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 West Bengal Tourism Department feels deprived with just Rs 136 crore as grant for the 12th Plan period at a time when the Gujarat government has been able to extract a whopping Rs 1200 crore. "We have got nothing compared to other states," Tourism minister Rachpal Singh told PTI …
Action plan will be submitted to Union Ministry Introduction of a “climate-tailored agricultural management” system, preservation of ecologically important biomes, and development of water bodies are some of the strategies proposed by the State to overcome the impact of climate change. The strategies have been listed in the State Action …
Panaji: In a bid to make Goa’s coastline tobacco-free, the tourism department is mulling a ban on its use on beaches from October, an official said today. "We are planning a law which will include beaches in the list of public places where smoking will be banned. The tourism department …
State gets high praise from Planning Commission on exceptional performance As projected by the State Government, the Planning Commission has approved the Annual Plan Size 2012-13 for Arunachal Pradesh at Rs 3,535.00 crores. This was finalized at the meeting held between Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and the …
The Goa Government has set upon an ambitious yet imperative task of setting a vision- a roadmap for the next 25 years for the all around development and growth of the state. As part of the initiative, a 14 member high power council is set up comprising of eminent personalities, …
Study finds visitors to Bali, the Gambia and Goa use 16 times as much water as locals, causing conflict and disease The disproportionate use of fresh water by tourists in developing world destinations is causing local conflict, exacerbating poverty and helping to spread disease, says a report to be published …
Oceans' rising acid levels have emerged as one of the biggest threats to coral reefs, acting as the "osteoporosis of the sea" and threatening everything from food security to tourism to livelihoods, the head of a US scientific agency said Monday. The speed by which the oceans' acid levels has …
A voluntary tax on tourists who visit the luxury resorts and white sands of the Maldives could raise up to $100 million a year towards the country's aim to become carbon neutral by 2020, President Mohamed Waheed said. The Maldives is made up of 1,192 low-lying islands in the Indian …
Heritage tag will attract more visitors Ecotourism activities in the World Heritage Sites of the Western Ghats may be streamlined after assessing the carrying capacity of the individual sites. While inscribing the 39 serial sites of the Ghats, the World Heritage Committee has asked India to initiate “proactive responsible tourism …
The Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with a view to protecting the indigenous people. A Bench of Justices G. S. Singhvi and S. J. Mukhopadhaya on Monday upheld an October 30, …
New Delhi It’s not the beaches of Goa or backwaters of Kerala that entice domestic tourists. Uttar Pradesh tops the chart of domestic tourist visits, registering 155.4 million of them in 2011. In fact, the state pipped Andhra Pradesh this year to bag the top slot. According to the ministry …
“It should be subject to rigorous prior impact assessment” The World Heritage Committee (WHC), which inscribed the Western Ghats as a World Heritage Site, has asked India to ensure that infrastructure development in the area is in tune with the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention. The suggestion came …
Based on Gujarat’s town planning schemes, Ahmedabad’s Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University has prepared a master plan for Patna’s town planning scheme. The draft, which has been approved in principle, will guide planned urban development in Bihar. AHMEDABAD: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may have whipped up …
The Maldives will seek to fund its plan to become carbon-neutral with voluntary donations from visitors, shunning a proposal for an emissions tax on tourists, President Mohamed Waheed said. The low-lying Maldives, a chain of islands in the Indian Ocean, is one of the nations most threatened by the rising …
Delhi has been named the most competitive city in India for its demonstrated ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists by a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report. The study, commissioned by the Citigroup, ranked Delhi at number 68 in the list of 120 of the world’s major …
Chinese plans to build a major tourism project and national park in a Tibetan county have dealt a blow to hydropower lobby groups who have proposed the construction of massive dam on the Brahmaputra’s ‘Great Bend’, where the river begins its course towards India. The Chinese government announced on Saturday …
AHMEDABAD: The recent price rise may be pinching your pockets, but for the price conscious Amdavadi here is some good news. The city has been rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) as 19th in the world, in terms of economic strength. Apart from this, the only other Indian city …
