India hosted a World Heritage Committee meeting for the first time in 2024, during which the Moidams the mound-burial system of the Ahom Dynasty in Assam was accorded the coveted UNESCO tag.

Six sites, including the Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana and the Bundela palace-fortresses, have been added to India's tentative list by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. With these additions, India's ...