Show cause notice to DG tourism over pollution
Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has issued show cause notice to Director General of tourism (DGT) for failing to stop environmental vandalism by commercial establishments at
Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has issued show cause notice to Director General of tourism (DGT) for failing to stop environmental vandalism by commercial establishments at
PC assures over Rs 500 cr under CSS State to get development monitored through NABCONS JAMMU: In a significant achievement for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah headed Government, the Planning Commission (PC) today approved the State
The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a Rs.6,600-crore Annual Plan for Jammu and Kashmir for 2011-12. It is highest ever allocation for the State and Rs.600 crore higher than last year's outlay. This also takes the overall size of Central assistance to Rs.11,192 crore, which includes borrowings by the State government and other schemes.
Leisure Hotels, a major player in Uttaranchal's tourism sector, has launched eco-friendly luxury tented accommodation for visitors visiting the holy shrines at Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and
The Orissa Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) has approached the Forest department to develop an eco-camp at Sipakuda island near Rambha in Chilika lake. Besides islands which have been named as Breakfast, Honeymoon, Somolo, Ghantasila, Chhalikakuda and Gopakuda inside the lake, the mouth of the Chilika near Sipakuda is an added attraction for tourists, who come to the lake round-the-year f
All tourist facilities within five km of any protected area will be monitored by local communities to guard its environment and wildlife. According to the eco-tourism guidelines proposed by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the local communities will monitor the activities of tour operators to ensure that they do not cause animals disturbance while taking visitors to the protected
As India prepares to host the biennial meeting of the Convention on Biodiversity, the Environment Ministry has prepared a set of guidelines to regulate tourism in ecologically fragile areas.
Though defence and tourism have significantly contributed to the economic development of Ladakh, alien lifestyles and social mores are fast threatening the traditional socio-cultural edifice.
P M Raghunandan,DH News Service,Bangalore: Eco-lovers now have a reason to smile. Elephants have replaced
Twenty seven nation-members of the World Tourism Organisation in the Asia-Pacific region and several other government and non-governmental bodies ratified the Male Declaration at the Asia Pacific
SRINAGAR, Chairing 4th meeting of Sonamarg Development Authority here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stressed for balancing economy with environmental needs. "While tourism potential of the State should be utilized to generate wide ranging economic activities to its optimum, the importance of preserving environment and natural grandeur must not lose the focus at any cost", the Chi
Easy access to visa facilities permitted by India to overseas patients coupled with the best emerging medical infrastructure in large and tertiary towns will make the country earn to an extent of Rs 8,000 crores in foreign exchange by 2012, a new study has said. Currently, the earnings accrued through medical tourism annually are estimated at Rs 3,500 crores. A comparison of the medical treatment costs of various countries shows that a procedure like bone marrow transplant costs $2,00,000 in USA, up to $2,00,000 in UK, $62,500 in Thailand and just around $20,000 in India.
Montenegro will launch a new green tax this summer for all foreign cars, buses and trucks entering the Adriatic state to try to protect its environment, officials said on Monday. Tourism Ministry spokeswoman Jelena Paovic said the tax, effective from June 15, will be 10 euros for cars and mini-buses and between 30 and 150 euros for trucks, buses and other larger vehicles depending on their size and power. Drivers can pay at the border and will get a sticker for their cars as proof of payment, valid for one year.
Can you love tigers but hate forests? This question troubled me as I visited central India last fortnight. Can you love tigers but hate forests? This question troubled me as I visited central India last fortnight.
<p>Letter from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to the Secretary, MOEF on the environmental clearance for a tourism project/hill station in Mulshi and Velhe Talukas of Pune District, Maharashtra dated July 15 2005.</p>
As part of the intent to develop eco-tourism, Tripura Forest Department have made houses atop trees in Sipahijala Sanctuary for tourists who wish to enjoy nature literally sitting in its lap. The
The death of forest brigand Veerappan in October last year has given a fresh lease of life to wildlife and eco-tourism to the rich Nilgiris biosphere of southern Karnataka. The semi-deciduous forests
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday issued an order making available 15 acres for setting up an underwater world aquarium at Karikattukuppam village in Muttukadu on East Coast Road. The project is coming up under the public private partnership model. The government has also given its consent to utilise the services of the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructural Financial Services (TNUIFSL). Of the 39.04 acres available with the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), 15 acres has been set aside for the tourist attraction on a 30-year lease period.
Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), a successful model for tiger conservation, is facing a new problem in the shape of tourists. Camera-toting holidaymakers are shelling out big bucks to local tourist guides to go deep into the core area of the national park for “exclusive” pictures of the big cat. Wildlife officials posted at the resort say guides ferry tourists in Gypsies deep into the reserve in order to spot a tiger. Once the animal is sighted, these shutter-happy tourists surround it to get close-up shots.
<p>On 6th January 2011, MoEF still took the route of coming with another Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011 under Section 3(1) and Section (2)(v) of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and Rule 5(3)(d) of the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986, superseding the CRZ Notification issued on 19th February 1991.