The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), Odisha has now implemented the Tsunami Ready programme in two villages viz., Venkatraipur in Ganjam District, Noliasahi in Jagatsingpur District. Based on the National Board recommendations, UNESCO-IOC has approved the recognition of two Read More …
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Two Odisha villages set to get UNESCO ‘Tsunami Ready’ Tag
Two Odisha villages are set to get the UNESCO ‘Tsunami Ready’ Tag. The Odisha Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) is preparing its 328 vulnerable villages to face the natural disaster- tsunamis. After preparation all these villages will achieve ‘tsunami-ready tag’. Meanwhile, Read More …
IOWave 18: A major tsunami mock exercise organized in Indian ocean
A major tsunami mock exercise (drill) IOWave18 was organized in the Indian ocean on September 4–5, 2018. India, along with 23 other Indian Ocean Nations, participated in this exercise which was organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which coordinated Read More …
मुंबई के विक्टोरियन गोथिक एवं आर्ट डेको इंसेबल्स यूनेस्को विश्व धरोहर संपदा घोषित
बहरीन के मनामा में 30 जून, 2018 को आयोजित यूनेस्को की विश्व धरोहर समिति के 42वें सत्र में भारत के ‘मुंबई के विक्टोरियन गोथिक एवं आर्ट डेको इंसेबल्स’ (Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai) को यूनेस्को की विश्व धरोहर Read More …
Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings declared World Heritage
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings of Mumbai was declared as a World Heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO on June 30, 2018. The decision was taken at the 42nd session of the World Read More …
India records sharp decline of 20 percent in child marriages, says UNESCO
According to the UNICEF report, published on March 6, India saw a sharp decline of 20 percent in child marriages in the last decade. The report says that, s against 47 percent of the girls getting married before the age Read More …
Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara as a national festival
-The Central Government is in the process of declaring Sammakka-Sarakka/Saralamma Jatara a national festival. Recently Central Ministry of Tribal Affairs released Rs. 2 crore as Centre’s contribution towards conducting this Jatara. -Sammakka-Sarakka/Saralamma Jatara is held in Medaram village of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Read More …