Uphill task
Apart from the scenic beauty of the mountains that sustains the money-spinning tourism industry, the economic and ecological significance of the vast stretches of high and low hilly tracks is far too
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Flamingos fly south to Rajasthan
The migratory flamingos have been arriving in India but they are choosing a new home this year: Rajasthan instead of Gujarat. According to Harsh Vardah, general secretary of the Tourism and Wildlife
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Rajiv Gandhi missions for Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Government has constituted four high-power 'Missions'--named after Rajiv Gandhi--for water conservation, social security, tourism development and population control for special thrust
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Green row over tourist plan
The State government's plans to take up various projects in and around Hussainsagar Lake to promote tourism has kicked up a row with environmentalists suspecting machinations to promote real estate
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PETA warns of campaign against tourism
The world's largest animal rights organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has warned that it could launch "a potentially devastating campaign against Indian tourism" if
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Goa grappling with problem of plastic bags, bottle littering
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
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Kerala govt sits on eco-plan
While the state and Central governments go out of the way to promote eco-tourism projects without much concern about their negative impacts, a unique project of international significance has been
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MP has ambitious eco adventure plans
Madhya Pradesh government among other things is going to promote "Eco adventure tourism". To begin with this will be taken up in three national parks of Madhya Pradesh. They are Kanha, Bandhavgarh
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Marine park to be set up in St Martin's Island
The Bangladesh government will establish a marine park in Narikel Jinjira in the Bay of Bengal, country's only coral island widely known as Saint Martin's Island, in order to promote eco-tourism by
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Govt unheeding, wildlife body urges WWF to save the vultures
Worried at the prospect of imminent extinction of at least two varieties of vultures, the Tourism and Wildlife Society of India (TWSI) has urged the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) to use its
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Panama inaugurates $30 mln ecotourism project
Panama President Mireya Moscoso inaugurated a $30-million hotel and jungle resort complex, which backers hope will win Panama a slice of the region's lucrative eco-tourism market. At present,
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Declare polybag, get discount at UPTDC hotels
Declare your assets regarding the number of polythene bags and you will be entitled to a flat 10 per cent discount while staying in Uttar Pradesh Tourism hotels and its units in the country.The
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UP state hotels ban polythene bags
The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation has imposed a ban on use of polythene in all its 53 hotel units, thereby becoming the first group in the country's hotel industry to declare itself
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Animal farm
Angola has incredible eco-tourism potential. And because of the twenty-five years of civil war in Angola, the country offers one of the most "unspoilt" ecosystems in the world. This vision of a post
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Air pollution being tackled with urgency, insists Tung
Air pollution was being tackled with "great urgency" to boost tourism and make Hong Kong a world-class city, Tung Chee-hwa told travel industry representatives yesterday. Speaking at the opening of
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Chopping up the wilderness
Tourism operators want to land helicopters on some of Tasmania's most pristine, remote World Heritage sites.The proposal has been condemned by some Australian environmentalists and Greens senator
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Gujarat plans major thrust on eco-tourism
The Gujarat government hopes to boost sagging tourist inflow by developing eco-tourism in a big way, particularly in the several wildlife sanctuaries in the state.With the help of the private sector,
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ADB okays Rs 15.3 bn loan to boost Rajasthan tourism
Tourism in Rajasthan will get a major boost with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) clearing a Rs 15.3 billion assistance project to improve urban infrastructure in popular tourist destinations in the
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Funds for greening Delhi may dry up
For one of the most polluted cities of India, the Delhi Government proposes to cut down on the spending on environment and yet promote tourism by spending more. According to the Government's Annual
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Plan to boost Bakel as Kerala tourism destination
Marketing Bakel is to get a boost soon with the Bakel Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC) planning to launch a Web site focussing on Bakel as both a mega tourism destination as well as investment