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 …
10 acres of land to be developed at Rs 100 crore by tourism dept Department of Tourism has identified 10 acres of land near the popular Hogenakkal falls in the district for the development of eco-friendly tourism at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. Deputy Commissioner K Amaranarayana listens …
Bulgaria has given investors in a trans-Balkan oil pipeline aimed at transporting Russian crude through Bulgaria to Greece more time to improve their environment plans, the environment ministry said on Monday. The company which manages the 300-km Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project has been given one more month by the end …
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla on Sunday inaugurated air conditioned Sulabh Toilet Complex at Apsara Road, Gandhi Nagar constructed at a cost of Rs. 14.53 lakh. The toilet complex was constructed by Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA). Project Managar ERA S. L. Kapoor, XEn V. K. Raina, …
The United Nations Development Programme and the Ministryof Tourism, Arts and Culture have signed a project amounting to US $ 3.3 million today,to help the tourism sector adapt and prepare for the negative effects of climate change. The project, ‘Increasing Climate Change Resilience of Maldives through Adaptation inthe Tourism Sector’ …
A human fecal bacterium kills coral, new research shows, and U.S. scientists say this is a warning to Florida and the Caribbean to protect prized reefs from sewage or face a threat to a key pillar of their tourism. In an article published on Wednesday in the PLoS ONE scientific …
Itanagar: Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin on Tuesday emphasised upon promoting fisheries as an alternate source of livelihood, especially for the youths of the state. ”With a significant wide range of fish resources, ranging from Alpine varieties to tropical ones in the lower altitudes, Arunachal Pradesh has the capability of emerging …
KHARSANG: The growing demand for a motorable suspension bridge over the Noa-Dehing River connecting Miao with Pisi in Changlang district has at last been fulfilled. At least for the moment. Senior leader of the region, Minister for Power, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment & Forest Setong Sena, during a public meeting at …
KOCHI: At a time when the residents of Fort Kochi are choked with the garbage heaps, the Corporation is sitting over `17.20 lakh sent to the local body as a part of the payment for its implementation. The `43-lakh Fort Kochi Zero Waste project was announced by the Corporation with …
KATHUA: District Development Board, Kathua which met here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora approved Rs. 8676.92 lakh district plan for the current financial year. The plan includes Rs. 5301.02 lakh as capital component and Rs. 3375.90 revenue component. Out of the capital …
The State government has given its approval for a Responsible Tourism classification system chalked out by Kerala Tourism on the lines of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria of the UN and based on sustainable tourism practices followed in four tourist destinations in the State. The system will be used to …
GUWAHATI, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is no longer in the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. During the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) held recently, it was decided to remove Manas Wildlife Sanctuary from the list citing significant improvement in preservation. “The removal of the ‘in danger’ …
One step is the installation of retro-reflective display boards giving names of roads and directions to landmarks With the tourist season being rather dull now, tourists from European countries particularly students, professionals on corporate tours and some domestic tourists are the only relief for tour operators and travel planners. October …
The mission of this Policy is not to remedy a panacea but to create a direction that will drive the tourism industry in Manipur and to let the dynamics of the industry to take over thereafter. The Policy seeks to harness the tourism potential of Manipur and to present to …
The annual Plan for Kerala for 2011-12 was finalised at Rs.12,010 crore at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Wednesday. The outlay is about 20 per cent higher than last fiscal's Plan size of Rs.10,025 crore. Initiating the discussion, …
The South Korean government on Wednesday finalized an $17.9 billion blueprint to create an "ecological tourism belt" in regions near the border with North Korea by 2030, local media reported. The blueprint fleshed out a plan to turn the areas near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), a 4-km (2.5 mile) wide …
The Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Madras High Court evicting all the resorts near Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris Mountains for two months. The high court, in its April 2011 order, had given resort owners three months to vacate the area. The court had also …
Sri Lanka's tourism industry has recorded over 50 percent growth in revenues in the first half of this year compared to last year, the Central Bank data showed. The tourism industry has earned US$ 370.1 million in revenues in the first half of 2011, a 50.9 percent increase over last …
Plans to build two new hotels in South Africa's flagship Kruger National Park have sparked a racial fight rekindling the country's troubled apartheid past. South Africa National Parks (SANParks) wants to construct the four-star safari lodges inside Kruger to attract new visitors who are willing to spend a little more …
The Himachal Pradesh Government on Wednesday inked a $95.16 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to strengthen tourism infrastructure in the State under the Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism. The agreement was signed here by State Principal Secretary (Tourism) Manisha Nanda and ADB officer in charge of …
JAIPUR: Tourists will now have a new destination in the Pink City. Laced with promises of a near Sariska or even a Ranthambore-like experience sans the distance and the cost, the state forest department will shortly be inaugurating a new jungle safari at the sprawling Nahargarh Biological Park on the …
