With uncontrolled tourism posing a threat to the wildlife habitats, particularly tiger reserves, the Government has constituted a seven-member panel to suggest guidelines to regulate forest and wildlife eco-tourism in the country.
The Environment Ministry-constituted committee, headed by ex-tourism secretary Sujit Banerjee and prominent wildlife experts as its members, will also make an apprais
The Commonwealth Games may be little more than a month away, but the Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is still negotiating with the Organising Committee on showcasing the heritage and culture of the North Eastern Region (NER).
Hotel industry, tour operators and other stakeholders in the tourism sector have agreed to adopt internationally-accepted criteria to promote sustainable tourism in the country.
This agreement was evolved at a workshop on sustainable tourism organised in the Capital last week.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had an extensive tour of Leh to take the first hand review of the situation arising out of the cloudburst and heavy rain claiming precious lives and damaging public and private property.
NEW DELHI: A report prepared by a voluntary organization has revealed that the officials may have made a gross miscalculation in estimating the number of tourists for the Games.
