At the crossroads
As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local based prosperity
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Spice route
Cardamom could show the way to sustainable income generation
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JAPAN
A massive under-sea earthquake in Japan's southernmost Okinawa islands recently set off a tidal wave scare, briefly disrupting the summer vacations of thousands of holidaymakers enjoying the
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HONG KONG
Some 1,500 tonne of the territory's farmed fish have been killed due to a "red tide' of toxic algae. A few months back, Hong Kong's entire chicken population was slaughtered amid a scare over
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MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo interview: championing the cause of climate change and low carbon development in Dist. Bolangir, Odisha
<p>MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo has been championing the cause of climate change and low carbon development and is planning development activities in his constituency.As an immediate first step, he has supported a study to assess the potential of low carbon development and clean energy access in his constituency Balangir. The report on “ low carbon development plan for Balangir district” of Odisha has been prepared by GSES consultants after interaction with local villagers, stakeholders ,local government officials and some secondary date has been collected from census report. </p> <p> </p>
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MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo interview: championing the cause of climate change and low carbon development in Dist. Bolangir, Odisha
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Sahara's slew of projects for UP
Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy Sahara announced a number of projects in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in housing, drinking water, tourism and international trade sectors. Speaking at a joint press conference
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Iran to assist Lanka in offshore oil exploration
Former Iranian leader and Chairman of the Expediency Council Hashemi Rafsanjani said his country would help off-shore oil exploration in Sri Lanka. He said promoting tourism would help establish
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Rudderless
Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government
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Industry in Northeast
"The geographical location of the Northeast is very fragile. If many polluting industries start spurting all over the region, with no treatment plants and sewage all over the place, there will be
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Pleasure island
andaman and Nicobar Islands intends to promote "high-value low-volume eco- friendly tourism' in a big way. The administration is wooing private entrepreneurs to develop resorts, introduce
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Coral conservation will make us wealthier
every other day, one comes across studies that are testimony to corals dying across the world. Most of us do not bother to ponder over the implications of this loss, thinking that corals are mere
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Neermahal: palace on shrinking lake
In 1930, the ruler of the then princely state of Tripura commissioned the British company Martin and Burns to construct a summer resort for him. The Maharaja got his palace nine years later: in the
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India to have first green hotel in Hyderabad
FOR the new-age green consumer and those who believe in sustainable tourism here is a good news. After eco-friendly hotels, India will have it's first green hotel
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Call of the jungle
Those of a cynical bent of mind might wonder whether the MoU signed with the Sahara group for a major drive towards eco-tourism in the Sunderbans will proceed beyond the ritual witnessed on countless
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Japan may lift ban on Rajasthan project
Japan is likely to lift its post-Pokhran ban on the Rs 433-crore bio-diversity and eco-tourism development project in Rajasthan. An appraisal mission from Japan carried out an initial survey of the
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MoU inked on Sundarbans eco-tourism
An MoU for an eco-tourism project in the Sundarbans was signed between the state and the Sahara Group at the Writers' Buildings today. The state will provide 750 acres of land for the project to the
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House boats becoming eco-friendly
With the Green Palm Certification process scheduled to begin next month and eco-tourism winning applause all over the world, house boats are on a transformation spree to become more eco-friendly and
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Sahara, W.Bengal govt. deal for eco-tourism
A memorandum signed between the Sahara India Parivar and the West Bengal Government promises to set up super luxury eco-tourism project in the hitherto untapped region of Sunder ban delta with an
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Plastic scourge goads Goans into action
Should plastic carry bags and bottles be banned in totality? It's a heated issue in Goa today with tourism season approaching fast. Whether it is the common Goan citizen, the government official or