Hotels answer call of the wild'
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
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
Although the importance of addressing ecosystem service benefits in regional land use planning and decision-making is evident, substantial practical challenges remain. In particular, methods to identify
A strategic village, located in the core of the park, moved out Men are finally making way for tigers in Rajasthan’s celebrated Ranthambhore National Park (RNP). With residents of yet another forest village located in the core moving out on Wednesday, the tigers proliferating in the park will now have more inviolate space, and surely more fun. The Ranthambhore watchers, and there are quite a few, vouchsafe that re-locating Mordoongri, situated in the strategic corridor between RNP and the Sawai Man Singh Sanctuary, should be considered a breakthrough.
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
This is Equations letter to Shri. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forest (MoEF), on comments on the Pre Draft CRZ Notification 2010 in the context of tourism. Equations continue to demand for a comprehensive legislation and not a notification to regulate coastal activities, to protect coasts and the livelihoods of the coastal communities dependent on it.
Realising that preserving the scenic beauty and maintaining a clean environment is essential to promote tourism in the state, the government has taken a number of steps to prevent the defiling of the
To ensure proper hygiene and sanitation around major monuments in the Capital, the Delhi Tourism Department is considering deploying Municipal Magistrates to sensitize the concerned officials and
The Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) has introduced an alternate tourism programme to wean away villagers in Kosgoda(Sri Lanka) who are engaged themselves in sea-turtle egg gathering for a
Goa's Tourism Minister Mathany Saldanha has specifically said that he would quit the State Cabinet if he fails to shift the River Princess ship grounded on north Goa's Candolim-Sinquetim beach. The
Tourism Dept Wants To Draw Tourists
The Sahara group signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the West Bengal government for implementing a tourism project in the Sundarbans that with make it a global
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he wanted pacifists and environmentalists to visit Brazil to preserve its rain forests. During the opening of the World Tourism Forum for Peace and
The governments of the Himalayan hill-states and the international donor agencies have consistently advocated disbursal of funds for improvement of road connectivity in keeping with the mandates of a
With the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation drawing up ambitious plans to promote Pulicat in northern Chennai as an ecotourism hotspot, wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists are worried
PANJIM: In an official admission of the gradual devastation of the Goa coastline, the Water Resources Department in its Performance Budget presented before the Goa legislative assembly has admitted that 25 per cent of state’s shoreline is affected with erosion caused by the sea. The document tabled on the floor of the House Tuesday has mentioned that 25.02 km shoreline is affected with sea erosion.
Ananthakrishnan G | TNN Thiruvanathapuram: India
Ever since tourism replaced mining to generate income for the Goa government, in the early 80s, there has been no looking back for the malignancy of unscientific development that has taken over the
Eight Asian cities have agreed to work together more closely to promote tourism in the region, after gathering in Hanoi earlier this
Action plan will be submitted to Union Ministry Introduction of a “climate-tailored agricultural management” system, preservation of ecologically important biomes, and development of water bodies are some of the strategies proposed by the State to overcome the impact of climate change. The strategies have been listed in the State Action Plan for Climate Change, prepared by the Department of Environment and Climate Change. The strategic plan, with a projected financial outlay of Rs.1,000 crore, is being circulated among various stakeholders.