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 …
Sarikah Atreya The President, Ms Pratibha Patil, on Thursday inaugurated the mega tourism project, Khangchendzonga Tourist Villa-cum-socio cultural amusement park at Ranka, East Sikkim. The West Bengal Governor, Mr M.K. Narayanan, who has been given the additional charge for Sikkim, the Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, cabinet ministers and a …
Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi April 13, 2010, 0:57 IST The Union ministry of environment and forests is planning to expand its Eco-city project to cities across the country, especially those which get a substantial tourist inflow, so as to address issues on deteriorating air and water quality and waste …
Goa, a prime tourist destination for years, is now trying to attract industriesThere is a constant battle between the industrial and non-industrial sectors to have a larger chunk of resources. I am in touch with the GCCI (Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry), CII and other industry organisations. It is …
This document details the Environment Policy 2010 for Rajasthan approved recently by the state government. Also includes the environment mission and climate change agenda for this state for 2010-2014 to prepare for adaptation & mitigation. This policy document is based on an analysis of the state-specific issues, the natural resource …
PRASHANT PANDEY NEW DELHI The tourism ministry has made it clear to the states that their tourism projects would be taken up on priority basis if they came up with concrete plans for solid waste management and providing wayside amenities on the state and the national highways along the route …
Guwahati: Egypt has envinced keen interest to enter into a joint venture with Indian companies to develop river tourism in the North Eastern region. "Several Indian companies are engaged in developing river tourism, an area where the North Eastern region has tremendous potential, and I am sure Egyptian companies will …
To make it swifter for tourists and citizens to access washrooms, the Delhi Tourism department will soon come up with a map of Delhi pointing out the places where public toilets can be found. The move comes after the department received complaints about the lack of toilets in the city …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The black clams of the Vembanad wetland have a history of supporting a number of industries in the state, including Travancore Cements Ltd (TCL), Travancore Electrochemicals and Pallathra Bricks and Tiles Ltd. For the very same reason, these live organisms - villorita cyprinoides var cochinensis - got labelled as …
In the sprawling lawns of a fortified complex on a five-acre hillock in Bellary, local BJP MLA P A Suresh Babu is bowling to a 10-year-old. The boy doesn
JAIPUR: Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday handed over the National Tourism Award to Rajasthan for the best tourism-related programmes. Rajasthan Tourism Minister Beena Kak received the award at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, in the evening. The Award contains a trophy and a certificate. On the …
Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. Around 85 percent of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture and almost 26 percent of India's GDP comes from agriculture. More than a profession or a business, agriculture is India's culture. Hence, adding additional income generating activities to existing agriculture …
Concerns over the status of freshwater availability in the Caribbean region and in particular the eastern Caribbean states have been expressed for at least the past 30 years. There is a growing realization that availability will be vulnerable to extremes of climate behavior and increasing demand for water. Climate modeling …
A New Zealand tour operator is in trouble. Instead of employing Maori, the tour company Discovery Heritage Group based in the northern New Zealand city of Tauranga, paid backpackers visiting from France and Israel to dress up in feathered robes, draw tattoos in pen on their faces and go aboard …
The Narendra Modi government will pro- mote religious tourism in a novel manner and special allocations have been made in the state budget for the same. The annual budget with provisions for imposing additional taxes to the tune of Rs 730 crores allocating substantial funds for devel- opment purpose and …
BHUBANESWAR: Albeit endowed with bounties of nature, Orissa has never made it to the league of ecotourism destinations such as Kerala, Goa, North East and Uttarakhand. The State Government is out to make amends for the loss and is busy chalking out plans for an Eco Tourism Policy. The Tourism …
Mumbai: Like snorkelling and scuba diving? You just might be able to indulge these hobbies at some big dams in the state. With the success and overwhelming response to these underwater activities at Tarkali beach in Sindhudurg, the state tourism department has proposed to take them to big dams in …
Ambala: Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja yesterday said the government had sanctioned Rs 100 crore for the Ambala parliamentary constituency under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Modernisation Mission. Laying the foundation stones of various development projects in Ambala City and Ambala Cantt costing around 1.25 crore yesterday, she said Rs 37 …
