Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024. The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing in person stating that in the tourist township of Darjeeling there is the ‘Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary’ popularly known …
The 30-month closure of mining operations has dented the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) bringing it down to 7.7 per cent during the financial year 2013-14, from 20.20 per cent in 2011-12, according to the Economic Survey 2014-15 tabled in the Goa Assembly on 24 March 2015. However, the 7.7 …
Environmental groups say any increase in tourism and aircraft landings ‘threaten the ecological integrity of places of outstanding universal value’ The Tasmanian government has been urged to scrap a plan to open up more of the state’s world heritage wilderness area to visitors, with the tourism industry raising concern over …
The economy of Himachal Pradesh is expected to grow 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, a notch less than the national growth of 7.5 per cent. The latest Economic Survey report was tabled in the state Assembly here on Tuesday. In recent years, the state has grown a …
Authorities in Yunnan province will construct or renovate more than 600 toilets at major scenic spots in the next three years in an effort to bolster tourism, the Yunnan Provincial Commission of Tourism Development said in a draft plan released on Tuesday. Tourism is one of the pillar industries for …
China will build 13,000 new toilets and renovate another 9,000 in 2015 at tourist sites to upgrade the notorious facilities, tourism authorities announced on Thursday. The campaign is part of China's three-year "toilet revolution" aimed at building a total of 33,000 restrooms and renovating 24,000 by 2017, said Li Jinzao, …
From the Grand Canyon to Grand Teton, the world is full of so-called “protected areas”: National parks, lands, wildlife preserves, and other wild places that people can visit and enjoy, but that are managed so that they remain untrammeled and intact. They comprise, overall, 12.7 percent of the Earth’s land …
Tourism was identified in the late 1980s as a sector with major potential for driving economic development in Zanzibar and has since grown enormously from roughly 19,000 annual visitors in 1985 to well over 200,000 by 2007. Although tourism is now one of the most important sectors of the economy, …
Polluting factories and skyrocketing vehicle ownership blamed as report finds tourism to Chinese city falls 10% on year before Beijing’s mayor, Wang Anshun, has called the city “unliveable” because of its noxious smog, according to state media. “To establish a first-tier, international, liveable and harmonious city, it is very important …
PANJIM: Differing with a recent statement by the pro-tourism lobby within the government, Environment Minister Alina Saldanha, said that the State Cabinet has not taken any decision seeking relaxation for the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and No Development Zone (NDZ). “We cannot play with nature as the consequences can be …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court own its Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 21/01/2015 regarding the feasibility of a rope way at Vashishtha to Rohtang Pass. The case relates to the ecology and environmental maintenance of this eco-sensitive area. Previous Order
Study says winter tourism in Valley may not sustain after 10 yrs due to less snow Climate change is beginning to affect Kashmir’s economy especially tourism as predicted by a Kashmir University study which was published earlier this year. The Tourism Department is yet to start its winter sports activities …
Indonesian indigenous communities launched a project on Friday to encourage foreign tourism in ancestral forests to slow the advance of logging operations and palm oil plantations. The GreenIndonesia non-governmental organization, working with six indigenous groups, said the plan would ease poverty, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify from traditional forest-based …
The National Green Tribunal today expressed displeasure over the non-compliance of its order and directed the state to furnish the complete time schedule to protect the ecology of Rohtang. The NGT headed by Justice Swatantar Kumar observed: “It is unfortunate that the state has not shown its requisite interest in …
Local tour operator Fox Glacier Guiding has been unable to take tourists hiking since April because the glacial melt had caused the river to block access to a popular hiking trail. Another glacier that also serves as a tourist sport, Franz Josef Glacier, is no longer accessible via hiking since …
After relaxing land rules to enable investors to buy plots offered by the industrial department, Himachal Pradesh will now speed up industrial proposals by reducing the project clearance time-frame to 30 days. “We are going to reduce as much as we can the period for granting of all clearances from …
Fox Glacier, a town of about 300 residents, trades on its namesake: a giant slab of ice and snow a short drive from the main street. Guided glacier hiking began here in 1928 and is a main reason for the area's popularity as a destination for international travellers. But a …
Kodagu district has internationally recognized as one of the environmental “micro hot spot" due to the biological diversity and distribution of the Western Ghats. Unique culture heritages of the area have made ideally suits for tourism and a most attractive recreational spot in the country. The present study deals with …
Plans to build a mega-resort and casino in far north Queensland have come one step closer to reality after the project’s environmental impact statement was approved. The $8bn Aquis Great Barrier Reef resort – to be built at Yorkeys Knob, north of Cairns – would include 7,500 hotel rooms, a …
The 2014 edition of the Statistical Yearbook is a reference full of up-to-date and comparable statistics and facts about the 58 regional members and associate members of ESCAP. It includes brief analyses of 32 key features of development in areas as diverse as population and demographics, child and maternal health, …
Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 09/12/2014 regarding captive elephants used for rides without taking registration under the Performing Animals (Registration) Rules 2001.
