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Good news for India and a probable question for the UPSC Prelims, India has added 6 properties to its tentative list for UNESCO heritage status.

India now has 62 sites on the tentative list and addition to the World Heritage Centre's tentative list is mandatory if a property is to be nominated for inscription to the World Heritage List in future.
The six properties added to the tentative list include Kanger Valley National Park in Chhattisgarh; Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana; Ashokan Edict Sites (spread across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat); Chausath Yogini Temples (spread across Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha); Gupta Temples (spread across Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar), and the palace-fortresses of the Bundelas in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
At present, a total of 43 properties from India are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including 35 in the 'Cultural' category, seven in 'Natural' and one in 'Mixed' category.

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