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Strictly adhere to National Tourism Conservation Authority guidelines, says court The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on tourist activities in core areas of tiger reserve forests. This follows Additional Solicitor-General Indira Jaising’s submission that on October 15 the government notified the revised guidelines for the 41 tiger reserves …
The lifting of the interim ban on tourism in tiger reserves has brought a cheer to the tiger tourism industry though the Supreme Court has unequivocally placed the onus of responsibility of protection of the tiger reserves on the state governments. Amit Sankala, director of Tiger Resorts, believes the Supreme …
A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices A.K. Patnaik and Swatenter Kumar made it clear that the matter of tourism-related activites in core areas of tiger habitats would continue to be heard further and also said any party aggrieved by the guidelines would have the liberty to challenge the same before …
SC Verdict On Lifting Ban Likely To Attract More Tiger Tourists During Festive Season Jaipur: It could not have been better than this. With festive season around, it was a gift of sorts for many a tourist in the state as the Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on …
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday notified fresh guidelines on tiger conservation allowing “regulated low impact tourism” in the core and critical tiger habitat. “Since, tourism has been happening in areas of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries which are designated as core and critical tiger habitat, regulated low impact tourism …
Panel counsel says States can prepare site-specific tourism plans considering ecological, social and religious issues The Supreme Court’s observation that guidelines for protection of tiger reserves will not hamper the movement of devotees to the Sabarimala temple comes after a point-blank submission in court by the Kerala government that any …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation. It indicated that it may modify its July 24 order that stayed all tourism activities in tiger reserves. A Bench comprising Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar said it will …
The Supreme court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation and indicated that it may modify its July 24 order staying all tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country. A bench of justices A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, …
New Delhi: With the season of festivals and holidays drawing near, the Supreme Court on Tuesday served some good news for wildlife enthusiasts by indicating that it would lift the two-and-a-half month old ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves next week. After additional solicitor general Indira Jaising …
The Supreme Court today permitted the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines for tiger conservation and regulating tiger tourism. A Bench comprising Justices AK Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made it clear that the state governments would be free to challenge the new guidelines if they felt …
Suspense over the exact number of tigers in India continued in the Supreme Court Wednesday when the Centre and other parties in a case relating to eco-tourism guidelines for the tiger reserves assumed contradictory positions on whether the number of big cats has risen or gone down. The exactness of …
The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday contended before the Supreme Court that the Centre’s guidelines for regulating tourism in tiger reserves should be modified to meet local conditions, rather than imposing a blanket ban on tourist activities in tiger reserves across the country. Appearing for the state, former additional solicitor-general …
The guidelines for tourism in tiger reserves submitted to the Supreme Court may be in violation of the Forest Rights Act and the Wildlife Protection Act, said two members of the committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Two members of the panel-—Swathi Seshadri of EQUATIONS (Equitable Tourism Options) and …
Nature-based tourism is well recognised as a tool that can be used for neoliberal conservation. Proponents argue that such tourism can provide revenue for conservation activities, and income generating opportunities and other benefits for local people living at the destination. Private-Community Partnerships (PCPs) are a particular form of hybrid intervention …
This article demonstrates the central role of ambiguity in the (re)production process of conservation practice. It argues that some current political economy as well as environmentality approaches to research conservation practice fail to capture the complexity of the lived experience of local conservationists. The article focuses on the multiple identities …
The Kaziranga National Park is a complex ecosystem with both social and wildlife dimensions. While Kaziranga is officially highlighted as a success story in conservation, there is a crisis building over the future of the park and the fringe villages. (Letters)
Acknowledging that its interim order of absolute ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves has created problems for various stakeholders, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will now have to act with “caution” since it had passed this order under an impression that the population of …
JAIPUR: As the Ranthambore National Park (RNP) gears up to open in two days time, the impasse over the Supreme Court verdict has forced tour operators to keep alternate arrangements in place. While almost 200 tourist groups were diverted to other destinations, about 500 foreign individual travelers (FIT) decided not …
Parks Were To Be Opened On Mon, Forest Dept Move Comes In View Of SC Postponing Decision Jaipur: Tourism in the Ranthambore and Sariska tiger reserves will have to wait a while longer. The Supreme Court on Thursday postponed to October 3 its decision on the ban on tourism in …
The Union government on Wednesday pleaded in the Supreme Court for a partial lifting of the ban on tourist activities in core areas of tiger reserve forests. It sought permission to have 20 per cent of the area under tourism. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Environment and …
