#. Shanti Niketan, another historical site of India, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

#. Shanti Niketan ranks 41st in the number of World Heritage Sites in India.

#. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore.

#. Located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, Shanti Niketan, meaning "abode of peace", began development in 1901 and it was here that Rabindranath Tagore laid the foundation of Visva-Bharati University.

5. UNESCO World Heritage Site List-

1. Agra Fort

2. Ajanta Caves

3. Archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara in Nalanda

4. Buddhist Monument in Sanchi

5. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

6. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

7. Churches and Convents of Goa

8. Elephanta Caves

9. Ellora Caves

10 Fatehpur Sikri

11. Great Living Chola Temple

12. Group of Monuments at Hampi

13. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

14. Group of monuments at Pattadakal

15. Hill Forts of Rajasthan

16. Historic City of Ahmedabad

17. Humayun's Tomb

18. Jaipur city

19. Khajuraho Group of Monuments

20. Khajuraho Group of Monuments

21. Mountain Railways of India

22. Qutub Minar and its monuments

23. Rani-ki-Vav (Queen's Stepwell)

24. Red Fort Complex

25. Rock shelters of Bhimbetka

26. Sun Temple

27. Taj Mahal

28. The architectural work of Le Corbusier, an outstanding contribution to the modern movement

29 Jantar Mantar 

30 Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble

31. Great Himalayan National Park-Conservation Area

32. Kaziranga National Park

33. Keoladeo National Park

34. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

35. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park

36. Sundarban National Park

37. Western Ghats

38. Kanchenjunga National Park

39. Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple

40. Dholavira

41. Shanti Niketan

1. Bollywood's famous film artist Madhur Bhandarkar has been honoured with a Duo Award in Norway.

2. Bhandarkar has received this honour for his films Babli Bouncer and India Lockdown.

3. Madhur Bhandarkar gave many films to the film industry including "Fear", "Fear 2", "Parineeta", "Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji", "Fanaa", "Fanaa 2", "Ishaqzaade", "Jannat", and "India Lockdown".

1. Leena Kumar releases her first book on self-actualization, published by Geetika Sehgal's Bija House.

2. Leena Kumar is a film award-winning actress, psychologist, writer and entrepreneur.

2. The Autobiography of God is for rational, practical seekers, leaders, pioneers, rebels and free spirits.

1. 150 elephant corridors spread across 15 'range'-states have been identified in India and West Bengal tops the list with 26 such corridors.

2. This information has come to light in a new report of the Union Environment Ministry.

3. The Central Government's 2010 Elephant Task Force Report (GAJ: Report) listed 88 such corridors in the country.

1. The Service Sector Policy has been made under the chairmanship of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami.

2. Through this policy, a target has been set to create 20 lakh employment opportunities and skill development of 10 lakh workers in Uttarakhand.

1. Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has secured first place in the country in terms of cleanliness.

2. This clean air survey has been done in cities with a population of 10 lakhs.

3. Indore was declared the country's number-one clean city for the first time in 2017.

1. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has laid the foundation stone of Saragarhi Memorial in Firozpur.

2. A deep tribute to the brave Sikh warriors who sacrificed their lives in the historic battle of Saragarhi (September 12, 1897).

3. 21 soldiers of the 36 Sikh Regiment bravely defended their post against about 10,000 Afghan attackers.

1. India has won the title of the 16th edition of Asia Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.

# Champion team: $150,000 (Rs 1.25 crore) to India

# Runner-up team: $75,000 (Rs 62.31 lakh) to Sri Lanka

2. India has become the winner of Asia Cup for the eighth time.

3. Man of the Match - Mohammed Siraj (Rs 4.15 lakh)

4. Man of the Tournament - Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 12.46 lakh)

5. Best Catch of the Final: Ravindra Jadeja Three thousand dollars (2.49 lakh)

6. Sri Lankan ground staff: $50,000 (Rs 41.54 lakh) to pitch curator and groundsmen