Idukki part of Centre's tourism project
The Union government has included Idukki in the National Tourism Circuit and a project has been proposed to arrange basic facilities in the main tourism spots in the district, P.T. Thomas, MP, has said.
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Rae Bareli village to be tourist hub
The Union Tourism Ministry, along with the UP Tourism Department, is set to develop a village in Congress president Sonia Gandhi
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Rs 18 crore makeover for Varanasi ghats?
A two-year-old project to rejuvenate Varanasi's ghats could get a boost under the new government with the new tourism and culture minister, Shripad Naik, announcing he would discuss plans for the holy
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Tourism linked with environment: Jora
SRINAGAR: The Government is contemplating to bring new tourist resorts on world tourism map to ease the tourist rush at known tourist spots of the State, revealed Tourism and Culture Minister, Nawang Rigzin
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Tiger, tourism and conflicts in Kaziranga
The Kaziranga National Park is a complex ecosystem with both social and wildlife dimensions. While Kaziranga is officially highlighted as a success story in conservation, there is a crisis building over
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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary plans new eco-tourism projects
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary authorities are getting ready to launch new eco tourism projects to conserve the sanctuary effectively. The projects include a six-hour trek inside the sanctuary, purchase
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Global warming threatens more deadly Everest-like avalanches: report
Mountaineering tourism in Nepal faces a threat from global warming as melting glaciers feed the risk of more deadly disasters such as the avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 16 people last month, scientists
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GCZMA defunct as Centre refuses to extend its term
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is likely to continue to be defunct for some time, as the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) rejected the state government's plea
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UN tries to hide involvement in deleting Australia from its climate report
The United Nations has tried to cover up its involvement in the Australian government’s successful attempt to have all mentions of the country removed from a report on climate change and world heritage
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Lake Dal in Srinagar, India: application of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology for the analysis of conservation options
The report presents the interim results of the SAVi simulation and analysis. By considering Lake Dal and the surrounding area as an interconnected economic, environmental and social "system," impacts of
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Greening Garo hills campaign aimed at halting degeneration of environment
In an effort to restore green cover in Meghalaya's Garo Hills, a slew of new development works have been initiated to halt the degeneration of the environment. A group of NGOs and environment organisations
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Mining Company Reforests Vast Tract in Colombia
ALBANIA, Colombia – Coal miner Cerrejon has financed the reforestation of a large swath of land in northern Colombia that was left desolate by decades of mining activity. Cerrejon, owned in equal parts
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Beyond the pandemic: Building back better from crises in Asia and the Pacific
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created the worst crisis in Asia and the Pacific since World War II. Across the Asia-Pacific region, as across the world, countries have suffered sudden
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After NGT order, Delhi cos begin removal of Vagator structures
Following a direction by the national green tribunal (NGT), two Delhi-based hospitality companies, which had been given a lease to run a 'model tourism-entertainment zone' for a period of 22 years at Vagator
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No more mining in Sarangani Sec Lopez
"Rest assured, there will be no mining applications or explorations that will be renewed in Sarangani," said Environment Secretary Gina Lopez to Sarangani Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon who has long been
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Rework sub-regional plan, says NCR Planning Board
Wants construction within permissible limits in NCZs & no tourism activity In what has elated enviornmentalists across the state and left realtors frowning, the NCR Planning Board has asked Haryana to rework its sub-regional plan to ensure that construction is within permissible limits in natural conservation zones (NCZs) and there is no tourism activity as planned by the state.
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Sustainable rural tourism can generate long-term benefits for villagers
Rural India has much to offer beyond agriculture. It has a great potentiality for different growing segments of tourism like eco tourism, adventure tourism, health tourism, farm tourism, endogenous
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Possible ban on tourism in tiger reserves rattles hoteliers, tour operators
Bhopal : Rising income levels and the thrill of catching a glimpse of the blackstriped yellow cats in the wild are posing a unique problem for the tourism industry, which ferries thousands of wide-eyed
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SC to hear PIL seeking ban on wildlife tourism
The Supreme Court will hold the final hearing on November 9 on petitioner Ajay Dubey's application seeking complete ban on wildlife tourism in critical core areas of national parks and sanctuaries of Madhya
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Kolli Hills to be developed as eco-tourism spot
Dotted with waterfalls and herbal parks, Kolli Hills in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district will be developed as an eco-tourism destination at a cost of over Rs 2 crore. The Government is making efforts