The Government of Nagaland on March 14, 2024, notified the Nagaland Tourism Policy, 2024. In order to implement programmes of the infrastructural development, strengthening promotion and marketing efforts and generating tourism awareness to the general public, and promote Nagaland as sustainable, community-centered tourism, preservation of diverse culture and its natural …
New Delhi: A month after the Supreme Court relied on the government’s guidelines to ban tourism in core areas of tiger reserves making popular destinations like Corbett National Park out of bounds for wildlife enthusiasts, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Tuesday did an about turn, telling the …
SC ban hasn’t affected conservation The theory that a ban on tiger tourism will affect the conservation of the critically endangered big cat was rubbished by the State Forest department, which claimed that it was able to initiate protective measures without funds from tourism. The Supreme Court’s interim order to …
The Supreme Court directive asking the government to build a road to the Amarnath cave shrine and improve infrastructure along it is likely to snowball into a controversy. A day after Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed concerns over the apex court’s directive, civil society groups in Kashmir called for …
SRINAGAR: The State Government today said the Supreme Court has not given any direction to a Special High Powered Committee (SHPC) constituted by the Apex Court for construction of macadamised road upto Shri Amarnath Cave. “There is no direction from the Apex Court. Some people are trying to misinterpret the …
New Delhi: In what could force PM Manmohan Singhto intervene in the raging debate on tiger versus tourism, Valmik Thapar, one of the most prominent tigerwallahs, has demanded that the government’s guidelines restricting tourism in breeding areas of big cats be discussed in the meet of the National Board of …
KOLKATA, 16 AUG: The thermal power plant at Nayachar proposed by NRI investor Prasoon Mukherjee has hit a fresh stumbling block due to environmental concerns raised by the Centre. Instead, the investor has now asked for land in Purulia for setting up the 2,000 MW thermal power plant in the …
Herders of the Tibetan ethnic group are leading the charge in protecting grasslands and biodiversity in their communities, thanks to support from the government and environmental groups. In Tsochi village, Qinghai province, families have given up parts of their grazing land and removed fencing to create better habitats for wild …
PANJIM: Finally, the State Forest Policy is expected to see day of light, with state forest department referring the policy for legal vetting. Forest minister Alina Saldanha said that department has already finalized the policy and has sent to law department for legal vetting. She said that policy is likely …
Use of plantation land for tourism activities The ecological impacts of the decision to allow construction of resorts and hotels in plantations will be assessed by the Kerala Forest Department. Minister for Forests K.B. Ganesh Kumar said here that the officials of the department would be asked to look into …
GUWAHATI: The Tour Operators’ Association of Assam has said that the Supreme Court’s order banning tourism in core areas of tiger reserves would not affect tourism in Assam. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati today, Tour Operators’ Association of Assam president Debojit Bora said, “The Supreme Court has clearly stated …
Kerala government plans to introduce more facilities for tourists at the scenic Arippa forests in the Western Ghats where travellers get a glimpse of wildlife and a unique ecosystem. A Rs 42 lakh development programme had been chalked out for the tourist destination along the Senkottah highway for the benefit …
The temporary halt to tourism in core zones of tiger reserves is a wake-up call to an industry that has grown rapidly and become disruptive in some places. Rather than view the Supreme Court’s interim order as a setback, tourism operators should see it as an opportunity to set things …
- New plan allows forest officials control over wildlife zones, allege gram sabhas Whose right is it to stop visitors? Siliguri, Aug. 1: Forest dwellers in north Bengal have objected to an eco-tourism proposal saying the plan does not allow their gram sabhas authority over the reserves. The dwellers alleged …
The interim ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves has already started to tell on those who depend on tourists. Tour operators across India are coping with a large number of cancellations and have put on hold new bookings for the upcoming peak season. Off-season tourism — the …
Tiger tourism booms without proper regulation; new guidelines attempt to contain damage. Read More: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/tiger-reserved
The recent ban by the Supreme Court on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves in India raises some fundamental questions: 1. Is tourism, however intense, the real culprit behind the killings of tigers and their seemingly low breeding capacity? 2. If after four decades of implementing the Wildlife (Protection) …
A strategic village, located in the core of the park, moved out Men are finally making way for tigers in Rajasthan’s celebrated Ranthambhore National Park (RNP). With residents of yet another forest village located in the core moving out on Wednesday, the tigers proliferating in the park will now have …
Supreme Court’s interim order banning tourism in core tiger areas raises debate whether there are any guidelines for it and how harmful it can be to the wildlife and its habitat in protected areas. What exactly constitutes ecotourism is the question thrown up by the Supreme Court’s interim order banning …
The forest department has suspended all safaris in the State’s tiger reserves from Tuesday morning. The Supreme Court’s interim order banning tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves has shocked operators of the Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR) and other resorts around tiger reserves that made a living …
In tiger country... The Supreme Court’s directive banning all tourism activities in core areas of all tiger reserves in the country had an immediate effect in Bandipur and Nagarahole national parks. By early Wednesday morning, many tourists -- confused, angry and disappointed-- left the place. After the State forest department …
