<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024.</p> <p>The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing
As directed by the High Court, the Tourism Department Thursday carried out an exercise to free the Candolim-Baga beach belt of unauthorised beach beds, umbrellas and other encroachments.
Construction of star hotels and any other tourism-related projects, taken up by entrepreneurs in 18 specific places in the State, will qualify for capital subsidy and soft loan facility.
The most outstanding feature of the River Ganga is that it offers uncommon environmental diversity, impressive scenery, and an outstanding adventurous and wilderness experience. All these attributes contribute towards wild land-based recreation. The objective of this article is to assess the environmental and socio-cultural impacts of camping and white-water rafting on this river. This article has largely relied on primary survey and secondary data collected from different government departments.
Luxury bus services in Santiniketan-Kolkata route, ~ a sight that had only been a dream earlier for the locals and Santiniketan-bound tourists, is now a reality. Thanks to Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority and the South Bengal State Transport Corporation for their initiatives, jumbo-size Starbuses now will carry passengers from Santiniketan to Kolkata and back to Santiniketan, twice daily. "For the convenience of the passengers, mainly the residents of Santiniketan, who had to travel some 3 km to board trains from Bolpur Railway stations and for attracting tourists through better communication, the SBSTC has decided to start this new bus service,' said Mr Prabir Ghosh, divisional manager of SBSTC, Assansol. He also informed the buses would depart Santiniketan at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively and reach Esplanade in Kolkata through Panagarh and Durgapur Express road. Mr Ghosh said, "We have also decide to extend the bus route to Digha, the bus which would depart in the morning would go to Digha via Kolkata. n SNS
The rapid growth of India's exports of commercial services during the period 2000-2006, from US $ 16 billion to US $ 72.8 billion, and of India's share in world exports from 1.1 per cent to 2.7 per cent provides ample evidence of India's international competitiveness in the services sector as a whole. However, calculations of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) show falling RCA in respect of travel (tourism) and transportation (of which shipping is the major component) and accelerating RCA in
This dossier is located within the context of increasing global discontent and community protest against interventions of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the developing world. It specifically presents a questioning and critique of their operations in tourism.
Injustice continues to haunt the Narmada River Valley! The Narmada Valley projects comprise 30 large dams, 135 medium size dams, 3000 small dams and a minimum of 75,000 kms of canal networks to direct the waters.
Even as the fate of the Himalayan Ski village hangs in the balance, the new regime is yet to take a decision on a number of mega tourism projects for which bids have come in from big industrial houses. During Congress rule some prime government properties were advertised with a view to inviting investment for tourism promotion. This included setting up of a golf course at Baddi, a mini golf course at Baragaon, near Manali; a health resort at Jhatingiri in Mandi and setting up a lake resort at Bilaspur. Some big names in the hospitality industry like Raddison and Holiday Inn had sent in their bids for setting up a golf course at Baddi. Being close to the industrial estate of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh and to Chandigarh, the golf course is likely to emerge as a favourite haunt for those who love the game. The government will provide about 400 bighas of land for the golf course at Baddi. The Dhumal regime is yet to take a decision on the bids. "The fact that some very big names in the hospitality industry have sent in their bids is reason enough for us to go ahead with the bids,' admitted a senior official. However, no final decision has been taken with regard to the Himalayan ski village, a project about which the new regime has a lot of reservations along with other projects. Similarly, about 110 bighas of land is being offered at Baragaon, near Manali. The government has received about 12 bids in response to the advertisements for the setting up of a mini golf course at the picturesque locale in the Kullu-Manali valley. There is no dearth of takers even for the setting up of a health resort at Jhatingiri in Mandi. The proposed site was the erstwhile property of the rulers of Mandi and is a completely virgin area with not even the slightest traces of urbanisation. "The cool and clean environs of the place are ideally suited for a health spa for rejuvenation and relaxation,' informed an official. The Tourism Department is keen that Himachal can attract a lot of tourists through spas, the way Kerala has done. To showcase the tourism potential of Himachal, the government had organised a conclave where 15 government and 105 private properties had been offered to entrepreneurs on the theme
