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Cultural and Civilisational Newsletter : February-2024

(Cultural and civilisational issues are vital as they shape societies, influencing values, norms, and identities. Understanding these aspects fosters harmony, tolerance, and cooperation among diverse communities. Addressing cultural concerns promo....

March 13, 2024 Ram Mandir , UNESCO , Cultural Heritage , conservation , North-East India , Archaeological Survey of India , Repatriation , Culture And Civilisation , National Museum , Archaeo-tourism , Monetary Museum , International Puppet Festival , British Museum , Intangible Cultural Heritage , Harappan Civilisation

Neighborhood News Digest – 30 November 2023

Afghanistan

Stanikzai: Afghan Embassy in India to Reopen in Coming Days- Tolo News
Following the halting of operations of the Afghan embassy in India, now Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, sai....

November 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , embassy , Sri Lanka , UNESCO , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Election Commission , Security , Taliban , European Union , Imran Khan , EU , refugees , Bangladesh Election , PTI , junta , naval , Ethnic groups , cop 28 , Maldives-Turkey talks , People’s National Front (PNF) , Carbon Neutrality , Stocks , Axiata , Consulate , IMF loan , Organic fertilizer

Environmental Awareness in the Vedas

A webinar was held on August 26, 2020 where the main speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan gave her second lecture in the series, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, organised by....

September 04, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , UNESCO , Vedas , Environmental Awareness , Paryavarana , Atharvaveda , Indian Philosophy for Beginners

International Day for Monuments & Sites 2020: The Indian Scenario
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In 1983, the 22nd General Conference of the UNESCO approved the establishment of the International Day for Monuments and Sites by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the only global NGO that works for the conservation and prote....

April 16, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , UNESCO , United Nations , ICOMOS , monuments , antiquities , archaeology , conservation , heritage , space archaeology , World Heritage Sites , CAG Report 2013

Politics and Implications of US Withdrawal from the UNESCO
Amb Bhaswati Mukherjee

On Thursday, 12^th October, 2017, the Trump Administration abruptly announced that United States would withdraw from its membership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation or the UNESCO. Israel made a similar....

October 23, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India , US , UNESCO , Trump , Bhaswati Mukherjee , US Withdrawal

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