Tunisia’s already modest economic recovery almost halted in 2023, amidst a severe drought, tight financing conditions and the modest pace of implementing reforms. With this slowdown, the Tunisian economy in 2023 was still below its pre-Covid level, marking one of the slowest recoveries in the Middle East and North African …
LALIT SHASTRI BHOPAL When the tiger population is dwindling at an alarming rate and it has become a huge challenge to protect them even in the protected areas, the death of a 3-year-old tigress in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning raises several questions, the most …
KENDRAPARA: The Forest Department has banned tourists and visitors from venturing into Bhitarkanika National Park from May 15 to July 31 during mating and breeding of salt-water crocodiles. The department will also renovate five ponds at the Crocodile Breeding Centre at Dangamala within the park, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, DFO, …
NEW DELHI: The Union Government is preparing ecotourism guidelines to promote responsible tourism involving the local community around tiger reserves, while at the same time regulating the mushrooming lodges which threaten wildlife habitats.
The Centre has denied that there is any plan or proposal to stop tourism in the tiger reserves of the country. It said that the tourism activities would be strictly regulated to ensure that ecologically sustainable tourism practices were followed. The Centre
Tourists are not the problem Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has got this one right. He has said that his ministry has no intention to ban tourism in tiger reserves, as demanded by some sections of the environment department. Those in favour of the ban have argued that an increased number …
New Delhi: Concerned over the blatant commercialization of areas around tiger reserves, the tourism ministry is considering stricter regulations for resorts and lodges. The guidelines will make it mandatory for lodges to follow ecology-friendly practises. Union tourism secretary Sujit Banerjee said,
Travel Body Opposes Banning Visitors From Core Forest Regions Himanshi Dhawan | TNN New Delhi: Opposing the ban on tourists from core regions of tiger reserves proposed by the environment ministry, Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT)
JORHAT, April 30: Breaking all previous records, the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), has recorded the highest number of visitors to the park in the current 2009-10 season. According to the information recieved from the office of the District Forest Officer (DFO), Kaziranga the National Park has recorded as many as …
R. Krishna Kumar Tour operators from Kerala enter core area of Bandipur furtively Entry is allowed only through the tourism zone on the highway connecting Mysore and Ooty However, many tour operators bring people into the Gundre and Begur forests in the core area unsafe:Many tourists invite danger by alighting …
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over unregulated tourism posing threat to tigers, a secretary level meet is scheduled next week between the tourism and environment ministry to take stock of the situation.
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over unregulated tourism posing threat to tigers, a seceratary level meet is scheduled next week between the Tourism and Environment Ministry to take stock of the situation. "Though tourism is a state subject, booming tourist activity is being noticed around the wildlife habitat …
The central government has sent advisories to states asking them to phase out tourism in and around tiger reserves, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on Friday submitted that it has already approved the master layout plan for the Bannerghatta Biological Park submitted by the State government allowing night safari in the park. During the hearing of a petition by B R Deepak, City-based advocate and party in person, the …
Ahmedabad: The next time you visit Junagadh, and find a person of African origin telling you about Panthera Leo Persica (Asiatic lion), do not be surprised. Gujarat government is training some 20 youths of the African Siddi tribe, settled in Gir forest, to speak English and become tour guides. They …
After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka's national parks are once again set to see tourists flocking there. Designated as a sanctuary in 1905 and upgraded to a national park in 1938, the country's …
India has come a long way from the bad old days of tiger shooting as 'sport' to tiger tourism as a growing business. India has 39 tiger reserves scattered all over the tiger's range, covering about 40,000 sq. km of forest. Unfortunately, almost 50 per cent are in very bad …
The Karnataka High Court today directed Centre to file its objections by two weeks on a PIL against proposed Bannerghatta Night Safari project. Petitioner B R Deepak, an advocate, prayed that permission should not be accorded to the Rs 180 crore project to be implemented over a period of 15 …
