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 …
In spite of economic slowdown and limited hospitality infrastructure in the State, around 2.8 lakh tourists visited Sikkim in the first five months this year, nearly 35 per cent more than the last year. According to the State Tourism Department, the arrival of domestic tourists in the State between January …
This article analyses tourism in Sikkim, a small Himalayan state of India, in light of the most general kind of tourism process models and tourist influx trends. The tourism trends are studied to map the state of progress and prospects of tourism in the state, and for the general understanding …
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has said that he will take a leaf out of Switzerland to develop the countryside of the picturesque hill State.
The Department of Tourism in Karnataka will soon be unveiling a new tourism policy for the State. The policy will be taken up in the Cabinet meeting before August 1, 2009.
As part of the series that turns the spotlight on our decaying hill resorts, TOI takes a look at Nainital Lakes in the hills have a mesmerising serenity of their own. Which is why Nainital, at 1938 m above sea level, remains a favourite summer vacation spot. But following in …
Having declared the year 2010 as the Year of Tourism, the Sikkim Government has drawn up a plan incorporating as many as 13 local festivals in the list of popular events to be staged next year to woo tourists from across the country and abroad. Officials of the tourism department …
Cleanliness has always been acknowledged as a vital component for any successful venture, especially for quality tourism promotion in Sikkim which is already feeling the pinch of garbage littering by lakhs of tourists visiting this hilly State. In order to tackle unmanaged garbage which usually flies out from the windows …
KOCHI: Six panchayats surrounding Munnar will be included in the masterplan for the development of Munnar to ensure that the ecological balance will not be disturbed when tourism development spreads to satellite towns. There are reports that the satellite towns are also being developed as tourist destinations and more tourists …
With a clear eye on the October 2009 Maharashtra Assembly poll, the Congress-led Democratic Front (DF) Government on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious Rs 5,232 crore development package for the backward Konkan region. The Konkan development package
Sarikah Atreya A tentative blueprint has been charted by the Sikkim Tourism Department to have year-round activities for its most ambitious project, `2010 - Year of Tourism'. Thirteen tourism festivals have been proposed from 2010 to February 2011. The State Government has already declared last year that the year 2010 …
In its effort to tap the hitherto unexploited tourism potential of the coastal Konkan region, the Maharashtra Government has given a formal go ahead for the implementation of a development action plan, under which it is setting up the Konkan Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC). Dwelling at length on the proposals …
Switzerland's glaciers shrank by 12 percent over the past decade, melting at their fastest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls, a study by the Swiss university ETH showed Monday. "The last decade was the worst decade that we have had in the last 150 years. We lost a …
In the wake of the deteriorating condition of tourism in the country, the Punjab government has increased the budget allocation for the Tourism Department to Rs 163 million for 11 new schemes during the financial year 2009-2010. The allocation for the previous year 2008-09 was Rs 100 million. The hike …
Efforts will be made to streamline the functioning of the Department for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) so that the proposals received from the Governments of the states of the region are cleared as soon as possible, asserted the Minister in charge of DoNER, BK Handique. Talking to …
Swarleen Kaur Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government is all set to prepare a 20-year prospective tourism master plan for the state. The government has already invited technical bids for hiring a consultant and has shortlisted a few firms for carrying out the task. Speaking at the recent mega mart on …
Kolkata, June 14 The West Bengal Tourism Department Corporation (WBTDC) has identified 22 waste lands that could be developed into tourist destinations. The move, to have the lands now belonging to the West Bengal Government transferred to WBTDC, is afoot. Giving this information to newspersons here on Saturday, Mr T.V.N. …
The compilation of briefing papers produced as part of the Life as Commerce Project by Equations in partnership with the Global Forest Coalition. Focuses on prevalence and impacts of ecotourism in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This compilation of briefing papers is produced as part …
Resilience is a dynamic process. City resilience refers to the ability of a city to adapt or adjust to changing situations or recover from economic, social or ecological disturbances. The current high rate of urbanisation in China creates many such disturbances. Urban agriculture plays a role in enhancing the resilience …
