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 …
- Sessions at Hehal institute to train 30 youths as local guides ARTI SAHULIYAR Ranchi, March 3: To remind residents of the age-old Indian belief of atithi devo bhave (guest is god), a 15-day training programme began on the south campus of the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) in …
Dhanbad, March 2: A holiday in the grimy coal belt? You sure shudder at the thought today. But your choice might just change tomorrow when the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), in association with the state tourism department, turns the hitherto uninviting land into a desired destination. The BCCL has …
Ahmedabad : With Gujarat gearing up to unveil a new tourism policy two months down the line, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has mooted an aggressive marketing-focused approach to pitch the state as an international tourism hot spot. FICCI has suggested that state government allocate a …
Ritu Khatri | TNN Ahmedabad: With Gujarat gearing up to unveil a new tourism policy two months down rthe line, Federation of Indian Chambers of I Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has moot-:l ed an aggressive marketing-focused approach :) to pitch the state as an international tourism ]hot spot. FICCI has …
Kaustubh Kulkarni / Pune March 02, 2009, 0:40 IST TOURISM: The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation aims to replicate the factors that lead to rising flow of foreign tourists to neighbouring spots Noting the continuous and rising flow of foreign tourists to neighbouring Goa, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) decided …
AHMEDABAD: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has belted out 543-km four lane bonanza for Gujarat. These will mainly connect port towns and major cities of state with the rest of the country. Four-laning will be carried out on NH-6,59,8A and 8D. Besides this, special radial roads for both Surat …
SHASHANK SHEKHAR The Tenughat reservoir in Bokaro will soon woo tourists. Picture by Pankaj Singh Bokaro, Feb. 26: Fresh life has been breathed into the dormant Tenughat Dam development project. The Bokaro district administration has prepared a new blueprint for developing the dam into a tourist spot. It was submitted …
Tribune News Service Yamunanagar, February 23 With a view to developing the district as a major tourist destination, the district administration has decided to spend Rs 3.21 crore on the beautification and maintenance of major historical and religious places, including Adibadri, Rin Mochan, Kapal Mochan and Surya Kund, in the …
Damdama (Gurgaon): The last major natural lake in the NCR is up for sale. While locals claim that indiscriminate mining and poor rainfall has caused great damage to Damdama Lake and jeopardised their future water needs, another story is unfolding gradually. In the past few years, many residents of Roz …
Even as the issue of alleged irregularities in allotment of land to outsiders under Section 118 of the Tenancy and Land Reform Act remains a hot political cake, the process for the cancellation of 15 allotments made for tourism projects has been initiated, but without much success. After the scrutiny …
KOCHI: The District Tourism Promotion Council is all set to launch two projects in the Perumbavoor Tourism Circuit within few months. The new projects will provide the tourists and pilgrims all basic amenities which were absent so far. The projects will be beneficial for hundreds of tourists and pilgrims who …
What makes the Northeast region a favourite destination for tourists. Visitors are floored by the untouched natural beauty and the depth of experience of the region. A central government employee who travelled to Sikkim under the scheme said,
Amidst the gloom enveloping the tourism sector, a positive development emerging is medical tourism. Many say that the recession in the US will turn out to be a boon in disguise for the sector. According to figures released by audit and consulting major Deloitte, the year 2007 saw about 450,000 …
Focusing on education, infrastructure and tourism, Sikkim is all set to become a model state for India Blessed with biodiversity and natural beauty, Sikkim, which has the magnificent Mt Kanchenjunga looking over it, is today passing through an era of "democratic profit". The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) government led by …
This study estimates the recreational demand for the Indian Sundarban, which is a World Heritage site and a complex mangrove ecosystem that borders India and Bangladesh. In 2005-06, the Indian Sunderban received some 64,000 visitors, mainly from Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal. Tourism to the Sunderban is highly …
Responsible tourism is especially important within natural areas so that the integrity of the environment and local community is not compromised. When natural resources are involved in tourism it is often referred to as eco-tourism, however, eco-tourism is still guided by the three same principles – social, environmental and economic. …
