UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN) on Monday. The 49 cities were added to the network…
- Hyderabad
Telangana loses ASI science branch to Mumbai
Hyderabad: The cardinal science branch of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is now shifted from this city to Mumbai, leaving both the Telugu states without a science branch in the ASI…
- Adaabi Mushaira
One out of seven in 15-24 yrs of age feels depressed in India: UNICEF
New Delhi: The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has created serious concerns about the mental health of children and their families, says UNICEF report on mental health ‘The States of the World’s Children 2021’.…
- Middle East
Palestinian teacher Nesreen Qutainah shortlisted for $1 million award
Ramallah: Palestinian teacher Nesreen Qutainah has been shortlisted for a $1 million prize to become the World’s best teacher, Wafaa News Agency reported on Friday. She was selected in the final list…
- World
UNESCO urges Afghanistan to preserve educational gains
Paris: As the Taliban government takes power in Afghanistan, UNESCO warned on Friday about risks to access to education, especially for girls and women. A new report by the UN Educational, Scientific…
- Telangana
Telangana IT professionals to work for UNESCO heritage tag to ancient site
Hyderabad: Inspired by the idea of Kakatiya Heritage Trust that succeeded in getting UNESCO World Heritage Site tag for the 12th century Ramappa Temple, Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) plans to form a…
- Telangana
Prices of properties around Ramappa Temple surge after UNESCO declaration
Hyderabad: After UNESCO declaring the historical Ramappa Temple as a World Heritage Site, the prices of lands around the temple have shot up significantly. The prices around the temple witnessed 100% increase…
- World
UNESCO adds five more sites to world heritage list
Paris: The World Heritage Committee has added four cultural sites, located in Russia, Italy, Slovenia and the UK and one natural site in Africa to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The additions…
- Hyderabad
Unlike Ramappa, lobby for Charminar, other monuments as UNESCO World heritage site was weak
Hyderabad: The Rudreshwara (Ramappa) temple getting the UNESCO World Heritage site is surely something to celebrate about, as it will now put Telangana on the global map as a tourist destination. However,…
- Telangana
UNESCO mentions Nizam’s role in restoration of Ramappa Temple
Hyderabad: UNESCO has declared Ramappa Temple as a world heritage site. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) made a special reference in its report to the 44th session of the…
- Telangana
Ramappa Temple gets UNESCO Heritage Tag; now begins the challenge
M Somasekhar Hyderabad: At last, the 808-year-old, Ramappa temple, built during the times of the Kakatiya dynasty and representing advanced architectural-material and scientific understanding to the times has won global recognition in the…
- India
Harappan-era city Dholavira inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
New Delhi: Dholavira, a Harappan-era metropolis, in Gujarat has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the organisation said on Tuesday. “Dholavira: A Harappan City, in India, just inscribed on the @UNESCO…
- Hyderabad
KCR hails UNESCO World Heritage site status to Ramappa temple
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday expressed his happiness over historic Ramappa Temple receiving UNESCO World Heritage site status. The temple is located at Palampeta in Mulugu district of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s Hima cultural site added to UNESCO world heritage list
Riyadh: Bir Hima, cultural site in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday became the sixth location in the Kingdom to be included on UNESCO’s world heritage list in…
- Telangana
Telangana’s Ramappa temple is now a UNESCO World Heritage site
Hyderabad: The 800 year old Kakatiya Rudreshwara Ramappa temple has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site after months of meetings and negotiations between officials from both sides. An an online…
- World
Five cultural sites in Saudi Arabia, Europe inscribed on world heritage list
Pari: Five cultural sites in Saudi Arabia and Europe have been inscribed on the world heritage list, Unesco announced in a statement. According to the statement issued on Saturday, the decision was made…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad kids impress Iran with their creativity
Hyderabad: When it comes to creativity undoubtedly kids have always managed to leave everyone in awe. In one such instance the kids of the city have left Iran impressed with their artistry…
- Middle East
Unesco to help rehabilitate 100 schools destroyed by Beirut blasts
Beirut: The Unesco has launched a partnership with universities in Lebanon for the rehabilitation of 100 educational institutions destroyed by the 2020 Port of Beirut blasts. Financed by the Qatar Fund for…
- Featured News
A lost year – COVID impacted school going children severly
Amir Ullah Khan Nahia Hussain Forty-one percent of our population is below 20 years of age. This makes up for a sizeable chunk of the school-going population in need of education and…
- World
71 journalists arrested in Myanmar since February: UN
New York: At least 71 journalists have been arrested by Myanmar authorities since the military coup in February, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday. “From Myanmar, our…
- Hyderabad
MANUU IMC Director nominated as member for UNESCO body
Hyderabad: Director of Maulana Azad National Urdu University’s Instructional Media Centre (IMC), Rizwan Ahmad, has been nominated to become a member of the Paris-based International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT).…
- Kashmir
UNESCO may include J&K Mughal Gardens in heritage list
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started preparing a dossier on the six Mughal Gardens in the Kashmir Valley in a bid to empanel them in the list of United Nations…
- Hyderabad
Disappearing heritage sites may dent Hyd’s claim for UNESCO tag
Hyderabad: The recent restoration of the Moazzam Jahi Market or MJ Market, one of the famous landmarks in Hyderabad, reopened the debate on the long-pending demand for UNESCO heritage status for this…
- Hyderabad
TS Govt aims for UNESCO Heritage City status for Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao expressed confidence that Hyderabad would get the status of Heritage City and the government will work towards achieving the same.…
- Middle East
UNESCO extends Saudi scientist Hayat Sindi’s services
Jeddah: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has extended Saudi medical scientist Dr. Hayat Sindi’s prestige role as a Goodwill Ambassador for another two years. Organization’s director general, Audrey…
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