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 …
An overview of tourism, trade and globalisation and its impacts on biodiversity is presented in four parts. The first part interrogates the assumptions, myths and realities of globalisation. The second explores the trends in conservation ideology and its implications. The third examines how tourism - which is emblematic of globalisation …
New Delhi: With the tourist arrivals in the country showing a marked slowdown in the past few months on account of the global financial crisis and, to an extent, the Mumbai Terror attacks, India is almost certain to fall short of its target of receiving 10 million visitors by 2010. …
It is bad economic policy to rely too much on tourism! Many stakeholders and sections of the Andaman & Nicobar administration hope that tourism will become the pillar of the islands
KOLKATA, Jan. 18: With a view to attract more people to major tourist spots in Hooghly and Bankura, the state government has urged the Centre to install a well-knit railway network connecting these tourist destinations. In a recent meeting held between the state tourism department and Mr Basudeb Acharia, chairman …
Special Correspondent CHANDIGARH: The residents of this City Beautiful along with tourists and visitors will now witness a new, innovative and beautiful face of Sukhna Lake. An official spokesman said here on Monday that the Union Ministry of Tourism had given its nod to a proposal sent by Home Secretary …
PARADIP: The tourism and cultural heritage of Jagatsinghpur district is all set to get a facelift. The State Government has decided to spend Rs 8 crore for the purpose. It includes a tourist complex at circuit house in Jagatsinghpur. Tourism Minister Devi Prasad Mishra, at a review meeting held at …
Khurali village in Hoshiarpur district, associated with the great saint of medieval India, Guru Ravidass, is all set to become a rural tourism destination village. The project is likely to be commissioned by April 2009, Tourism Ministry officials said on Monday, adding that Tourism Minister Ambika Soni would lay the …
Development of tourism is essential for socio-economic improvement of Jharkhand. As an alternative to conventional mass-tourism, eco-tourism plays one of the key-roles in sustainable development. Sustainable tourism is synonym of eco-tourism.
Managing Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Toolkit for South Asia (South Asia Toolkit) has been prepared to help MCPA managers in their daily tasks. Containing 81 theme sheets arranged in two parts: The Management Process and Conservation and Sustainable Use, the Toolkit provides up-to-date information and practical guidance on …
Signs of the economic meltdown affecting the booming medical tourism industry in India have already started showing up. Providers of medical tourism claim that demand for surgeries that are not life-threatening has gone down this year. Agents or mediators of medical tourism - companies specialising in mediating between surgical clinics …
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in India have been involved in an initiative on Rural Tourism. Covering 36 sites spread geographically over the country, these pilot project experiences had much to offer in terms of learning about the intersection between community dynamics …
Pune, October 30 Baramati taluka in Pune district might have led the way for promoting agri-tourism, but Maval taluka is all set to provide a cooperative touch to it. A group of 25 farmers have joined hands in the taluka to turn themselves into guides as well as promote the …
The Oscars of the travel world, the World Travel Awards has put Sri Lanka on the global map by naming KumbukRiver as the World's Leading Eco-Lodge. The eco resort in Buttala won the coveted title over many leading eco destinations worldwide, bringing international focus on to Sri Lanka's rich heritage. …
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo Ethnic tourism is a booming sector and some 30,000 to 40,000 foreign tourists travel to tribal areas in the country every year. In Orissa, their annual foot- fall is limited to 2,500-3,000 as per Travel Agents Association of Orissa. THE SECTARIAN violence in Orissa
Guntur, Oct. 12: Despite being blessed with monuments, ancient Buddhist sites, bird sanctuaries, temples and beaches, the district is unable to attract more tourists because of lack of basic amenities. Neither the tourism department nor the state government has bothered to take steps to provide basic facilities such as restaurants, …
