WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
A German medical museum will return the skulls of nine Namibians killed in uprisings against German colonial forces between 1904 and 1908. It will also return the skulls of 18 Australian aborigines that were taken from the continent more than a century ago. The skulls are part of a sprawling …
The software giant IBM has opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that for centuries served as an exclusive realm for the country
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Government of Delhi and INTACH for protection and conservation of 92 monuments in Delhi. As per the MoU, INTACH Delhi Chapter will provide its service for protection, conservation and management of archaeological monuments and sites in Delhi and undertake activities in …
BJP replicates Knowledge Commission in Karnataka The Sam Pirtoda-headed National Knowledge Commission (nkc) may have had many run-ins with different arms of the upa government but the good work done by it has finally earned it cross-party recognition. The Bjp-led government in Karnataka recently launched a state panel modelled on …
>> The video-sharing site YouTube will be allowed to mask the identities of individual users when it provides viewership records to the media giant Viacom and other copyright holders after a US court directed it to submit its database to Viacom. >> Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has come under pressure …
unesco has added 19 cultural and eight natural sites to its World Heritage List One of the criteria for selecting these sites is the immediate threat of development and environmental degradation they face. The new entrants disclosed on July 8 include Baha
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance is the prime concern of the ASI. Besides it regulate …
THE Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Ram Sethu does not fulfil the criteria to be declared as a national monument. It is the absolute prerogative of the government to declare Sethu as a national heritage and cannot be directed to do so, Centre's counsel Fali S Nariman …
While the tomb of Humayaun has been restored to its former glory, two other Mughal-era structures located right next to it lie in a state of disrepair. Keen to repair them, the ASI is now waiting for SC to deliver its verdict on the land that is now with the …
India is losing its budding scientists to other professions. Latest figures show that few students are taking up pure sciences, despite government's effort and incentives to make science more popular. A latest study, commissioned by Department of Science and Technology revealed that while percentage of students taking up pure sciences …
The rich and famous frequently change the medium they use to make a statement. If today it is a collection of Impressionist masters, tomorrow it can be a large family of adopted children collected from different cultures. Displaying a definite taste for the bizarre, moneyed collectors are now flocking fossil …
Confusion marks the fate of India's proposal to include endangered Majuli Island in World Heritage Site List, with the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee, winding up inscription of new sites yesterday. At least 19 cultural sites and eight natural sites were added this year. The 96 km long …
