To showcase the history of Maratha Empire and boost tourism, the Maharashtra government is planning to seek UNESCO ‘world heritage site’ status for the forts in the State, a Minister said here on ...

There are more than 500 forts in Maharashtra out of which approximately 350 forts can be located or are on records. Some of the forts were built 2200 years ago way back in history during the times of ...

In order to seek the World Heritage Site tag for 14 forts in the state, the Maharashtra government has prepared and submitted a tentative “serial” nomination for these sites. All 14 of them belong to ...

Priya Srivastava, TIMESOFINDIA.COM Updated : May 10, 2024, 10:49 IST 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Maharashtra you must explore in this life! Did you know that Maharashtra boasts the highest number ...

UNESCO tag for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj forts: A high-level delegation, headed by Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, is in Paris to advocate for UNESCO World Heritage status for ...

Spectacular UNESCO Heritage Sites in Maharashtra. Here, we take you around some of the most interesting heritage sites in Maharashtra that you can explore during your next visit to the state. More on ...

A high-level delegation from Maharashtra, led by Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, is currently in Paris to advocate ...

UNESCO has accepted the proposal for the Stone Age era petroglyphs or geoglyphs (carvings on the ground) in the Konkan as a ‘tentative nomination’ last month In a major boost for conservation and ...

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has laid out a plan to commemorate heritage locations in Maharashtra and Karnataka as Global Geoparks. It is a tag similar to that of “World Heritage Site” wherein ...

Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has instructed that the original historical character of heritage sites in Satara and Malvan be preserved during redevelopment and beautification projects. The ...

The Maharashtra government on March 31, 2021 declared an area at Amboli in Sindhudurg district in the Western Ghats, as a biodiversity heritage site. The area is where a rare freshwater fish species ...

It’s World Heritage Day today, and right from our school days we’ve been taught that India is full of it. So on the day that celebrates the cultural heritage of mankind and promotes greater awareness ...