Udhagamandalam, The fire had spread from Lampsrock and Dolphin Nose, around noon as tourists arrived in buses for sight- seeing in the Coonoor forest range ABOUT 200 tourists who were caught in a forest fire near Coonoor have been rescued, official sources said on Monday. The forest department has suspended tourism activities following the incident, the sources said.
Forget the much touted cola wars; the market is now heating up with competition among mineral water bottlers. The latest to enter the fray is the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation's
Awards have been the norm of the day for the little Himalayan state of Sikkirn under the able guidance of its visionary chief minister, Pawan Chamling. The Nirmal Gram Purashkar 2009,4th JRD Tata Memorial Award for health achievement 2009, Emerging Tourism State 2008, Most Picturesque Destination 2007 are only a few feather's in the cap worn by the dynamic leader.
Nandadevi.org & mountainshperds.com riding high Lata is an address of protest and conflict. It was the village in the higher alpine pasture areas of Chamoli, Uttaranchal, where the first
If you are fed up with filth, grime and repulsive sights that hits you every time you pass by the river from along the Brahmaputra, it may be time to bid goodbye to all this as Union Tourism Ministry
Damdama (Gurgaon): The last major natural lake in the NCR is up for sale. While locals claim that indiscriminate mining and poor rainfall has caused great damage to Damdama Lake and jeopardised their future water needs, another story is unfolding gradually.
What makes the Northeast region a favourite destination for tourists. Visitors are floored by the untouched natural beauty and the depth of experience of the region. A central government employee who travelled to Sikkim under the scheme said,
The Uttaranchal government's decision to divert the Ganga from Har-ki-pauri to nearby Neeldhara, has drastically hit tourism in Hardwar. Tourist traffic dropped 80 per cent in April, the peak season
Haryana Government is all set to announce the state tourism policy soon, that would emphasise to develop the state as a "tourist destination" in participation with the private sector. The state has
The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has lined up a cluster of initiatives to convert the Durgam Cheruvu Lake resort into a major tourist attraction, even while maintaining the
National vice-president of Lok Janshakti Party Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said on Wednesday Minister for Tourism Jagmohan had assured that all houses at Tughlaqabad village built till 1993 would not be
Residents of Tughlaqabad village, who are facing the threat of eviction, are gearing up for a meeting with Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Jagmohan tomorrow. Delhi BJP president Madan Lal
A mountaineering expedition into the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve revives the debate on ecotourism and people s rights over forests.
A quarter of world’s forests are in mountain areas. These forests typically have high biodiversity, and provide many goods and services for people both in the mountains and the lowlands, often far away.
A mega bio-diversity project is being built in the Aravallis to preserve the natural fauna and flora of the region for research purposes and also to encourage eco-tourism in Delhi. DDA is starting a
The Tiger Task Force s report is blinkered to the forest departments ommissions
Golden mahseer is one of the splendid ecotourism species of the Government of Uttaranchal should strive to conserve in order to enhance the prospects of nature tourism opportunities in the state. In Uttaranchal the golden mahseer is largely confined to lotic habitats.
This publication is divided into four parts: the first part analyses the CRZ Notification 1991 and issues of its implementation. It further looks at violations of the CRZ Notification 1991 by tourism. The second part is an evaluation of the Swaminathan Committee recommendations. The third section is a critique of the draft CMZ Notification 2008.
The liquidity crisis and associated recession currently gripping the global economy have far reaching consequences for the economies of all developing countries, in particular those with a higher degree of integration with the global economy. India is not an exception to this general trend.
The countries of the Asia Pacific region are rising to the task of harnessing the positive opportunities provided by biodiversity and natural ecosystems, as catalysts for sustainable development. In recognizing
