Magsaysay award-winning water conservationist Rajendra Singh, said on Sunday that the Ministry of Environment and Forests had become

Dispur has sought help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve tourism after the sector was accorded top priority by the new Congress government in the state.

Principal secretary, tourism, Assam, H.S. Das, said a project proposal was sent to the ADB, which has given a positive nod, at a seminar on tourism yesterday.

Tourism in Assam is set to get a boost with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) likely to include the State in its financial assistance programme for tourism infrastructure development.

The State Government has submitted a proposal to this effect to ADB.

Official sources told The Assam Tribune that the State Government took up the matter with ADB at its recent meet in New Delhi following which

Delhi is ranked third among states and UTs in respect of per capita income at current prices, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today releasing a report of Estimated State Domestic Products of Delhi for the year 2010-11 with base year 2004-05.

As per advance estimates, per capita income will be Rs 1,35,814 with the annual growth rate of 16.19 per cent over the previous year.

NEW DELHI, May 19

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today sanctioned a project

Gangtok, May 2: The trade between Sikkim and Tibet through Nathu-la did not kick off today as customs officers from India failed to reach the spot because of mudslides along Jawaharlal Nehru Marg.

The slides blocked the road connecting Gangtok with Nathu-la at 9th Mile and 13th Mile yesterday afternoon, trapping some 112 vehicles carrying tourists from Chhangu Lake to Gangtok.