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 …
The Assam government is making a determined bid to woo tourists by developing infrastructure and promoting famous spots in the state. Among the measures the government plans to take up is the creation of a tourist circuit comprising the two most famous spots of the state, Kaziranga National Park and …
- Forest department mulls 41-hectare wildlife getaway at Berwey, butterfly park at Chakla on anvil Ranchi, March 10: Berwey, about 2km from Birsa Munda Zoological Park in Chakla, fits the bill for night safari, says expert Bernard Harrison. With this assessment, the state forest department has taken a step forward …
Against the backdrop of the increasing popularity of ecotourism and the dramatic loss of tigers due to lack of funding, mismanagement, population and development pressures as well as poaching, this article finds that the present policies benefit neither conservation nor local communities. It is only by integrating ecotourism into a …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 17: The Centre is keen on developing eco-tourism atop the picturesque Dalma hills so that local tribals can earn a livelihood from the exercise. The National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB), under the Union ministry of environment and forests, conducted a two-day workshop to discuss various ideas that …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat may have been opposing the transfer of lions on grounds of wildlife survival, the real fear is that once the Asiastic lions were shifted to Madhya Pradesh (MP), they would provide a major boost to the latter
One Can Now Go For A Lion Safari And Move To Diu Without Going To Junagadh & Kodinar Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Diu, Gir and Tulshishayam have drawn closer. Not geographically, though. The Central government has recently approved another entry into the last abode of Asiatic lions, through Ambardi …
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State Government to furnish a detailed project report of Bannerghatta Biological Park in connection with the night safari planned over there. Hearing a petition by B R Deepak, a City-based advocate and party in person, who had sought directions to the State …
The High Court has ordered issue of notice to the State and Union governments in connection with the proposed night safari planned at Bannerghatta National Park. Petitioner B R Deepak, a City-based advocate and party in person, had moved the HC seeking directions to the State to withdraw the decision …
New Delhi: The city zoo will soon be bidding farewell to its three elephants. In fact, elephants will no longer be seen in any zoo or circus in the country after the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) issued a notice on Monday to the effect that all of these animals in …
There are indications that the immense potential for river tourism offered by the mighty Brahmaputra is slowly being harnessed. Two long-distance luxury cruisers run by Assam Bengal Navigation
Tourist inflow fell by about 40 per cent in August, say protestors Protest: Members of the Joint Action Committee of political parties and service organisations observing a fast in Udhagamandalam on Wednesday.
Tourists might complain of poor sighting of wildlife inside Manas National Park, but now an ambitious endeavour is bringing to life new facets of the park, which are far easily discernible. A project sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has identified close to seven hundred …
Ahmedabad: Locals near Gir Sanctuary earn about 70 per cent of their income from tourists, the task force report underlined. Taking 2004 as base, the report stated that the total income from tourism is estimated at Rs 74 lakh of which Rs 51lakh is revenue raised by local people. This …
The Common Wagtail or the Balimahi bird which has a prominent place in the reservoir of local beliefs in the State has presently emerged as the harbinger of a profitable tourist season flourishing on bird watching in the areas around Dibru Saikhowa National Park and generating both direct and indirect …
When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. Former head of Project Tiger, he told Sumana Narayanan the department
