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 …
PANAJI: In a fresh twist to Goa tourism development corporation's (GTDC) 'model tourism entertainment zone' project in coastal regulation zone (CRZ) area at Vagator, it has now come to light that Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) had issued certain temporary permissions to the project. National Green Tribunal (NGT), which …
A two-year-old project to rejuvenate Varanasi's ghats could get a boost under the new government with the new tourism and culture minister, Shripad Naik, announcing he would discuss plans for the holy city with PM Narendra Modi. The tourism ministry in 2012 sanctioned Rs 18 crore to improve the ghats, …
Was directed by green panel to conserve ecology of region Tourists visiting Manali to avoid the heatwave in the plains have to wait to catch a glimpse of snow. Complying with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to conserve the fragile ecology of the Rohtang Pass, the district administration has …
Representatives of some villages that have constituted their biodiversity management committees (BMC) shared their plans for conservation and enrichment of environment during the International Biodiversity Day celebrations organized by the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB) in a star hotel in the city. There are 591 BMCs in Maharashtra. These villages …
Mountaineering tourism in Nepal faces a threat from global warming as melting glaciers feed the risk of more deadly disasters such as the avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 16 people last month, scientists said on Tuesday. More than 2,000 foreign mountaineers flock to the Himalayan nation sandwiched between India …
Beachcombers and beach cleaning equipment reduce shell numbers and endanger some organisms You might think twice next time you snag a seashell from the beach and drop it into your pocket: you might be altering the seaside environment. In a study more than 30 years in the making, researchers have …
The Mangar Bani grove in Haryana will be out of bounds for tourism activities and the entire forest earmarked as “no-construction zone” by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). The move comes following strong protests from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest , the Delhi Government and environmentalists. …
Victorian government commits $250,000 a year to landmark in move seen as ‘win-win’ for council and conservationists Controversial plans to build a tourist resort at Victoria’s Hanging Rock have been scrapped after the state government committed $250,000 a year to maintain the landmark. The funding, announced on Friday, will fund …
Board Wants Sacred Grove Mangar Bani Earmarked As No-Construction Area New Delhi: Tourism activities won’t be allowed in the Natural Conservation Zones (NCZs) in NCR, according to the minutes of recent NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) meeting. The minutes revealed that the ministry of environment and forest had specifically wanted deletion …
Karnataka’s refurbished five-year tourism policy, due to go in for Cabinet approval in June, plans to put the horse before the cart and address issues of infrastructure, manpower and safety first. New, theme-based travel destinations will be part of the package. Good roads to tourist hubs, toilets, certified guides and …
Greece's plan to allow more construction and business activity along its vast Mediterranean coastline to boost its economy has sparked uproar in a country whose pristine beaches attract millions of tourists each year. Greece's long coastline remains less developed than that of some Southern Europe countries, such as Spain. The …
Beach tourism of 51 countries would be critically affected and temperature may increase by 4.8 degree Celsius by 2100 if no measures are taken to curb global warming, said Dr Kuldeep Dhindasa, a renowned scientist. He was here at Kurukshetra University to address students and teachers of the science stream. …
Following a direction by the national green tribunal (NGT), two Delhi-based hospitality companies, which had been given a lease to run a 'model tourism-entertainment zone' for a period of 22 years at Vagator suo motu began the removal of a few structures within the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) on Wednesday. …
TIVIM: Acting on orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) on Wednesday evening began the process to remove a pathway constructed by GTDC at Vagator beach which had allegedly violated the CRZ norms. “A member and I approached the violators of the CRZ and …
Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) will stage a dharna in front of the secretariat on April 29 demanding cancellation of government’s decision to amend the Coastal Regulation Zone notification. In a news conference held here, KSMTF state president P P John said that the present decision to make changes …
If all goes well, the state will soon have its first turtle conservation reserve at Galgibaga in south Goa, as the government is moving ahead with a proposal to acquire land for the project. Four beaches, two in Morjim and Mandrem in north Goa's Pernem taluka and an identical number, …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Jal Mahal Resorts P. Ltd. Vs K.P. Sharma & Ors. dated 25/04/2014 regarding an Environment and Monument Improvement/Preservation and Tourism Development Project at Jaipur which was awarded to the Jal Mahal Resorts Private Limited.
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Jal Mahal Resorts P. Ltd. Vs K.P. Sharma & Ors dated 25/04/2014 regarding cancellation of an Environment and Monument Improvement/Preservation and Tourism Development Project at Jaipur by declaring it as illegal which was awarded to the petitioner/appellant Jal Mahal …
CANACONA: The Forest department, which is nursing Olive Ridleys on two beaches in Canacona taluka, has released 387 babies of Olive Ridleys into the sea during the current procreating season. Agonda beach, which is heavily engaged in tourism activities since a decade now, had only two turtle pits and have …
Rhinoceros in the wild may be pushed to extinction by the end of this decade, if unrelenting poaching continues at the present rate, experts have warned. The poaching of black and white rhinoceros has soared in last six years. While as many as 13 rhinos were slaughtered in 2007, that …
