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Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday again addressed a press conference amid outrage over the \"new ...

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A cultural element is inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List if it fits the definition, promotes global cultural understanding, has safeguarding measures, includes community consent, ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recognised Italy's national cuisine on Wednesday as an "intangible cultural heritage", a formal accolade for a cookery tradition passed down ...

It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of tagliatelle al ragù for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic ...

The agency added dozens of nominees to its annual list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,” celebrating international customs and cuisine. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London Sitting down ...

Japan's hot spring culture, currently under consideration by a government council for a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage bid, has been defined by an association as a long-standing practice of ...

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The 2025 Prizes were awarded during a global celebration of International Literacy Day on 8 September at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Each initiative, unique in its approach, harnesses digital tools ...

Research finds that friendship is less of an exchange of giving and receiving, and more of a support system for unpredictable times. Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ties ...