The Odisha state government has imposed a blanket ban on the use of polythene and gutkha packets on Puri beach. The move to keep the tourist spot clean and pollution-free came after a proposal by the Puri district administration’s beach development committee (BDC). The state forest
August and September will be busy month for the Gujarat tourism department. The Saputara Monsoon Festival to be held from August 4 to September 1. The department plans to showcase this getaway monsoon destination to the nearby cities like Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai, Nasik in Maharashtra. Maharashtra
Himachal Pradesh government was planning to diversify tourism to new areas and as part of the efforts the activities of the departments of Tourism and Rural Development would be merged to develop infrastructure in rural areas, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has said. “The State government
Gujarat has allocated Rs 400 crore for tourism promotion in the state during the current fiscal. The amount includes Rs 120 crore as grant which has been approved by the Planning Commission for 2012-13. The Commission has approved Rs 1,200 crore for promoting coastal tourism in
All tourist operations within 5km of all 600 plus tiger reserves, national parks, sanctuaries and wildlife corridors in the country will soon have to fork out a minimum of 10% of their turnover as ” local conservation fee“, which will be used not only to protect
The Centre has allocated 50 crore rupees to the West Bengal Government for promotion of Tourism at Dooars in North Bengal. The State Tourism Minister, Mr. Rachpal Singh said this while inaugurating the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) in Kolkata. Mr. Singh said that the Government
One of the important beaches located alongside Candolim village in Goa has lost its tourism potential because of soil erosion as a result of a giant ship being grounded there for over a decade. Although the state government managed to dismantle M/V River Princess this year,
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority today said it is expecting up to 6% growth in visitors from India this year following various promotional activities. “We want to tap the growing potential of Indian outbound market. We are concentrating on visibility, accessibility and attractivity of our country in
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of June 2012 was 4.32 lakh as compared to FTAs of 4.12 lakh during the month of June 2011 and 3.85 lakh in June 2010. There has been a growth of 4.8% in June 2012 over June 2011 as
The World Health Organization (WHO) has alerted international travelers against the active threat of malaria in India. In its latest ‘International Travel and Health Bulletin 2012’, the WHO has said that malaria risk exists throughout the year in the whole country at altitudes below 2,000m. The
