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“Imagine a world with more women in science” Campaign Launched By UNESCO

UNESCO has initiated the “Imagine a world with more women in science” campaign to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11. This campaign highlights the benefits of diverse viewpoints in scientific disciplines and promotes increased involvement of women, encouraging the use of the hashtag #EveryVoiceInScience. […]

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UNESCO urges global ban on smartphones in schools to promote human-centred education approach

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) released its 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, titled “Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms,” which supports for a global ban on smartphones in schools where technology integration does not improve learning outcomes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023 An Overview of the News UNESCO

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26 % of world’s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report

26 % of world’s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report– A report presented by UNESCO at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York reveals that a significant portion of the world’s population still does not have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. According to the report, 26% of the

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UNESCO To Declare the World’s First Living Heritage University

Visva-Bharati University: Rabindranath established Visva-Bharati University in 1921. The UNESCO “heritage” tag will shortly be applied to it. It will be able to become the first university of living heritage. Bidyut Chakraborty, Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, stated that the university would be designated a heritage university. February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz According to UNESCO, Visva-Bharati

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UNESCO dedicates International Day of Education 2023 to Afghan girls, women

UNESCO dedicates International Day of Education 2023 to Afghan girls, women: UNESCO has decided to dedicate the International Day of Education to be celebrated on January 24, 2023, to Afghan girls and women. An overview of the news UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said that no country in the world should prevent women and girls from getting education and it is a

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel unveils Urban G20 logo, website and social media handle

Urban-20 conference: The Urban-20 conference in Gandhinagar has a new logo, website, and social media accounts thanks to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The UNESCO heritage city Ahmedabad will host the Urban 20 cycles as part of G-20 meetings between February to July. Senior representatives of the Gujarat government and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation attended the logo

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UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon 2022

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon 2022: Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has launched the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon 2022 at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida. The Union Ministry of Education organised the Hackathon, which is being attended by students from 22 African countries. The Unesco India-Africa Hackathon event

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Telangana’s Warangal, two cities of Kerala join UNESCO learning cities

Telangana’s Warangal, two cities of Kerala join UNESCO learning cities: Warangal (Telangana), Thrissur (Kerala) and Nilambur (Kerala) have joined the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) of UNESCO. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Reason: For their outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a reality for all at the local level. These three cities are among the 77 cities

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India nominates GARBA to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list

India has nominated Garba to inscribe on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list for 2022. Last year, Durga Puja was also listed on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage representative. India was elected by UNESCO to serve on the distinguished Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in July. Kalbelia dance was listed in UNESCO’s representative list of

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India elected to UNESCO panel on Intangible Cultural Heritage for 2022-2026

India has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for the 2022-2026 cycle. The elections for the Intergovernmental Committee was held during the two-day General Assembly of the 2003 Convention at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. India has already served as a member of the ICH

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