Diwali, India's festival of lights, has been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, a significant development for UPSC aspirants.

As Diwali makes it to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, here’s all you need to know about the list and the ...

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee of UNESCO, during its ongoing 20th session in New Delhi, included the Hadrami Dan on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The 2026 list reflects how global travel is evolving--where cultural richness, accessibility, infrastructure readiness, and traveler confidence intersect. From established tourism powerhouses to ...

Online violence is spilling offline: 4 in 10 women journalists, activists, influencers, and defenders of human rights report ...

Israel is planning to expel residents of the ancient West Bank town of Sebastia to create a national park for settlers.

The museum's reopening serves as a symbolic display of stability ahead of planned elections in 2026, one expert told NBC News ...

Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine tradition of chant and song is indeed worthy of classification in a list of the w ...

The island of Cyprus carries a long history mirrored through archaeological sites scattered in between its cities and the ...

Italy gets angry at “fake” carbonara, the winner of the Wildlife Comedy Awards is revealed, plus the phony tourist attractions built to please visitors.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added more than 10 cultural practices from across ...

Cyprus celebrates! Commandaria – one of the oldest named wines in the world – is now officially UNESCO Intangible Cultural ...