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Thousands of Tulsi (basil) saplings were planted around the Taj Mahal in Agra on Monday to insulate the marble monument against atmospheric pollution.

The saplings were distributed free at several points in the city by local forest officials and people were encouraged to participate in the plantation drive.

Hyderabad, Nov. 24: The rising pollution level is taking a heavy toll on the heritage structures and historical artefacts in the state. In the old city area, near Charminar, sulphur dioxide levels have increased from 5.2 to 5.4 micrograms per metre cube and nitrogen oxide levels from 34 to 36.3 micrograms per metre cube.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Government of Delhi and INTACH for protection and conservation of 92 monuments in Delhi. As per the MoU, INTACH Delhi Chapter will provide its service for protection, conservation and management of archaeological monuments and sites in Delhi and undertake activities in two phases.

Banana boats introduced by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation at Mudaliarkuppam Rain Drop Boat House on East Coast Road are a great hit with tourists.

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Guwahati, August 28: Six days after a strike called by a student body over alleged damage to a protected monument brought drilling operations in Upper Assam to a grinding halt, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has offered to take up protection and conservation of all historical sites in Sivasagar district to resolve the crisis.

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unesco has added 19 cultural and eight natural sites to its World Heritage List One of the criteria for selecting these sites is the immediate threat of development and environmental degradation they face. The new entrants disclosed on July 8 include Baha

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Kolkata, July 30 : The state health department was directed to take steps within a week to stop the cooking of the patients' food in five big coal ovens in the SSKM hospital, according to an interim order of the Division Bench of Mr Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Mr Justice RN Banerjee of Calcutta High Court today. The interim order was passed in the wake of an earlier court order on 28 September last year to prevent any pollution to Victoria Memorial Hall.

THE Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Ram Sethu does not fulfil the criteria to be declared as a national monument. It is the absolute prerogative of the government to declare Sethu as a national heritage and cannot be directed to do so, Centre's counsel Fali S Nariman told the apex court.

While the tomb of Humayaun has been restored to its former glory, two other Mughal-era structures located right next to it lie in a state of disrepair. Keen to repair them, the ASI is now waiting for SC to deliver its verdict on the land that is now with the Scouts

Richi Verma | TNN

The experts at London's Natural History Museum pride themselves on being able to classify and display thousands of species