Clearance catch in tourism mega deal
The West Bengal government announced Bengal's biggest joint venture tourism project, to be implemented in the Sunderbans. But there is a catch: its implementation is subject to approval from the
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Changing Small Island Developing States: a space perspective on environmental change in the Caribbean
Small Island Developing States are experiencing some of the earliest and most severe impacts of climate change. Through a series of case studies illustrated with compelling satellite imagery, a new publication
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Nanjido - a wasteland restoration into world cup park
Nanjido, an island in Republic of South Korea, at the end of the Han River was made a landfill site in 1978. Fifteen years later, the site had to be closed due to the extensive damage caused by the pollution of soil, air, surface and underground water. In 1996, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to continue till 2020.
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Chandaka beckons, romance the woods
BHUBANESWAR: What about rock-climbing in the cooler ambience of a forest? Or rather a bi-cycle ride in the woods with the family? May be a few hours of fun watching films in a natural atmosphere? And all
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Centre gives Rs 70 lakh to develop Dal Lake
With the Centre sanctioning Rs 70 lakh for the development and maintenance of Dal Lake, situated in the lap of Dhauladhar ranges at Naddi in upper Dharamshala, the efforts of the district administration to bring the lake back to life have borne fruits.
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Trends in high places
Traditional timber and slate houses vs a neo concrete nightmare in a Himachal village
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Go for an alternative parking stand, HC asks M’laya Government
The Guwahati High Court has asked the Meghalaya Government to find an alternative parking/stand for the Meghalaya Tourist Transporter Association (MTTA) in Shillong city. After two years of official representations to the government, the MTTA finally moved the court. The legal redressal was sought after 10 days ultimatum served to the State Government expired on April 6.
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Comprehensive report on jumbos mysteriously delayed
The Wildlife Department has failed to submit the comprehensive report on the first national survey of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants which took place in August 2011. The report was to be handed over to
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Minister says his firm has not halted mining
Bangalore: Karnatka Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure G. Janardhana Reddy, whose Obulapuram Mining Companyhas come under the scanner for alleged illegal iron ore mining in Andhra Pradesh, said his firm had not stopped mining operations as it had not received a show-cause notice from the Andhra Government.
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Defiant Gali says will continue AP mining
Bengaluru/Hyderabad, Nov. 25: The Karnataka tourism minister, Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, said on Wednesday that mining activity at the Obulapuram Mining Company which he runs in Andhra Pradesh would not be suspended at any cost.
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Kerala cities to have 'she toilets'
As a woman-friendly step, a state agency in Kerala has embarked upon a plan to set up public toilets exclusively for women in city centres and tourist locations, the first such initiative in the country.
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CBI probe into illegal mining welcomed
Union Minister for Labour Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Andhra Pradesh government to order a CBI enquiry into the alleged illegal mining in Bellary by the Tourism Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy owned Oblapuram Mining Company.
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Thandarai village may be on eco-tourism map
Yogesh Kabirdoss A decision in this regard is expected e to be taken soon. Thandarai village a was adjudged the w e - best rural tourism h project by the Centre in 2007
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A.P. seeks CBI probe into mining leases
M. Malleswara Rao HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to institute an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into allegations of irregularities in iron ore mining in Anantapur district. This follows a raging controversy over the mining leases given to the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by Karnataka Tourism Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy.
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Gir provides livelihood to local people
Ahmedabad: Locals near Gir Sanctuary earn about 70 per cent of their income from tourists, the task force report underlined. Taking 2004 as base, the report stated that the total income from tourism is estimated at Rs 74 lakh of which Rs 51lakh is revenue raised by local people. This was earned from 1.6 lakh tourists who visited Gir that year.
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Land reform bill passed in House
The Mamata Banerjee government will make few amendments in the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, in its bid to attract new investment in the state. The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2012, was passed in the state Assembly by 152-46 votes after the Opposition Left Front sought a division. This bill, once it becomes an act will, clear the hurdles in setting up industrial parks, IT hubs, bio-tech parks and financial hubs among others in the state.
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Mamata intervenes to provide land to industry on easier conditions
Kolkata West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has finally intervened to provide land to industry on easier conditions. The government has removed the ceiling of a maximum 24 acre that an industrial unit could buy in the state directly. The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2012 introduced in the state legislature on Monday rectified the inconsistency, which the government itself created by adopting the policy of “no government acquisition.”
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Bengal Raises Land Holding Cap for Industry
Amendment in land law to allow entrepreneurs to hold more than 24 acres; leasing policy is eased too. The West Bengal assembly has passed the Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2012, to promote setting up
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Melting Arctic may redraw global geopolitical map
This year's frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come. If, as many scientists predict, currently inaccessible sea lanes
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Western Ghats - Environmental and forest rights concerns
The Western Ghats is distinct for its inter-woven network of protected, reserved and community conserved forest areas comprising wildlife corridors spanning long distances, cutting across boundaries that