The UNESCO World Heritage committee decided to register Japan's controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site. The country agreed to include it in an exhibit of its dark history of abusing Korean laborers during World War II. The decision signals an improvement in ties between Tokyo and Seoul.
The mine on an island off the coast of Niigata in northern Japan operated for nearly 400 years and was once the world's largest gold producer before closing in 1989. It was also linked to Japan's wartime abuse of Korean labourers.
Jul 29, 2024
Sunken Museum at Humayun's Tomb Site in Delhi Inaugurated
The country's first sunken museum at the Humayun Tomb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Delhi was inaugurated.
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the new museum in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan.
The inauguration coincided with the ongoing 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
The museum, whose layout is inspired by the medieval 'baolis', or traditional water tanks, showcases the legacy of Mughal Emperor Humayun, including lesser-known facets of his life, and the heritage of the Nizamuddin area over the last seven centuries.
EAM Jaishankar Unveils Commemorative Postage Stamp of Ram Lalla in Laos
During his three day visit to Laos, the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveiled a special commemorative stamp set showcasing Ram Lalla's idol from Ayodhya.
Being touted as the first postage stamp in the world to be dedicated to Lord Ram's Ayodhya idol.
The set which comprises two stamps has Lord Ram's Ayodhya idol's image on one and on the other stamp, Lord Buddha is depicted.
Jaishankar is in Laos to attend the Foreign Ministers' Meetings under the ASEAN union.
Jul 28, 2024
India - US Sign Cultural Property Agreement
India and the US signed a bilateral cultural property agreement to facilitate the return of stolen and smuggled antiquities, many of which find their way to the US.
This agreement has a defined framework for the return of such artefacts to India and will facilitate smooth and early repatriation, and will also help prevent future trafficking.
The agreement was signed by US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and Culture Secretary Govind Mohan, on the sidelines of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi.
Jul 27, 2024
Scottish Bog Gets World Heritage Status
After an almost 40-year campaign, a stunning but little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status.
The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of Scotland covers almost 2,000 sq km (469,500 acres) of one of the most intact and extensive blanket bog systems in the world.
Blanket bogs are wetland ecosystems created when peat, a soil made up of partially decayed matter, accumulates in waterlogged conditions.
Achieving world heritage status is a rare honour – particularly for a landscape. It is an internationally recognised designation awarded to places of outstanding cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
Jul 25, 2024
French Museum Issues Gold Coins in Honour of Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan
The Grevin Museum in the French capital honoured Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan with its set of customised gold coins.
The Grevin Museum at Paris is a wax museum located on the Grands Boulevards on the right bank of the Seine River.
Meanwhile, SRK has been earlier immortalised in wax statues in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Thailand, India, Singapore and Australia.
3500-year-old Sales Receipt in the Form of Cuneiform Tablet
Archaeologists made a stunning discovery when they stumbled upon a clay tablet engraved with one of the oldest sales receipts in the world in southern Turkey.
The tablet, which is written in cuneiform, is an ancient document which belonged to the 15th century BCE. The tablet is a record of wooden furniture purchased in large quantities.
Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Ersoy announced the discovery and said that the historic relic was found by researchers at Eski Alalah, in the southern province of Hatay.
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