{
  "id": 757492,
  "title": "Mint Explainer: Is India spending enough to protect its cultural heritage?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/mint-explainer-is-india-spending-enough-to-protect-its-cultural",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:59:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mint-explainer-spending-monuments-11786614956934.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ASI's expenditure on monument conservation, which peaked at ₹444 crore in FY24, has declined, even in popular tourist areas. This raises questions on India's ability to effectively conserve cultural heritage and attract foreign visitors, especially as arrivals decline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Mint Explainer: Why Niti Aayog wants a national caregiving policy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/mint-explainer-why-niti-aayog-wants-a-national-caregiving-policy",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:39:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}