MP, Sikkim receive top tourism awards
Madhya Pradesh bagged the National Tourism Award on Wednesday for developing tourism related infrastructure and programmes and also for Best Tourism Film and Best Tourism Promotion Publicity Material.
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56 new eco-tourism sites to be developed
The Forest Department has identified 56 new eco-tourism sites in the state which will be leased out or run under the PPP mode after their economic viability is assessed by Tourism and Civil Aviation Department
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Ladakh Electric Vehicle and Allied Infrastructure Policy, 2022
The Union Territory of Ladakh has taken a major step towards making the UT self-sustainable, SMART, integrated and carbon neutral. Under this initiative, the administration has come up with electric vehicle
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Sikkim gets National Tourism Award 2012-13
Tiny state of Sikkim has been declared as best state in the country in implementation of Rural Tourism Projects by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Union Minister for Human Resource Development
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Hospitality Industry Raises Concerns Over Draft Tourism Policy
The draft policy calls for putting tourism -currently a state subject -on the concurrent list to enable the Centre to play a significant role The hospitality industry has expressed concern over the lack
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on influx of pilgrims in Uttarakhand, 12/08/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Urvashi Shobhna Kachari Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/08/2022.</p> <p>The NGT directed a joint committee to submit report on steps to
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Pollution a big challenge for tourism sector: Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said environmental pollution could have a negative impact on the State’s tourism sector. Addressing the delegates from foreign countries and other states at
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Banking on protected areas: promoting sustainable protected area tourism to benefit local economies
Globally, biodiversity is imperiled. The 2020 Living Planet Index reported a 68 percent average decline in birds, amphibians, mammals, fish, and reptiles since 1970; one third of the world’s terrestrial
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US, Angola confront Cooperation in Environmental Domain
The United States of America (USA) will continue to spur the co-operation with Angola for the encouragement of environmental tourism and wildlife in Angola. This intent was manifested last Tuesday,
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Amirthi forest range to become new eco-tourism destination
VELLORE: Soon, the Amirthi forest range would find a spot in the map of eco-tourism in the state. To attract nature lovers and promote eco-tourism in the Amirthi forest Range located on the northern
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Centre proposes relaxation of coastal regulation zone norms
States to get leeway in developing tourism, industrial infrastructure The Centre has allowed India’s coasts to be made more accessible to tourism and industrial infrastructure and given individual States
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UP tourism plans a multi-level parking near Taj Mahal
AGRA: Uttar Pradesh tourism department plans to build a hi-tech multilevel parking near Taj's west gate under World Bank's pro-poor tourism projects. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) says the height
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding forest encroachment at Park Estate, Hathipaon, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, 16/01/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharti Kawatra Vs Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board & Others dated 16/01/2020 regarding illegal construction activity in forest area without
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ecological destruction of Kufri, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 13/03/2023
<p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT), March 13, 2023 directed a joint committee to look into the matter of the ecological destruction of Kufri, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.</p> <p>The committee comprising
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High time to protect environment for tourism promotion: J-K
Correlating tourism with environment conservation, Jammu and Kashmir minister Choudhary Lal Singh said it was "high time" to protect water bodies, forests, endangered wildlife species and biophysical environment
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Towards a multidimensional vulnerability index
Most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are still not eligible for concessional financing because they are classified as middle- or high-income countries. But they are more vulnerable than income data
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Green activists oppose eco-tourism plans at Turahalli forests in City
Turahalli forest, located just 25 km from Bannerghatta National Park, is an elephant corridor connecting Bannerghatta, Savandurga, Magadi and Kengeri. The Turahalli forests in Bangalore are in news again, this time for eco-tourism. The Karnataka Tourism Vision Group (KTVG) wants access to this State forest to promote tourism. But conservationists oppose the idea, fearing it will lead to commercial exploitation of the patch.
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Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of indigenous peoples: state of affairs and lessons from ancestral cultures
Indigenous peoples, who have endured centuries of colonization, violence and domination, often relegated to live in marginal territories, in harsh conditions, offer us valuable ways to address the global
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Eco-friendly solar boats to set sail at Venkatapuram Cheruvu
VIJAYAWADA: In a first-of-its kind initiative in the State, the AP Tourism Department is going to introduce eco-friendly solar boats at Venkatapuram Cheruvu, Tirupati, AP Tourism CEO and managing director
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding absence of regulatory mechanism for cutting trees, Haryana, 01/07/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Green Earth Vs Dy. Commissioner, Kurukshetra & Others dated 01/07/2022.</p> <p>The applicant filed the application for issuance of directions