WTO Chief expresses optimism
Sri Lanka's tsunami battered tourism sector is already on course for an early recovery surpassing its similarly affected South Asian neighbours, visiting Secretary General of the WTO Francesco
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Rs 2093.33 crore for tourism development
The Principal Secretary Tourism, Culture and sports, Mr. PL Punia said on Thursday that it was proposed to spend an amount of Rs 2093.33 crore on tourism development in Uttar Pradesh during the 10th
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Medical tourism may be the next big forex earner, says report
Medical tourism is likely to be the next major foreign exchange earner for India as an increasing number of patients, unwilling to accept long queues in Europe or high costs in the US, are travelling
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Industry help to save forests
Jamshedpur, July 5: The forest department is trying to rope in public sector enterprises to conserve forestland and thus promote eco-tourism. Sanjeev Kumar, the divisional forest officer (DFO) of Dhalbhum, today convened a meeting with representatives of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board to look into how the corporate
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Proposed forest act to serve land grabbers, Says Indigenous People's Forum
Rejecting draft amendments of the forest act and wildlife conservation act, a rights organisation, Greater Sylhet Indigenous People's Forum (GSIPF), yesterday called upon the government not to enact the laws without taking opinion from mass people. GSIPF also urged the similar organisations to raise greater movement against the section 2(8) of the draft wildlife conservation act where living pl
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Rs 50 lakh flows away from Gaganachukki falls
Unappealing tourism destination While several tourist spots across the state are crying for attention and funds, the amount sanctioned for development at Gaganachukki in Chamarajanagar district had to be returned due to non-utilisation. For Gaganachukki falls, ` 50 lakh had been earmarked for development works.
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Chhattisgarh boasts of 23,000 rice varieties
Chhattisgarh grows an incredible 23,000 varieties of rice and the State government plans to make use of this fact to promote tourism in the tribal state. "This was found only recently during a
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Kuttanad's fragile ecosystem under grave threat
Backwater tourism is thriving on account of the pristine beauty of the Vembanad Lake and the unfading greenery of Kuttanad. But the free-for-all attitude of the industry has been posing a grave
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Unregulated backwater tourism aggravates pollution
Backwater tourism has been fast changing the face of towns and villages on the rim of the Vembanad Lake in the Alappuzha-Kumarakam belt in Kerala. Many hotels, resorts and homestays have sprang up in
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Eco-tourism has come of age in Sikkim
Sikkim has been chosen by UNESCO as one of the sites for developing eco-tourism. This initiative is being worked out in collaboration with the Seattle-based Environment Coalition of South or ECOSS
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Florida Moves To Curb Ocean Sewage Dumping
The sun-drenched beaches of southeast Florida lure tourists from all over the world. But few of them may realize that a torrent of human waste is dumped silently every day into the seemingly pristine waters offshore. Every day, three densely populated counties pump into the Atlantic Ocean a total of at least 300 million gallons of partially treated urban wastewater, too polluted even for watering lawns. The dumping takes place in a state heavily dependent on tourism and the patronage of international celebrities and the wealthy who maintain homes there.
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Equations analysis of draft guidelines for ecotourism in and around protected areas
<p>The (Draft) Guidelines for Ecotourism in and around Protected Areas were issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on June 2, 2011 and comments invited by June 30, 2011.
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Development committee to focus on IT, tourism, education
The committee set up to prepare a comprehensive master plan for the development of Kochi has decided to focus on education, tourism and information technology which can bring in vast changes in the
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Coastal zone management authority reconstituted
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has reconstituted the Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority for a three-year period. The newly reconstituted 12-member committee is headed by the State Environment Secretary and includes Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Directors of Panchayats, Tourism, Industries, Chief Engineers of Water Resource Department, Public Works Department among others as members. The order was issued by Maninder Singh, Union Joint Secretary.
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45 serious concerns raised against Vizhinjam port
The pollution control board has received 45 complaints raising serious concerns against the proposed Vizhinjam port, like impact or changes in shoreline at Vizhinjam, loss of tourism revenue, rehabilitation
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Maiden pachyderm hamlet on cards
In a novel initiative that would serve the dual purpose of promoting tourism and creating environmental awareness, an elephant village, probably the first of its kind in the country, is coming up
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Shifting lions from Guj: MP govt seeks Rs 7 cr from Centre
The move came following a Supreme Court judgement on April 15 which held that the species was under threat of extinction and needed a second home Madhya Pradesh government has sought over Rs 7 crore from the Centre to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to its Palpur Kuno Sanctuary under Sheopur district of Gwalior division.
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Bengal gets 22,214 crore
Mamata finalises Annual Plan with Planning Commission The Annual Plan for West Bengal for 2011-12 was on Wednesday finalised at Rs.22,214 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. At this level, the State Plan outlay for the current fiscal works out to be over 23 per cent higher than the allocation of Rs
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UT floats fresh set of proposals to beautify Sukhna Lake rear-end
The UT Administration has proposed another plan for the beautification of Sukhna Lake, this time for the rear end. With the aim of making the road at the back of the Lake more appealing to visitors, certain attractive features are likely to be added. According to the proposal, huts would be constructed along the stretch of the road.
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HPMC plans mineral water plant in Kullu
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC) is considering setting up a mineral water plant at Patlikuhl in Kullu district so that the bottled water could be sold along with its other processed fruit products at various hotels and outlets of the Himachal Tourism and other government agencies. The HPMC, which has been in the red for quite some ti