Another 'forest rape' for tourism
The Environment Foundation Limited (EFL), Sri Lanka raised alarm over a proposed eco-tourism project near Wasgamuwa National Wildlife Park within the limits of the Wasgamuwa elephant corridor. The
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Strict vigil to check felling of green deodar saplings in Manali
With the promotion of tourism industry in Kullu Valley in general and the picturesque tourist town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh in particular, a large number of hotel projects have come up
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Govt sanctions 56 river, 13 tourism projects for MP
The Centre has sanctioned 56 schemes under National River Action Plan(NRAP) and 13 tourism development projects for Madhya
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Industrialists to be encouraged to adopt zoo animals
Minister for forests Ch Ayyanna Patrudu has said that the state government is contacting tourism consultants from Malaysia on the improvement of recreation facilities for visitors to zoos and
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Nature is taking a hammering from the law breakers
Ghana's environment, and industries such as logging and tourism that could contribute to economic success, are threatened by deforestation, desertification and pollution : a
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Halt tourism projects near Hussainsagar, orders court
A division bench of the AP High Court admitted a writ petition challenging the action of the State government in initiating steps to launch tourism projects around Hussainsagar lake and ordered
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Charminar to be insulated from pollution hazards
The Andhra Pradesh State government is planning to insulate the historical Charminar from the hazards of human disturbance and pollution of all sorts, according to minister for tourism E Peddi
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Dolphin study to look at effect of tour boats
Conservation experts will study the effect of tourism on Port Phillip Bay's dolphins amid concerns the 100-strong population is under increasing stress. Environment and Conservation Minister Sherryl
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Govt plans to develop Chilka tourism
The state government will formulate master plans for the development of tourism infrastructure in Chilka lake and Puri-Konark beach keeping the coastal zone regulation in
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Wildlife projects underway in Garhwal, Kumaon
Studies on the conservation status of high altitude forests in the Garhwal Himalayas and impact assessment of tourism in the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Kumaon hills are being conducted by the Wildlife
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Kanha tiger reserve bags tourism award
Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh has been awarded with the best maintained tourism friendly national park
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July cod fishing ban proposed for Cape Cod
The New England Fishery Management Council proposed a 30-day ban on cod fishing that could take a bite out of Cape Cod tourism at the height of the summer season, The Boston Globe reported
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Hog hell
Malaysia resorts to mass slaughter in a struggle to contain an outbreak of a deadly virus that is plaguing its pigs, worrying its people and threatening its tourism and export industries : a
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Case for protecting Mannar reserve
Promotion of regulated and responsible eco-tourism could be one of the ways to protect the fragile environment of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (GMBR) as well as the livelihoods pf the
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Sunderbans sorrow
It is an irony that when the Left Front West Bengal government has taken the bold step of inviting private enterprise and investment to promote tourism in the Sunderbans, there should be plain loot
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Nepal planning cleanup on Everest
Garbage deposited on the southern slope of Mount Everest will be cleaned up in a couple of years, a Nepalese Tourism Official
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Centre objects to private tourism in reserve forest
The Ministry of Environment and Forest is learnt to have taken a serious note of the private tourism activities by an Independent MLA in Bandhavgarh national park and asked the Madhya Pradesh
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Houseboats to have waste treatment device
Following allegation from several quarters that waste dumped from houseboats is polluting the backwaters, the Kerala State Tourism Department is planning to install a new device in the houseboats for
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Healthcare investments up in Kerala
If you thought that tourism is the only sector that attracts big bucks in Kerala, think again. Healthcare is emerging as one of the fastest growing sectors in the state and most investments are by
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Ishihara to learn about ecotourism on Galapagos isles
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara left Narita airport Monday for the Galapagos Islands, where he will study methods of achieving symbiosis between conserving nature and tourism to apply to Tokyo's