though not in the near future, the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar islands may be in for some respite. Officials are planning to stop use of the first stretch of the Andaman Trunk Road (atr) that connects south Andaman with the north and middle Andaman islands while passing through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve. The Union territory
The statistical year book being published by the Central Statistics Office for past several years is one of the vital instruments designed to meet the ever growing diversified range information requirement.
The fate of at least three tourism-related projects costing around Rs. 110 crore, including a golf course, on 200 acres land is hanging in balance following the Supreme Court's ruling that no
The Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) of Sri Lanka established in the early nineties by a group of young volunteers with the aim of conserving marine turtles is also helping a number of community based projects. With the assistance of UNDP
The Uttaranchal government is developing a mega tourism project in the state in private sector partnership with an estimated investment of Rs 512 crore over the next five to seven
Goa Tourism Minister Matany Saldanha advised builders and developers to take special care in the context of hill cutting and construction, where forest cover is essential for the preservation of
<p>In the last decade the African continent has been facing a number of incidences on rhino poaching and we may be heading to rhino extinction. A number of strategies have been tried and tested to protect
A generation ago, a battle was successfully waged on this rugged island to preserve what was left of its premeval forests, the home to giant trees, many more than a thousand yeard old. Now tourism
The no-objection certificate issued by the State Government to the Aluva-based Kerala Rare Earths and Minerals Ltd(KREML) for mineral sandmining has kicked up a fresh row with Tourism Minister and
When you've gotta go, you gotta go.. but not if you are on wildlife safari in Vidarbha's several tiger reserves and sanctuaries. Tourists have often suffered for want of toilets inside forests on safaris
Chandaka, more famous for rogue elephants from the sanctuary causing havoc in the nearby villages, is all set to become the prime eco-tourism destination of Orissa. Keen to augment the state's
To promote hydel tourism during Christmas holidays, the Kerala State Electricity Board, opened the Idukki and Cheruthoni dams.
The Chief Minister , Uma Bharti on Monday inaugurated the new marketing office of Madhya Pradesh Tourism at Hotel Janpath, New Delhi. Referring to development of infrastructure and improvement of
State had projected Rs 68,000 cr worth needs JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir was all set to get Rs 44,000 crore for the 12th Five Year Plan, which has begun from the current financial year of 2012-13 as against the demand of Rs 68,000 projected by it before the Union Government and the Planning Commission of India in separate communications and meetings.
SHILLONG: The so-called slogan for promotion of eco-tourism in the State has been found to be hollow as industries have still been allowed to make rampant use of charcoal at the cost of forest cover.
The State government, for the first time in the country, has recived an in priciple approval from the government of India to set up three eco-tourism projects, a Botanical Garden, a Night Sagari
With the estimated Rs 300-crore adventure-wildlife tourism market growing at 20 per cent per annum, the hospitality industry is answering a call to its wild side, as is apparent by the sudden wave of
: Sri Lanka Tourism in its efforts to promote ecotourism in the country yesterday joined hands with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources releasing 8 baby elephants to the wild. The baby elephants who were orphans and brought up at the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe was released to Udawalawe National Park which is estimated to have 400 wild elephants.
Bicholim has been selected for promoting UNDP-funded venture called Endogenous Tourism. The project envisages setting up a centre depicting a mini-village. In it, "indigenous culture" of the state in
The Karnataka State Cabinet approved eco tourism policy formed under the guidelines of National Forest Policy guidelines. The policy provides for vehicle and elephant safari as well as boating in
