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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...- Indians hold key to Mideast tourism surgeWest Asian tourism destinations like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman are banking on India to revive their sector post-conflict. These natio...
- In 1985, the first invasive lionfish was spotted off Florida after aquarium releases; within decades, it had spread across much of the Caribbean and US Atlantic coast, devastating reef fish that had no natural defense against itA single lionfish spotted in Florida in 1985 has spiraled into one of the most alarming marine invasions. These venomous, fast-reproducing ...
- Holistic approach needed to develop tourism: PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a holistic approach to developing tourism in the country and emphasised that this should involv...
- Odisha to organise maiden eco retreat fest at virgin Pentha beachThe festival of this nature is being organised for the first time at the scenic beach. It will be a three-and-a-half-month long event that ...
- Gopalpur-Digha highway project to boost infrastructure of coastal region: PradhanDwelling on the tourism potential of the region, he said, the Centre will extend all possible support to the state for improving tourism in...
- Govt plans temporary tourism facilities in eco-sensitive coastal zones, says RTI
- Tiger count up in Sunderbans, latest survey puts total at over 85The number of big cats in the Indian Sunderbans is healthy and rising. A recent camera-trap exercise has spotted at least 9 more tigers ove...
- Andhra Pradesh mulls setting up 'Monastery Boulevard' to boost tourismAndhra Pradesh government is mulling to set up a 'Monastery Boulevard' where Buddhist monasteries can be built, like in Bihar's Bodh Gaya.
- Mangroves protect against tsunamis, says expertMangroves are effective in pollution control and also help in controlling the 'Green House' effect by absorbing carbon dioxide.
- Centre to start 'urban forest' program in citiesThe Union Environment Ministry will also start a pilot project next year where children would be encouraged to set up nurseries in schools ...
- Now, CPM embarks upon mangrove planting missionTaking up the cause of mangrove conservation in a big way, the CPM will launch a mangrove planting campaign in the district on the occasion...
- Bengal tiger confronts a new creature: DevelopmentA 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...
- Cub sightings to raise tiger count in SunderbansWith a sudden spurt in cub sightings in the Sunderbans, officials say there could actually be more tigers in the mangroves than what the la...
- Tamil Nadu allocates Rs 5 crore towards developing tourism activitiesTamil Nadu government today announced allocating around Rs five crore towards developing tourism activities in Tiruchirappalli and Tiruvaru...
- With 103 tigers, Sunderbans beats official estimatesIt's official now. Sunderbans, one of the last surviving natural tiger habitats in the world, has a minimum of 103 tigers.
- Task force to bring Sunderbans in world tourism mapSunderbans, the largest mangrove forests on earth, would be brought in the world tourism map and a task force had been created for the purp...
- Mangrove patches destroyed at Ghodbunder roadRampant destruction of large tracts of mangroves along Ghodbunder road threatens to destroy buffer zones of the Sanjay Gandhi national park...
- Mumbai to have entertainment-based tourism projectsMaharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is planning to promote entertainment-based tourism projects in a big way in the Gorai-Ma...
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