Nagaland Tourism Policy, 2024
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
Ecotourism
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Green activists oppose eco-tourism plans at Turahalli forests in City
Turahalli forest, located just 25 km from Bannerghatta National Park, is an elephant corridor connecting Bannerghatta, Savandurga, Magadi and Kengeri. The Turahalli forests in Bangalore are in news again, this time for eco-tourism. The Karnataka Tourism Vision Group (KTVG) wants access to this State forest to promote tourism. But conservationists oppose the idea, fearing it will lead to commercial exploitation of the patch.
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Dr. Harshwanti Bisht, Indian mountaineer and conservationist, wins Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal
"During our [1984 Indian] Everest Expedition we saw how Sir Edmund Hillary has worked in that area. So that also inspired us to work..." (Indian mountain climber and ecologist Harshwanti Bisht, explaining
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Uncertain future for Muthurajawela Wetland
Sri Lanka’s largest urban wetland, the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary, performs many important ecological functions, particularly in the area off the North coast of Colombo up to Negombo. Many local and
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Chhattisgarh PSUs mining on forest land without approval
Forest land measuring 835.616 hectares is being used for mining purposes by public sector undertakings (PSU) in Chhattisgarh without approval of Union government. A review report of Chhattisgarh State
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Sikkim has to overcome challenges to become organic
Sikkim has set for itself the goal of becoming an organic agricultural State by 2015 — but there are several challenges that it needs to overcome to see the shift, said an ecology expert from the Himalayan
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Environmentalists move NCR board
Oppose removal of Mangar Bani land from forest category The Haryana Government's ambitious plan to utilise Mangar Bani land for eco-tourism has come under the scanner with city environmentalists yet again moving the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) against the land being removed from the category of forest area.
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Enhancing sustainable livelihoods of the poor through convergence of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA with various schemes
This report is a compilation of best practices on convergence of MGNREGA with other schemes from fourteen states across the country - Andhra Pradesh, A& N Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, andRajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
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Decision on tourism in NCR’s eco-sensitive areas today
Three Key Words In Proposal To Decide Fate Of Green Zone New Delhi: The fate of eco-sensitive areas including the Aravallis, riverbeds and water bodies now depends on the three crucial words — “including tourism” and “except” — which the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) is likely to introduce in the regional plan.
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New tiger safari zone at R’bore from Saturday
Jaipur: Safari at the Ranthambore tiger reserve becomes bigger, literally! In a bid to decongest the tiger reserve, the forest department has added a new zone at the reserve. “We have been working on zone number 10 for about two or three months and sprucing it up. It is now ready and we will be opening it for safari from January 18,” said Rahul Bhatnagar, field director, Ranthambhore.
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19 new bird species found in Cauvery wildlife sanctuary
Crested serpent eagle, one of the birds sighted during the census. The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS), where tigers have been sighted recently, is also rich in bird diversity. The first-ever bird survey, which concluded on Sunday, recorded 19 more bird species than compiled earlier. Of the new species, at least 13 are confirmed to have been reported here for the first time.