CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The UNESCO recently presented two Heritage Awards to the Nizamuddin Basti Project. The project was awarded for its conservation efforts. It was awarded with the Special Recognition for Sustainable Award and Award of Excellence.

Detailed explanation-2: -The project has won the prestigious Award of Excellence, and another award in the Special Recognition for Sustainable Development category, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said.

Detailed explanation-3: -The project involves the meticulous restoration of over 20 historic monuments clustered around the 14th-century mausoleum of the revered Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.

Detailed explanation-4: -This syncretism can be seen in historic buildings throughout Delhi, in all four areas being nominated as part of the World Heritage City of Delhi-Mehrauli, Nizamuddin, Shahjahanabad and New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explore Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb and Red Fort Complex- the three Unesco World Heritage Sites of the capital. The celebration of victory takes form of a towering 73 metre minaret at the Qutub Minar.