Karnataka comes up with new tourism policy
Karnataka’s refurbished five-year tourism policy, due to go in for Cabinet approval in June, plans to put the horse before the cart and address issues of infrastructure, manpower and safety first. New,
Karnataka’s refurbished five-year tourism policy, due to go in for Cabinet approval in June, plans to put the horse before the cart and address issues of infrastructure, manpower and safety first. New,
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Extreme weather is becoming one of the biggest risks to World Heritage icons like the Polynesian Easter Island or Britain's Stonehenge, posing a threat to tourism
AHMEDABAD: After the Gujarat high court ordered the closure of illegal resorts and hotels around Gir sanctuary, the state tourism department had legalized them under its home stay policy. But the department
Malawi was affected by a severe second wave of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases starting in the last weeks of 2020. As a result, the Government declared a second 'State of National Disaster' and announced
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to disrupt both manufacturing and global supply chains. Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have responded quickly by restricting the movement
Ranchi: The state government on Tuesday cleared the decks for bringing out its new eco-tourism policy.The state cabinet, led by chief minister Raghubar Das, approved the draft new policy that aims to develop
This paper provides an evaluation of the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on least developed countries (LDCs) in Asia and the Pacific. Drawing on analysis and estimates from various
PANJIM: Union Tourism Ministry has come to Goa’s rescue by expressing its willingness to fund the development of tourism infrastructure upto Rs 150 crore, subject to fund utilization and has called on the State to determine its activities according to its carrying capacity. Union Secretary for Tourism, R H Kwaja announced this at a meeting with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar and other officials on Tuesday.
This paper draws from the literature centered on case studies of nature-based tourism projects in developing countries to evaluate the empirical support for key premises for nature-based tourism being
SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the Lake View Cottages and Orchid Lake Cottages near the scenic Umiam Lake constructed under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of
While driving down East Coast Road towards Puducherry, have you ever noticed the highrises to your right? Those buildings, towering over OMR at a distance, could well be a reality on the scenic ECR with
The mission of this Policy is not to remedy a panacea but to create a direction that will drive the tourism industry in Manipur and to let the dynamics of the industry to take over thereafter. The Policy
PANJIM: The Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT) has demanded withdrawal of the Coastal Regulation Zone 2018 notification issued by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change on December 28
The State of Jammu and Kashmir aims to protect the aesthetic landscapes in the State by regulating tourism in an ecologically sustainable manner, and to provide livelihood opportunities to the local communities
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PANAJI: TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said the relaxation in CRZ notification has come as a great relief for the tourism industry, as south-east Asian countries are giving tough competition. However,
Singapore/Bangkok — Guidance material on how recreational diving can protect fragile marine biodiversity threatened by growing coastal tourism and support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Mulund dumping ground will undergo scientific closure and no garbage will be accepted at the site from 2017. Addressing the Legislative Assembly, Mr
Imphal, Sept. 27: The Okram Ibobi Singh government is preparing a masterplan to turn Manipur into a tourist hub by developing tourism infrastructure in the state. But the government is apprehensive that
Himachal Pradesh government was planning to diversify tourism to new areas and as part of the efforts the activities of the departments of Tourism and Rural Development would be merged to develop infrastructure in rural areas, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has said. “The State government policy is now for the diversification of tourism to areas which are new and have tourism potential…We are hopeful that our efforts will not only promote rural tourism but also diversify tourists to rural or new areas and decongest the over saturated stations,” said Mr. Dhumal here on Saturday at a road show organised in the city to promote tourism.