Daily Current Affairs / India’s 7 Natural Sites Enter UNESCO’s Tentative World Heritage List
Category : National Published on: September 20 2025
Seven natural heritage sites from India have been added to UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites. The list includes Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar Deccan Trap (Maharashtra), St. Mary’s Islands (Karnataka), Mawmluh Cave (Meghalaya), Naga Hill Ophiolite (Nagaland), Erra Matti Dibbalu and Tirumala Hills (Andhra Pradesh), and Varkala Cliffs (Kerala). With this, India now has 69 sites under UNESCO’s consideration.
Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra), St. Mary’s Islands (Karnataka), Mawmluh Cave (Meghalaya), Naga Hill Ophiolite (Nagaland), Erra Matti Dibbalu & Tirumala Hills (Andhra Pradesh) and Varkala Cliffs (Kerala) have been added to UNESCO’s tentative World Heritage list.
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