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West Bengal plans sustainable wildlife and mangrove tourism in SundarbansWest Bengal plans sustainable tourism development for the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Two Bengal destinations will be promoted globally und...
West Bengal unveils jobs-led budget with tourism, North Bengal pushWest Bengal's new budget prioritizes a five-pronged revival strategy, focusing on women's empowerment, youth employment, and agriculture. K...
Kolkata Port to conduct pre-feasibility studies for seaplane operations in BengalWest Bengal government had in 2020 sent a proposal to the Civil Aviation Ministry, conveying its wish to begin seaplane operations in Digha...
Development of an Eastern Grid will work as a catalyst to boost regional integration and tradeSonowal while addressing the Stakeholder Conclave on Waterways as Engine for growth at Guwahati. Sonowal said that Union government is givi...
'Everything gone': People of Sundarbans stare at bleak futureWith livelihood lost and homes washed away, observers of the Sundarbans region feel the ecologically-fragile region, which has been under s...
NGT orders ban on noise, solid waste pollution in Sundarbans
West Bengal set to launch unique fish tourism in SunderbansSundarbans is the natural breeding ground of stinging catfish, snakehead murrel and some Indian carps as well. These fishes are generally f...
Travel buzz: News this season in a capsuleState Tourism department officials said they have recently awarded tender to a Kerala based private company to build seven houseboats for t...
Soon houseboats in Kolkata, Sundarbans and creeks of DighaThe air-conditioned houseboats, costing Rs 1.2 crore each, will have three rooms with all facilities like a kitchen, a common drawing room,...
Attend the Bikaner camel festival in Rajasthan or the Wine and Music Festival in Nashik to kick-start the New YearThere are several unusual camel activities like camel races, camel dances, and more. The camels display amazing footwork and dance graceful...
- NGT orders Sunderbans mapping
Is the Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge within the core area of the Sundarbans? Nobody can say for sure as there is no clear demarcation between th...
- Bengal tiger confronts a new creature: Development
A plan drawn up by the state government will see building of roads, hotels and other tourism infrastructure in ecologically sensitive Sunda...
Threat to tigers: Mamta Banerjee's govt to build roads, hotels in SundarbansThe CMwants to make sure everybody can afford to visit the mangroves. To this end, the tourism dept floated a tender seeking the establishm...
Rs 400-crore project to develop Sundarbans infrastructureTo augment infrastructure, the government is allotting Rs 90 crore for building roads and bridges in Jharkhali area, West Bengal Chief Mini...
West Bengal looks to promote tourism with Gajoldoba, Sundarbans projectAiming to be among top five travel destinations, West Bengal government today said its two ambitious projects -- Jharkali in Sundarbans and...
- Pawan Hans may soon fly in West Bengal
WBengal today signed a MoU with Pawan Hans Limited for starting chopper services for developing infrastructure in the tourism, health care,...
Stop picnics, start eco-tourism in Sundarbans: Bengal forest deptThe state forest department wants all tourist agencies in the Sunderbans, including boat owners, to spell out the dos and don'ts to tourist...
- RBS to increase social change activities in India
Royal Bank of Scotland is looking at a five-fold increase in its involvement with social change activities in India within the next five ye...
- River Cruise from Kolkata to Varanasi from tomorrow
A cruise on the river Ganga from Kolkata to Varanasi which will enable tourists, both from home and abroad, to revisit the country's coloni...
- Bangladesh to woo tourists via fairs
Taking a cue from burgeoning tourism in the neighbourhood, Bangladesh has decided to organise a tourism fair in Dhaka to woo tourists from ...