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 …
The Tamil Nadu government has come out with a new initiative for developing infrastructure facilities in and round rural tourist centres through an Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund. It is being set up with assistance from Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Departments to provide a big fillip to tourism in the …
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday issued an order making available 15 acres for setting up an underwater world aquarium at Karikattukuppam village in Muttukadu on East Coast Road. The project is coming up under the public private partnership model. The government has also given its consent to utilise the …
Tourism Minister Malladi Krishna Rao told the Assembly on Tuesday special tourism initiatives for Chennai-Mahabalipuram-Puducherry would start soon after holding talks with the Tamil Nadu Tourism department. Replying to the debate on demands, he said the department would take steps to obtain permission to start boat rides along the beach …
In what could open new doors towards development, Russia is keen to invest in areas like oil and gas, tourism, power and infrastructure development in Assam. Russian ambassador to India, Vyacheslav Trubnikov, disclosed this to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a meeting attended by senior officials of the Government of …
Medical tourism in Goa gets a major fillip with Goa's Victor Hospitals and Medical Services and Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital (KLES) Belgaum collaborating to provide an all encompassed health care and educational services in medical tourism. To begin with, the joint venture will focus on super-speciality health care facilities in …
Lack of proper guidelines has led to unplanned construction of structures in tourist sites and thoughtless commercial tourism, causing massive damages to ecosystem and natural habitat of wildlife and marine life in forests, sea and plain as well as on hills, conservationists warn. Tourism business has proliferated in recent years …
The Maldives, worried about rising seas from climate change, wants steeper cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions but is unwilling to curb its tourism industry, which is reliant on polluting international flights. President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, in Singapore promoting his book "Paradise Drowning" at an environmental business summit, said cutting …
The sun-drenched beaches of southeast Florida lure tourists from all over the world. But few of them may realize that a torrent of human waste is dumped silently every day into the seemingly pristine waters offshore. Every day, three densely populated counties pump into the Atlantic Ocean a total of …
To give a much needed fillip to the domestic tourism business, the Centre is planning to spend about Rs 500 crore for developing infrastructure in 20 tourist spots in the country. "We have already identified the locations where we will provide world class infrastructure facilities to boost tourism,' said minister …
There are plenty of hotels scattered around the world that are anxious to shout their green credentials. Alas, for the business traveller there are painfully few to choose from. When faced with business in Rotterdam or Beijing, green choices are extremely limited. The travel press bombards us with information on …
The Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2008 beginning here this Monday is going to be a major pan-Indian travel mart, focusing for the first time on in-bound travel. As many as 163 key foreign tour operators and travel writers from 42 countries are scheduled to join the which will have 200 …
That's what Salatin, 51, the second-generation owner of Polyface Farm, commands for a two-hour, personally escorted tour of what may be the most famous family-owned pastures in America. Polyface is a centerpiece of Michael Pollan's best seller The Omnivore's Dilemma: A History of Four Meals, a treatise against the health …
Global warming can benefit the Australian tourism industry, former Queensland premier Peter Beattie says. Mr Beattie, now a visiting scholar at the University of South Carolina in the United States, this week gave a guest address at the university on sustainable tourism. "There is a silver lining to global warming …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday called for introduction of a new high-speed train between Jaipur and Delhi in view of the rich prospects for investments and tourism in the State and the likelihood of Pink City's population crossing 50 lakh by 2025. Ms. Raje, interacting with a delegation …
The Taj West End hotel in Bangalore implements practices which have won it the prestigious National Tourism Award for being the best eco-friendly hotel in India. The award recognises the hotel's efforts to promote eco-friendly initiatives and its commitment to protect, conserve, and restore the natural environment.
With alarm bells ringing over the rapid melting of glaciers in the Himalayas, the Uttarakhand Government has decided to regulate tourist flow to the protected areas of Gangotri National Park, including Gomukh. The Government would now restrict the number of tourists visiting the origin of the holy river Ganga to …
Kerala needs to work out tourism products in conjunction with private stake-holders and local communities to meet the challenges ahead, says Fiona Jeffrey, chairman of the World Travel Market (WTM), a four-day international event held annually in London for those in the travel business. Ms. Jeffrey, who is here to …
Ayurvedic and medical tourism industries would be the largest beneficiary during the 2010 Commonwealth Games as they might earn over Rs 800 crore. The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) report on
A distinctive red double-decker bus from London on loan to the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, was unveiled to the press Wednesday ahead of the start possibly this spring of its scheduled service. Shimonoseki will be the first Japanese city operating a Routemaster bus on a regular basis. Aimed at …
Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa), an environmental organisation, yesterday urged the caretaker government to take effective measures to protect the natural beauty and the environment of Jafflong, a popular tourist spot in Sylhet. It also called for a halt to unplanned extraction of stone from Dakua river there. At a press …
