A total of 67 nominations submitted by nearly 80 countries, including India’s ‘Deepavali’ festival, will be examined during the course of the nearly week-long key session of the UNESCO on safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage that began at Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday. New Delhi: UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany during the inaugural ceremony of the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.(PTI) The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is being held at the iconic Mughal-era heritage site from December 8 to 13. This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the UNESCO panel. The committee will examine a “total of 67 nominations submitted by 79 countries” for inscription on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage lists, according to the Paris-headquartered world body. “More than recognition, these lists are a powerful tool for preservation — as the last weavers of the Poncho Para’i in Paraguay can attest,” it said. The ancestral and traditional techniques for the elaboration of …