India has achieved a significant cultural milestone with the entry of Moidams—the mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam—in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Ajanta Caves, and Ellora Caves were the first four Indian sites to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983. Assam’s Charaideo Maidam is the latest entrant.
Charaideo Moidams are India’s only nomination to UNESCO World Heritage List, and only the first set of cultural properties from Northeast to make it to the list.
Session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to be held from 21 to 31 July. Israeli officials attended 2023 session in Riyadh as observers, although country withdrew from UNESCO in 2019.
Comparable to Egyptian pyramids, the Moidams situated in Charaideo are the burial grounds of Ahom kings and queens. These were first included in Tentative List in 2014.
Islamabad's candidate secured the post of vice-chairperson of the UNESCO executive board. India’s defeat contravenes decades of its diplomatic policy approach to such elections.
Ever since these temples entered UNESCO’s coveted heritage list in September, the nearby residents have become increasingly worried that their problems would only magnify.
Study by researchers affiliated to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with WHO & UNICEF, says a decade made little difference in percentage of preterm births in India.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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