Be a green hiker: WWF campaign spreads word
The mountains beckon trekkers and hikers from around the world, but in the Himalayas the activity comes with a simple message
The mountains beckon trekkers and hikers from around the world, but in the Himalayas the activity comes with a simple message
NEW DELHI, May 30
KOCHI: Six panchayats surrounding Munnar will be included in the masterplan for the development of Munnar to ensure that the ecological balance will not be disturbed when tourism development spreads to satellite towns. There are reports that the satellite towns are also being developed as tourist destinations and more tourists are flocking these areas.
On crucial issue about Special Economic Zone, Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo on Monday said the government will attempt to unlock the land allocated as ‘SEZs’ for immediate commercial activity. The Governor in his address on Day One of the Budget session of Goa legislative assembly said, “Due to limited land mass, the efforts of my government would be to make utmost use of available land judiciously, so that economic returns on such lands are justified.
The present edition of the Statistical Abstract of Haryana is the 47th in the series. It contains comprehensive statistics covering all important socio-economic aspects of the State’s economy such as area,
Kolkata, June 14 The West Bengal Tourism Department Corporation (WBTDC) has identified 22 waste lands that could be developed into tourist destinations. The move, to have the lands now belonging to the West Bengal Government transferred to WBTDC, is afoot. Giving this information to newspersons here on Saturday, Mr T.V.N.
The NCR Planning Board will meet on March 6 to discuss, among other things, an approval of Haryana's crucial sub-regional plan. The Centre's haste to get the plan, on which the fate of mega-realty plans hinge, cleared is evident in the fact that it will be only the second time in almost three decades that the NCR Planning Board will hold two meetings within 45 days of one another.
At least 10,000 tons of heavy fuel oil have been spilled into the Lebanese sea, causing an environmental catastrophe with severe effects on health, biodiversity and tourism, environmentalists and the
KOCHI: Ernakulam District Panchayat vice-president Bindu George presented a Rs 50-crore surplus budget for 2012-13 to the 26-member council on Thursday. The budget envisages a total income of Rs 920 crore and an expenditure of Rs 870 crore.
In a drive to promote eco-tourism, Madhya Pradesh will open up its nature parks to tourists who will have an opportunity to enjoy camping, trekking and nature walks inside them. "Novel programmes
JAIPUR: Hundreds of the villagers living in the periphery of Sarika tiger reserve on Tuesday blocked the gates to the forest and gheraoed the employees in protest against relocation of the villages nearby the reserve. "If the state government will not solve our problems varying from the land related disputes and our relocation, we will intensify the agitation," said Bhupat Balayan, a local farmer leader.
In a novel initiative that could redefine the involvement of local communities in promoting eco-tourism, a start-up company has not only recruited the villagers for its upcoming resort in Karnataka
The Haryana forest department will increase the area under forest cover in the State from 6.6% to 10% upto the year 2010. This was stated by minister of state for forest and tourism Kiran Chaudary
The new forest policy formulated by the Himachal Pradesh government will enable the hill state to exploit potential for medicinal plants and eco-tourism besides preserving biodiversity. The state has
Having utterly failed to promote the state as a tourist paradise, the Madhya Pradesh government now wants to try out the earning potential of a hitherto neglected subspecie, eco-tourism. This despite
With eye on elections, no fresh taxes proposed; budgetary expenditure Rs 43,543 cr Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today presented the sixth consecutive zero deficit Budget of the National Conference-Congress coalition government. The Rs 43,543-crore Budget presented by the Finance Minister on Thursday was the last Budget of the present coalition and 14th by Rather in his political career of nearly four decades.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that all out efforts would be made to promote eco tourism without bringing any loss to the nature. The people would enjoy nature closely
All the forest rest houses in Himachal Pradesh would be renonvated and opened to promote adventure and nature tourism in a big way. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh revealed this while
Wetlands play a big role as the important recreational destinations which contribute to the increase in tourism industry. This paper evaluates the recreational value of Lake Victoria in Musoma Municipality.
This working paper analyzes the vulnerability and adaptive options of coastal areas in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), with a particular focus on rising sea levels and exposure and sensitivity on coastlines