Impact assessment of eco-tourism on visitors and villagers in Satpuda National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Satpura National Park has been one of the most liked places of eco-tourism in Madhya Pradesh because of its hilly location.
Satpura National Park has been one of the most liked places of eco-tourism in Madhya Pradesh because of its hilly location.
Wildlife is the backbone of tourism in Kenya, one of the leading foreign exchange earners for the country. Although wildlife is declining, poverty among communities hosting this wildlife remains endemic.
<p>BHUBANESWAR: ORISSA and the highly advanced South Korean province of Jellonamdo, the land of Posco, are soon to be sisters. The sisterhood would primarily be based on Buddhist tourism but would encompass development of trade ties including cooperation in small and medium industries and agriculture too. An MoU to formalise the sisterhood status would be signed in South Korea soon.
Jailed mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his associates virtually ruled the roost in Bellary district in 2008 and 2009 when iron ore mining was at its peak. The CBI, which is probing the illegal iron ore mining activities in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, has said that “Reddy, who was then Tourism minister and also minister in charge of Bellary district, wielded considerable political and muscle power and thereby made forceful entry into the mining leases owned by somebody else and indulged in extracting iron ore and transporting it.”
Eco-toruism in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is being given a big boost. Efforts are being to promote sustainable tourism while retaining 86% forest cover, which is mandatory by law. Plans are
Steeped in pollution, Ranchi lake is no more a crowd puller
The local body at Yelagiri Hills will soon put in place a proper garbage removal and disposal mechanism in this popular tourist destination. It is taking steps to engage garbage collection vehicles and create manpower to keep the tourism spot clean and free from garbage. Yelagiri has been facing problems of garbage collection and disposal for sometime now.
Jharkhand is considering the setting up of a tiger safari at Canary Hill in Hazaribagh to promote preservation of the wild cats and tourism. A detailed report to set up the safari, prepared by the
Environmentalists under the banner of the Western Ghats Protection Council has said there is a concerted move in Idukki district to limit the debate on the environmental crisis to the Madhav Gadgil report with a view to diverting people’s attention from the real issue. Environmentalist John Peruvanthanam said the present drought situation was the worst in Idukki district, especially in the high ranges, with perennial streams drying up.
In a measure of the ridiculous length to which Americans are going in the face of a shortage of flu shots in the country, a ferry company in Washington state is offering a sort of vaccine tourism to
Revenue Minister Karunakara Reddy may now claim that he has nothing to do with Obulapuram Mining Company OMC). But Reddy and Health Minister Sriramulu had served on the board of directors of OMC in the past and had transferred their shares in the OMC to Tourism Minister Janardhana Reddy in January last year. Congress leader V S Ugrappa, on Monday, released documents to the press to suggest t
Tourists are likely to find trips to Nainital and Mussoorie more expensive with the State Government poised to impose the Hill Tourism Development Services Tax. Uttaranchal Chief Minister Narain Datt
Hyderabad, Dec. 10: Though tour operators offer various adventure tourism packages including visits to rocky terrains and hills, there are complaints that such initiatives are also spoiling the environment.
The Jharkhand Forest Department has mooted the idea of setting up a tiger safari in Hazaribagh district to promote tourism alongside the preservation of tigers. A detailed project report to set up a
Tourists are treated as guests in a small Sikkimese village
The number of turtle nesting sites along the coastal regions of Goa has declared since 2000-2001 for which unplanned tourism, beach lighting and destruction of sand dune vegetation are responsible,
The government of the Tibet autonomous region plans to invest more than 3.5 billion yuan ($563 million) in 2013, 10.5 percent more than last year, in environmental protection. According to the draft
By coming out with new "Guidelines for Mountaineering Expeditions, the Uttaranchal Government has taken yet another initiative to ensure planned and rapid growth of tourism sector in this part of the
The state Forest Corporation will undertake eco-tourism activities on a large-scale to generate additional income. Stating this while presiding over the meeting of the board of directors of the corporation here today, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who is also the chairman of the corporation, said the scenic landscape and pristine settings, particularly in the interior pockets of the state,
The revised Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) guidelines, to be announced by Union environment ministry within two weeks, is expected to provide fillip to the development of Konkan region of Maharashtra, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Sunday. Fishing and tourism were the two important aspects of Konkan