Tag: UNESCO
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Online Illusion
The inherent difficulties in accessing this post-modern matrix has now been underlined by two UN entities ~ Unesco and Unicef, both entrusted with the advancement of learning, science and culture.
April 25, 2020 -
Value of Humanities
The complexities of contemporary existence cannot do without humanities. With technology overtaking human roles in our activities and even our thoughts through artificial intelligence, humanities needs to go through a renaissance of its own so that it remains relevant to modern times. It needs a radical restructuring of its scope and its practical implications. In spite of the fact that our lives are dictated by science, technology and economics, it goes without saying that the fundamental questions of who we are and how we ought to live still remain rather puzzling.
March 19, 2020 -
Saving the Sundarbans of crucial importance
It’s been over 10 years since cyclone Aila ravaged the Sundarbans in 2009, and the devastating cyclone Sidr in 2007 with a wind speed of 250 km an hour hit the forest.
January 3, 2020 -
Behind Bangladesh’s education turnaround
Rasheda K Chowdhury, Executive Director (CEO), campaign for popular education or CAMPE, and an educationist, stressed the need for ’a complete revisit of the existing system of focussing more on public exams rather than continuous class room based normative assessments, as mooted in the education policy 2010 for a qualitative change….as numbers always do not matter’.
January 1, 2020 -
The Saturday Interview – We should have 2 academic sessions
Study In India is a campaign being run by the Human Resource Development Ministry to help more foreign students get admission in Indian universities.
November 23, 2019 -
India hits out at Pakistan for raising Ayodhya, Kashmir at UNESCO meet
"Tragically, the reality facing us is that Pakistan is the world's largest producer and exporter of this evil. Pakistan's political approaches are rooted in terrorist violence and its global engagement is defined by mainstreaming of terrorism as an instrument of statecraft," she said.
November 14, 2019 -
Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan’s Okinawa
There were no initial reports of injuries, but nearby residents were evacuated while firefighters spent several hours attempting to bring the fire under control.
October 31, 2019 -
Clad in ‘veshti’, PM Modi welcomes Xi Jinping, gives him tour of temple complex in Mahabalipuram
The focus of the informal meeting is on improving people-to-people contacts and on how to maintain peace and tranquillity along on India-China border.
October 11, 2019 -
NGT warns of action against destruction of mangroves
On 23 September, the NGT issued an order stating, “Let a committee be constituted comprising (i) representative of Gangasagar Bakkhali Development Authority (ii) District Magistrate, South 24- Parganas, (iii) representative of state Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA). The committee shall inspect the area in question, verify on factual aspects and submit its report.”
September 30, 2019 -
Saudi Arabia to announce visa schemes to boost tourism, abolishes abaya rule
The announcement comes just two weeks after devastating attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure -- blamed by Washington on Iran -- which roiled global energy markets and raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
September 27, 2019 -
India-France friendship ‘unbreakable’, stood test of time: PM Modi addresses Indians at UNESCO HQ
Earlier, Modi held a marathon one-on-one meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron during which they reviewed the entire gamut of the dynamic and multi-faceted relationship to further boost the strategic partnership.
August 23, 2019 -
One in four children in Pak will remain uneducated by 2030: UNESCO
The new global education goal, SDG-4, calls on countries to ensure that children are not only going to school but also learning, yet the proportion of trained teachers in sub-Saharan Africa has been falling since 2000.
July 10, 2019 -
Luxury Toy Train service this Durga Puja
Meanwhile, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is taking precautionary measures to run the Toy Train during the monsoon season. Every year during the monsoon, the train service face disruption due to landslides in the Hills.
June 28, 2019 -
Injecting race into an ancient game
Although FIDE’s official Laws of Chess mentioned two types of pieces – ‘light-coloured pieces (White)’ and ‘dark-coloured pieces (Black)’, traditionally the game has been played with white and red, or black and red, or two contrasting coloured pieces as the chess pieces were made from ivory, bone, pottery, rock, etc.
May 3, 2019 -
UNESCO experts ready to assist reconstruction of iconic Notre Dame
After visiting the site of Notre Dame on Monday night, Azoulay said we are all heartbroken.
April 17, 2019 -
World Heritage Day: EPIC Channel celebrates India this April 18
The shows will be aired this World Heritage Day on April 18 from 12:30 pm to 7 pm.
April 16, 2019 -
Bengal elated as Durga Puja nominated for UNESCO 2020 list of cultural heritage
The nomination dossier was prepared by a research team at Jadunath Bhavan Museum and Resource Centre led by Professor Tapati Guha Thakurta
April 2, 2019