The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj …
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) retained National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for conducting Environmental Post Evaluation of the Projects under the Schemes in the Taj Trapezium Zone. The objectives of the study was to see improvement in environmental quality on the environs of Taj Mahal and other historical …
Mumbai: Hundreds of birds have been feared killed and a great expanse of flora destroyed in a fire that broke out in the jungles south of Ankai fort near Manmad on Monday evening. The fire, the cause of which is not known yet, spread fast down the slope of the …
PARUL CHANDRA The past is likely to have a better future with the culture ministry setting the ball rolling for the implementation of the amended Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act. And for this, it wants the states to actively cooperate with the Centre. On Friday, the ministry …
In the absence of legal protection, heritage buildings are giving way to multi-storey plazas in Goa, which is known for its Indo-Portuguese architectural marvels. "We have been lobbying hard to save these buildings but many a time we can't help. Without legal protection bulldozers raze them down in no time," …
The single biggest challenge facing the conservation of world heritage is climate change, as it threatens the culture and way of life for many countries, International National Trusts Organization (INTO) chairman Simon Molesworth said. Molesworth was invited by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to speak …
Ongole, April 7: People of Kanaparti and adjacent areas where AP Genco is going to construct a thermal power station have formed a committee to start agitations opposing the proposed power plant as it will ruin farming lands and historical monuments of the freedom struggle at Vinodarayunipalem. Genco is planning …
Even with the Chief Minister coming out on the street to observe the Earth Hour yesterday, the amount of power saved in the Capital was not even half as much as was saved last year. The lack of enthusiasm could be attributed to the fact that this was the second …
New Delhi: In a heated meeting at Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) on Wednesday over a parking lot coming up opposite Delhi High Court, the commission has asked DMRC to protect a Lodi-period monument at the site with the assistance of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and pay for …
There seems to be no end to the trouble surrounding the proposed multi-level parking lot at the Delhi High Court. After the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
BHAWANIPATNA: Negligence on the part of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to preserve the remnants of Asurgarh in Kalahandi district has triggered widespread resentment among history-lovers and intellectuals. Asurgarh, an ancient metropolis, is considered contemporaneous to Ujjain, Ahichatra, Kosambi, Sisupalagarh and other ancient Indian cities, but it remains unexcavated. After …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought enhanced grants from the Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC) for heritage conservation and development of tourist infrastructure in Orissa as tourism has become one of the major sources of employment generation. In its memorandum submitted to the TFC, the State Government has demanded Rs 156 …
The fate of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's fully automated multi-level parking lot for Delhi High Court seems uncertain with NDMC notifying a 15th century heritage monument at the site. The State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), which had a few months back given in-principle approval to the project, reconsidered …
New Delhi: Public amenities at 10 heritage monuments in the capital will get a facelift ahead of the Commonwealth Games, as authorities spruce up the sites and prepare them for an influx of foreign tourists. While new public toilets will be constructed at four complexes that are expected to be …
Pressure of developmental projects, inadequate staff with the ASI for protecting the monuments are the main factors. In Delhi alone, over 12 monuments are untraceable. Over 3,675 monuments across the country are found to be untraceable. In a reply to the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for planning and parliamentary …
The Punjab Heritage and Education Foundation has called for declaring 2010 as the Punjab Heritage Preservation Year besides calling for adoption of one uniform Punjabi font to facilitate intercommunications on the internet. This was the consensus following deliberations after hosting the Sikh heritage memorial lecture by Prof Gurbachan Singh Bachan, …
Mumbai: The director of archaeology and museums, state, has issued a stop-work notice to the builder carrying out excavation work near the Magathane caves. Anita Rane-Kothare, a historian and professor from St Xavier's College, has been fighting a lone battle to save the sixth century caves from encroachers. However, recently, …
NDMC May Put Brakes On Work As Notified 16th Century Tomb Lies At Construction Site New Delhi: A multi-level parking lot for Delhi High Court lawyers coming up next to the National Stadium has run into trouble with NDMC
The Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation is putting in place 3-dimensional Geographic Information System (GIS) for round-the-clock monitoring of 1,200 monuments under its ambit. The idea is being seen as a comprehensive solution to check encroachment and damage to the city
Express News Service A 16th century castle in Kargil, a 17th century monastery in Ladakh, a historic civic centre in Shimla and a palace in Uttar Pradesh figure in the list of 93 heritage sites in 47 countries which the world is at the risk of losing. The list
