Nanda Devi biosphere reopened for eco-tourism
After over two decades of ban, the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), a world heritage site, would be reopened albeit partially for eco-tourism only. The decision came after nearly one year of
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ASEAN, China leaders meet on SARS
Leaders of 10 south-east Asian countries and China gathered here today to discuss ways to combat SARS virus that has claimed hundreds of lives, badly hit the tourism industry and threatened the
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South India plans economic union
The five southern states have decided to constitute an economic union, on the lines of the European Union, and draw up an agenda on improving trade, commerce, tourism and attracting investment, among
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State staves off Union threat to eco project
The Andhra Pradesh State government's plans to promote eco-tourism by setting up a botanical garden, a night safari and a bird park in the Kothaguda Reserve Forest woudlhave received a fatal set
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1,500 children participate in anti-polythene J&K rally
About 1,500 school children took part in an anti-pollution rally in Jammu and Kashmir, demanding stringent measures for environmental safety in a State where tourism has just started to pick up again
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No construction around the Taj, Jagmohan writes to Mayawati
Taking a stern view of the Uttar Pradesh government's reported plan to construct a Heritage Corridor near the Taj Mahal, the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan has told the Chief Minister,
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Unesco takes note of Taj corridor issue
Even as the Union Minister of Tourism and culture, Jagmohan, sent a strongly worded letter to the Uttar Pradesh government concerning the reported plan to construct a heritage Corridor near the Taj
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HP Minister demands hill development council
The Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Major Vijay Mankotia, has stressed upon the need for setting up of a Regional Hill Development Council for the hill states of Himachal,
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Jagmohan writes to Mayawati again
His earlier instructions to stop work on the proposed Heritage Corridor near the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort having apparently fallen on deaf ears, the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan,
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Jagmohan trip revives MoU to restore Taj
Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Jagmohan's visit to Agra resurrected the two-year-old MoU signed between the Ministry and the Taj Group of Hotels for the restoration of the Taj Mahal. The Taj
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Odessa defiled
A proposed oil plant threatens to maim and stunt Odessa's marine environment
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MADAGASCAR
Sun-kissed sands and fisherfolk cracking coconuts at the edge of palm-fringed villages - this could very well be another day in Paradise! But the truth is that Madagascar's ecology is just living on
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Threat from the sea
The islands of Maldives may be lost forever under seas that continue to rise in the wake of global warming
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Humans vs mangrove
The estuary at the mouth of Ashtamudi lake in Kollam district of Kerala was once famous for its mangroves. Today, after more than three decades of wilful destruction, all that remains of the
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In Short
RESOURCES AND RIGHTS: Even as the debate over access and benefit sharing of genetic resources rages on in the world, plans for a legally binding protocol have begun to take shape in the Convention
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EAST AFRICA
The European Union ( eu ) has banned fish imports from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The decision was taken after reports that Uganda had restricted the sale of fresh fish products
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Fatal flight
For the Dutch, one more runway at Schiphol may mean more business and jobs, but pollution could go over the top
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A big catch
As the Sahara group of industries gears up to make the delta a tourist hotspot, local people exude scepticism
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RED SEA
Peace and economic fortune in West Asia has arrived at a cost too dear to measure in purely financial terms: the environment is drowning under the sheer weight of tourism. The coral reefs of the Red
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Uneasy lies the coral
Unprecedented depletion of corals threatens marine ecosystems in the tropics