Tourism

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment and deforestation of Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, 10/04/2024

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 …

Southern quadrilateral mooted

The APTDC is making efforts to encourage the large chunk of pilgrims bound for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam from Tamil Nadu to explore the other scenic locations in the state. Chennai SABYASACHI Ghosh, director, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), during an interaction on the AP tourism roadshow here on Saturday, …

ICRI launches novel medical tourism course

WITH medical tourism to India expected to grow 30% annually till 2012, the demand for talent is going up at a brisk pace even as it opens up a whole gamut of job opportunities in the sector. Little wonder then that a full-time course on medical tourism launched by the …

Tourism broke for meet

Hyderabad, July 14: The tourism department, which enjoyed a high degree of importance in the Telugu Desam regime, is now struggling to pay for an an international tourism event in the state. The Pacific Asian Travel Association travel mart is scheduled to held between September 16-19 at Hyderabad. The tourism …

Work on Pink citys second theme park on

JAIPUR: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has launched work on the second theme park of the Pink City at the Collectorate Circle here. The park will have a fountain of the shape of candle that will give an impression of lighting. A peacock garden was developed earlier as the first …

Prototype of tourist spaceship unveiled in UK

London: The London Eye gives you a bird's eye-view of the city at 440 feet. How would you like to go higher, say, 440,000 feet? A prototype of the craft you would ride for such a space venture was unveiled in Salford on Tuesday. Rocket maker, Steve Bennett, says it …

Govt cancels land transfer order

Yielding to the public pressure in Valley, the state government today finally cancelled its earlier order to divert 800 kanals of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). The government also decided to make land available to the tourism department from Jammu to holy cave on Pahalgam and Baltal routes …

Cultural and social impact analysis of adventure tourism in Himalayan river Ganga in India

The objective of this article is to assess the socio-cultural impacts of camping on the river beach and the white-water rafting development on the river Ganga in Uttarakhand. This paper largely relies on primary survey and secondary data collected from different government departments. Findings indicate some of the major positive …

Development strategy for the hill districts of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, in spite of being a small state, has certain key features that make it distinct from other states of the country and highlights its potential for development. However, development has predominantly been in the plains, and the hill districts have been left behind. All the hill districts have subsistence …

Report on visit to Vembanad Kol, Kerala, a wetland included under the National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme

To enable half yearly performance review of the programmes of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Planning Commission, Government of India, on 13th June 2008 constituted an Expert Team to visit three wetlands viz. Wular Lake in J&K;, Chilika Lake in Orissa and Vembanad Kol in Kerala, for assessing …

Eco-tourism: Where green and greenbacks come together

Flip through a travel brochure, and you're likely to see pictures of sun and sand in Southeast Asia, of luxury lodges in the Serengeti, of scuba diving in the bejewelled coral reefs of the Caribbean, but what the brochure won't reveal is the environmental cost of your trip. That beach …

Andaman takes measures to save Jarawas

though not in the near future, the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar islands may be in for some respite. Officials are planning to stop use of the first stretch of the Andaman Trunk Road (atr) that connects south Andaman with the north and middle Andaman islands while passing …

Pomburpa spring gets Rs 80 lakh for upliftment

The State government has sanctioned Rs 80 lakh to develop Pomburpa spring through the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC). Addressing a gathering while celebrating

1,000 tourists stranded on Bengal-Orissa border

"I am falling ill in this bus. There are elderly people, women and children. It is getting dark and we are insecure in the middle of this jungle. My cellphone battery is running out. Soon I will lose all contact. Please help us,' Maya Roy (53) tells The Indian Express …

Diverse bouquet

Karnataka's Tourism Department has unveiled a draft policy that is aimed at making the State a top tourist destination. PHOTOGRAPHS: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Jog Falls. The Sharavathi river plunges from a height of 243 metres here. FROM splendid temples dating back to over a millennium, to the breathtaking valleys …

CRZ relaxation will be a disaster

It may be couched in grand words as an initiative to

Environment Day at Panjabari-Botahghuli

The Guwahati chapter of Society for Promotion of Tourism (SPOT) observed the World Environment Day on June 5 at Panjabari-Botahghuli area of the city with a day-long programme. The programme began with plantation of tree saplings in the premises of Botahghuli LP School. The plantation programme was inaugurated by Ajit …

Part of Gaumukh glacier sags, 1 killed

One person was killed and nine others, including five foreign tourists, were injured when a part of the Gaumukh glacier moved and hit these persons near Gaumukh last evening. A team of the Uttarkashi police, forest personnel and rescue workers today reached the spot and carried the injured back to …

Autorickshaw rally to promote tourism

A autorickshaw rally kicked off in Kathmandu Durbar Square on Sunday, with the objective of publicizing tourism destinations of Nepal and raising fund for water projects in Nepal, India and Africa. The rally named Rickshaw-Run was organized by the UK-based international humanitarian aid and development charity organization and the League …

Survey: medical tourism will fetch Rs. 8,000 crore

India will earn over Rs.8,000crore in foreign exchange through medical tourism by 2012, according to a study. It has been promoted by way of easy visa to patients and the best emerging medical infrastructure in large and tertiary towns. At present, the annual earnings are estimated at Rs. 3,500 crore, …

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