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World Heritage Day, observed on 18th of April, encourages local communities to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives, and promotes awareness of its diversity and conservation.
What is UNESCO?
* It protects and safeguards the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
* It allocates a blue shield, the convention's emblem to cultural sites, which signifies that they are under the protection of the convention.
India’s Heritage
* India with 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites has the sixth largest number of UNESCO sites in the world.
* The latest additions are Dholavira and Ramappa Temple in the ‘Cultural’ category which already has Taj Mahal, Hampi, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Sun Temple, Sanchi, Ran Ki Vav, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Churches and Convents of Goa, etc.
* There other two categories are Natural and Mixed. The natural heritage sites include the Western Ghats, Great Himalayan National Park, Tadoba Tiger Sanctuary, Sundarbans National Park, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, and more.
* India has 3691 protected monuments and sites. The walled cities of Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmadabad, and other various well planned cities with architectural buildings have also found their names inscribed as World Heritage Cities.
Theme 2022
Theme for year 2022 – Heritage & Climate
