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Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since 2021: UNESCO

Taliban barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since 2021. Afghanistan is the only country with such formal bans on education. This risks condemning the nation to decades of lost potential and poverty. UNESCO estimates significant income losses and increased early marriage risks. The ban also exacerbates a shortage…

The Economic Times

Taliban takeover leaves millions of Afghan girls shut out of secondary school

A UN agency has reported that approximately 2.4 million Afghan girls are being banned from attending secondary school

The Independent UK

Dholavira Is Still Empty, and That Is the Only Reason You Should Go to This UNESCO Harappan Site Now

The city that outlasted everything except being knownDholavira has been standing, in one form or another, for five thousand years. It outlasted the civilisation that built it. It outlasted the river that fed it. It outlasted the scholarship that ignored it for decades while Mohenjo-daro and Harappa collected all the…

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Champaner, Lothal, and Modhera: Gujarat's Three Sites That Rewrite Indian Civilisation's History

The city that was already ancient when history beganYou arrive at Lothal expecting ruins. What you find is a city. Not the idea of one, the actual grid of it, the drainage channels running parallel to streets, the raised citadel platform, the brick-lined dock that archaeologists date to around 2400…

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India’s education spending share drops below UNESCO’s 15% standard

India's education funding remains below UNESCO's public expenditure benchmark. Lower secondary completion rates lag significantly behind the 2025 target. Upper secondary completion also shows slow progress, missing its 2025 goal. Many emerging and advanced economies face similar funding challenges. Global trends indicate a move away from public education financing benchmarks.

The Economic Times

Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it

Escalating use of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT saps more and more power. Experts offer some tips on how to consume less.

LiveScience

American-born Pope Leo will meet with clergy abuse survivors during trip to France

Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo appears to be dedicating more attention to the experiences of the European faithful

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Pope Leo to meet clergy abuse victims during upcoming France visit

Pope Leo XIV will meet with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church during his planned trip to France from September 25 to 28, the Vatican said Friday. The Holy See did not immediately provide details about the meeting, which comes after the pontiff vowed to further efforts within…

France 24

Uberaba Geopark: A time capsule from the Late Cretaceous period nestled in Brazil's tropical savanna

Uberaba Geopark, also known as the "Land of the Giants," is a region in Brazil's Cerrado biome that preserved thousands of prehistoric fossils.

LiveScience

The Stepwell Trail Through Madhya Pradesh: A Guide to India's Forgotten Baoli Architecture

Why Madhya Pradesh, and Why NowMost people chasing stepwells head to Rajasthan. Rani ki Vav in Patan gets the UNESCO plaque and the Instagram queue. But Madhya Pradesh has been quietly holding a parallel inventory of baoli architecture, older in some cases, less restored in others, and almost entirely free…

Times Life

Thailand to ramp up creative cities drive

Thailand aims to secure Unesco Creative Cities Network (UCCN) recognition for two new destinations every two years as part of a national strategy to have at least 35 Thai cities designated by 2037, according to the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta).

Bangkok Post

Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon and other news in the Mideast

Iran says it’s in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman

The Independent UK

Brazil has a 1,565-square-kilometre "desert" that floods every rainy season; freshwater lagoons appear between white dunes, then vanish

Northeast Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses transforms annually with thousands of turquoise lagoons. Heavy rains fill hollows between sand dunes, creating temporary freshwater bodies. These lagoons connect to rivers, allowing fish to inhabit them seasonally. The wolf fish survives dry periods by burying itself in the muck. This dynamic dune field offers…

The Times of India

Built over 2,300 years ago, this ancient Greek theatre still stages live performances with extraordinary natural acoustics

More than 23 centuries after audiences first gathered beneath its stone tiers, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece is still doing what it was built to do, bringing people together for live performances. Unlike countless ancient theatres that survive only as fragments of the past, Epidaurus remains remarkably intact…

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War and accumulating sand threaten Sudan’s Meroe pyramids, in photos

Sudan’s ongoing war is threatening the integrity of its ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its unique and angular architecture, as preservation efforts have completely halted.

Times Life

Gujarat's Hidden Stepwells: 5 Ancient Vav Sites That Are Free, Quiet, and Worth Every Detour

Rani ki Vav, Patan, The One That Earned a UNESCO Badge and Still Gets IgnoredPatan is 125 kilometres north of Ahmedabad. The drive takes under two hours. Rani ki Vav was built in the 11th century by Queen Udayamati of the Solanki dynasty as a memorial to her husband, King…

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Seven Ancient Stepwells Across India That Rival Adalaj in Architecture and Heritage

Rani ki Vav, Patan, GujaratRani ki Vav has 800 sculpted panels descending seven storeys into the earth, and UNESCO put it on the World Heritage list in 2014 for exactly that reason. Queen Udayamati commissioned it in the 11th century as a memorial to her husband, King Bhimdev I of…

The Times of India

A livestream from Greenland’s UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord captured a mammoth iceberg rolling over and exposing its blue underside

A livestream from Greenland’s UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord caught one of nature’s most dramatic tricks: a mammoth iceberg slowly rolling over and exposing the blue underside that had been hidden below the waterline. The moment, filmed off the coast of Ilulissat on July 25, quickly spread online because it was both…

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In 937, Mount Fuji’s lava swallowed fallen trees and left a narrow cave that later became revered as the mountain’s womb

A lava tunnel formed by Mount Fuji's 937 CE eruption preserves ancient tree molds. These natural formations became sacred sites for pilgrims seeking spiritual rebirth. The Funatsu Tainai Lava Tree Mold is now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It highlights how geological phenomena shaped enduring places of faith…

The Independent UK

Armenia’s culture-filled capital is now much easier to reach

A new direct flight route to Yerevan allowed Laura Millar to discover a world of fabulous food, incredible architecture and complicated history

The Independent UK

Tourist arrested for allegedly spray-painting historic building in Granada

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Tourist defaces 16th-century building with pink graffiti in Granada

The word ‘Paula’ was sprayed in bright colours on a building in Albaicín

The Times of India

A Brazilian village of 2,000 residents has no cars, sandy streets, and can only be reached by boat

Barra do Superagui, a charming Brazilian village, thrives without cars as boats navigate its waters instead. Nestled within the protected expanse of Superagui National Park, this community cherishes its caiçara culture and diverse wildlife. With life moving at a gentle pace, residents rely solely on boats for services and supplies,…

Euronews

Banyan Tree’s new luxury mountainside resort in China has hot spring pools and a bamboo forest trail

Offering access to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in China's Sichuan province, the new Banyan Tree Mount Emei resort features 130 rooms and villas, private hot spring pools, a bamboo forest trail and a spa.

Times Life

Belum Caves: Inside Andhra Pradesh's Underground World That Most Indian Tourists Have Never Heard Of

What Belum Actually IsBelum Caves sit near Tadipatri in Kurnool district, carved by the Chitravati river over millions of years through limestone bedrock. The total mapped length runs to 3,229 metres, with a visitor circuit of roughly 1.5 kilometres open to the public. That makes Belum the longest cave system…

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