48 news articles11 Dec 2025 to 28 Oct 2026
Every DailyConnects briefing covering UNESCO, in order, with exam-focused key numbers. Grouped purely by entity identity — never mixed with similar-but-unrelated news.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Education and UNESCO exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding on 28 October 2026 at NADA India's Clean Spor…
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's National Statement at the High-Level Segment of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biologi…
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the third formal meeting of the COP10 Bureau and the fourth formal meeting of the Fund’s Approval Committee for 2026–27 under the …
Global Media and Information Literacy Week is an annual international observance held every year from October 24 to October 31. The 2026 theme is 'We All Play a…
UNESCO's 2026 Gender Report 'Gender equity in access to education' and its Africa edition accompany the 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on access …
15%Three new sites — the Karst-mud-volcano Complex of Baratang, the Andaman Subduction Volcanoes (Narcondam and Barren Islands), and the Sirpur Cultural and Archae…
Sirpur, an archaeological site in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on the eastern banks of the Mahanadi River, has been included in UNESCO's tentative list, …
Dr T M Balakrishnan Nair, Director of the Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), has been elected Chair of the UNESCO I…
India's UNESCO Tentative List now has 78 sites after five additions: Bagh Cave Paintings, Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley, Udaigiri Caves, Ginnorgarh, an…
The International Day for Universal Access to Information is celebrated annually on 28 September. The day was declared by UNESCO in 2015 and adopted by the Unit…
India ranked 31st in the World Economic Forum's Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2026, improving from 39th place in 2024. Japan topped the TTDI 2026, a…
92%Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2027 list of 50 recommendations includes two Indian entries: Gujarat among the 25 destinations to visit and riding the Darjeeling…
Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy, a renowned Bharatanatyam exponent based in Mysore, will be conferred the Padmabhushan Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence Award 2026…
Six literacy programmes from Colombia, Lebanon, Mexico, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nigeria and Thailand won the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, prese…
63%International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed annually on 9 September, falling on a Wednesday in 2026. The day was established by UN General As…
Rajasthan's historic Shekhawati havelis have been included in UNESCO's Tentative List, a preliminary step towards potential World Heritage status, covering heri…
Four more properties were added to India's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, bringing the total number of Indian properties on the list to 73. The 73 proper…
International Literacy Day is observed annually on September 8. The theme for International Literacy Day 2026 is "Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity…
The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble was added to India's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 5 September 2026. India's Permanent Mission to UNESCO submi…
India celebrates Teachers' Day on September 5 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was India's s…
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Gollala Gudi in Palampet, Mulugu district, Telangana, a site of national importance. This brings the total…
60%The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP) hav…
A rare blue-violet flower resembling Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) has bloomed along trekking trails in Kudremukh, Karnataka. The species grows in high…
World Sanskrit Day, also known as Sanskrit Diwas, is observed on Shravan Purnima, the full moon day of the Shravan month. In 2026, World Sanskrit Day falls on F…
M.P. Parameswaran was born on 18 January 1935 and died at his residence in Kottappuram on 11 August 2026 at the age of 91. He served as a nuclear scientist at B…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee held its 48th session at the Busan Exhibition and Convent…
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee added the D-Day landing beaches in northern France and Mount Olympus in Greece to the World Heritage List on July 27, 2026. …
Sarnath was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 26, 2026. With this inscription, India now has 45 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. India ranks sixth…
Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala has been appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). His tenure is …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a six-day visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, 2026, to strengthen India's Act East Policy…
The Jestha Varna Mahavihar in Lalitpur, Nepal, was granted the Award of Merit under the 2025 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U…
$1 bnWorld Kiswahili Language Day is observed on 7 July 2026. The theme for the 2026 edition is “Kiswahili for Peace, Solidarity and Global Economic Diplomacy”. The …
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will launch the restoration of the 9th-century Prambanan Temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Sp…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned Pakistan to reverse reconstructions at two historical sites in Taxila t…
Italy has become the world's United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage capital with 61 protected sites. Italy cur…
Sufiyana Mousiqi is believed to have been in practice since the 15th century in Kashmir. It is for the first time bidding for inclusion in the list of Intangibl…
A new genus and species of tiger moth, named Antaram idukki, has been discovered in the Idukki district of Kerala in the southern Western Ghats. The species bel…
World Sickle Cell Day is observed globally on June 19 every year. The theme for World Sickle Cell Day 2026 is 'Closing the Survival Gap: Equity in Sickle Cell D…
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) have been featured in the World’s Most Beautiful Airports …
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