New Delhi: The Government of India has significantly enhanced digital cultural governance by deploying multiple technology-driven platforms to document, preserve and monitor the nation’s rich cultural heritage, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a written reply, detailed how…
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ASI to Maintain 3,685 Monuments; NCF Boosts Heritage PPPs
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Government Proposes Major Tourism Development in Nalanda
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