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India has got a $5 trillion sleeping giant: Can govt wake it up?India holds an estimated $5 trillion worth of gold in households and temples, yet continues to spend billions importing more every year. As...
Tribal girl watched her father heal the sick; that inherited wisdom made her the ‘Queen of Herbs’, helping over 300,000 patients battle deadly diseasesYanung Jamoh Lego, popularly known as the 'Adi Queen of Herbs', is a traditional healer from Arunachal Pradesh who has spent more than thre...
Trump calls court freeze on $100,000 H-1B fee ‘crazy’ and 'hurting our country'US President Donald Trump slammed federal judges for blocking his administration's USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling the system "crazy". W...
US lawmakers cheer as court blocks $100,000 H-1B fee in major blow to Trump visa curbsUS lawmakers welcomed a court ruling blocking a proposed USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, despite White House plans to appeal. The decision cruci...
Basel III fragments as US, Europe and India take diverging paths on bank capital rulesFifteen years after its finalization, the Basel 3 accord's goal of uniform global banking rules has fragmented. National regulators are now...
Kiwis in Australia get Medicare, welfare payments, but Aussies to face new entry fees to visit New Zealand’s top attractions; here’s whyNew Zealand will introduce a conservation levy in 2027, charging international tourists, including Australians, between $18 and $36 to visi...
Why climbing Mount Everest will get more expensive this year. Know the costNepal has announced a 36% hike in Mount Everest climbing permit fees, raising the cost from $11,000 to $15,000 for the first time in nearly...
Bhutan may be visa-free, but these fees could add thousands to your travel budgetIndian tourists can visit Bhutan without a visa but must obtain an entry permit and pay the Sustainable Development Fee, which is INR 1,200...
Foreign universities in India, a problem of degreeForeign universities interested in setting up campuses in India must rank among the top 500 internationally, or enjoy a certain stature in ...
Your hyperlocal delivery bill just rose some moreThe move has been driven, in part, by the cost of running services during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, including investment to maintain h...
ET View: Conservation fee for groundwater usage sensibleThe Central Groundwater Board is slated to determine the mechanism design for the levy and its extent, range and quantum.
Proposal to regulate extraction of rare herbs yet to get nodWhile clandestine extraction of rare herbs, including 'nagchhatri' (Trillium govanianum) and 'ban lehsun' (Fritillaria roylei) is taking pl...
- Private vehicles will be charged more in Tadoba
In a bid to curb entry of private vehicles in the park, the local advisory committee (LAC) of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) has propo...
- Kanha, Pench tourist inflow halved
At a time when parks in the world are integrating conservation with economic development of locals and nurturing environment, premium tiger...
- Tourism in tiger reserves to cost more
Tourism in the tiger reserves will cost more with the government planning to charge Rs 500 and Rs 750 as conservation fee from resorts.
- Plan to ban pvt vehicles in Tadoba, Nagzira
To keep a tab on rowdy tourists, the wildlife wing of the forest department is planning to phase out entry of private vehicles in Tadoba-An...
- Madhya Pradesh govt stance on tourism ban in tiger reserves riles crusaders
Tiger conservationists in Madhya Pradesh are crying foul over the state government plan to move the Supreme Court against its recent order ...
- Tourism facilities near wildlife habitats to pay 10% of revenue soon
All tourist operations within 5km of all 600 plus tiger reserves, national parks, sanctuaries and wildlife corridors in the country will so...
- Tourism facilities near wildlife habitats to pay 10% of revenue soon
Tourist operations within 5km of all 600 plus wildlife sanctuaries in the country will soon have to fork out at least 10% of their turnover...
- Videocon to roll out mobile services by end of 2008
Videocon today said it will roll out its mobile services by the end of this year.