Yoga in UNESCO's Intangible cultural heritage of humanity list

 Yoga in UNESCO's  13th intangible cultural heritage of humanity list 

In a major international recognition for India, UNESCO inscribes Yoga in its list of Intangible cultural heritage of humanity; Yoga now joins a list of 12 other heritages from India.  Yoga, India's one of the ancient practices has now been inscribed as an element in the UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural

UNESCO Includes Cuba’s rumba, Belgian beer into its Intangible Cultural Heritage List

UNESCO Includes Cuba’s rumba, Belgian beer into its Intangible Cultural Heritage List

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added Cuba’s rumba dance and Belgian beer to its coveted list of “intangible” cultural heritage at the meeting held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on November 30, 2016. The Cuban delegation dedicated the rumba’s

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NASA's Juno mission sends first image of Jupiter, its moons

Washington: NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it continues orbiting the planet. The image was taken on July 10 when the spacecraft was 4.3 million km from Jupiter on the outbound leg of its initial 53.5-day capture orbit. The colour image shows atmospheric features on Jupiter, including the famous Great Red Spot, and

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Turtle village to become biodiversity heritage site

Conservation For Livelihood' Turns Poachers Into Saviours'

It is 6.45 am. Mohan Upadhye is in the hatchery, readying to release the Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea. A crowd of spectators has gathered outside; peeping through the openings of the wire mesh that serves as the hatchery's walls. All eyes are fixed on the upturned cane basket lying on the sand covered

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Supreme Court notice to Centre, RBI and CBI on plea on Participatory-notes

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, RBI, market regulator SEBI and CBI on a plea seeking a direction that the offshore portfolio investors, who invest in the Indian stock market through participatory-notes, should not be allowed to withdraw the money till further orders. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan issued the notice on the interim application, which was

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Celebrating Indus at Sindhu Darshan Mela

The four-day long Sindhu Darshan festival is underway in Leh where colourful programs are being organised. The 20th annual Sindhu Darshan Mela commenced on Thursday with the inauguration of Sindhu Bhawan at Choglamsar Leh by Senior BJP leader LK Advani. The main reason behind the celebration of Sindhu Darshan Festival is to endorse the Indus River as an icon of the communal