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Kodaikanal’s parks close again due to overcrowding

With the easing of lockdown restrictions, the flow of tourists to Kodaikanal, a major tourist destination in Tamil Nadu​. Meanwhile, authorities re-imposed restrictions due to congestion. Permission to visit here was granted since Monday. The government had given permission to tourists to visit Bryant Park, Chettiar Park, and Rose Park under the Department of Horticulture. […]

Shri G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union Tourism Minister

Union Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy took charge as Union Culture Minister at Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi today. Simultaneously, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and Shri Ajay Bhatt also took charge as Ministers of State in the Ministry of Tourism. Sh Kishan Reddy has also been assigned the charge of Union Minister of Culture as […]

NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings

In the latest Rankings of top countries in the world (excluding India) where All India Radio Live-streams on NewsOnAir App are most popular,Fiji has jumped from 5th position to 2nd, while Saudi Arabia has made a comeback in top 10. Kuwait and Germany are new entrants, while France and New Zealand are no more in […]

No flights from India till July 15 – Emirates

Emirates has announced that it will not operate flights from India until the 15th of this month. The company had yesterday stated that it would not operate services from India until further notice. Earlier, Etihad and Air India had said they would not operate flights until July 21. UAE authorities have banned flights from India […]

MOT signs MOU with YATRA.COM

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yatra on 02nd July 2021. The event was organized under the arrangement between the Ministry of Tourism and the Quality Council of India (QCI) for implementing measures for strengthening the Indian Hospitality & Tourism Industry. The […]

Ministry of Tourism invites entries for National Tourism Awards

Ministry of Tourism invites entries for National Tourism Awards for the year 2018-19, The last date for receipt of entries is 10th August 2021 The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has invited applications from individuals and organizations for excellence in the field of tourism. National Tourism Awards are presented in various segments of the […]

Netherlands approves Covishield vaccine as a valid proof of vaccination

The Netherlands has become the 8th European Union (EU) nation to recognize the India-made Covishield vaccine as a valid proof of vaccination. Prepared by Serum Institute of India (SII)-manufactured Covishield vaccine was earlier not approved by the EU. Fully vaccinated travelers can visit EU nations unless they are traveling from a very high-risk country region […]

WTTC welcomes the launch of the EU Digital COVID Certificate

Virginia Messina, Senior Vice President WTTC, said: “WTTC is confident the EU Digital COVID Certificate will boost consumer confidence and the wider Travel & Tourism sector across Europe, which has been in a fight for survival for over a year. “The certificate is a great example and should aid the return of safe international travel; […]

Team India 2021 wins 9 Grand Awards and 8 Special Awards at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Team India 2021 won 9 Grand Awards and 8 Special Awards at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) for innovations ranging from identification of genes responsible that resist abiotic stress in species to augmented reality smart stethoscope that allows non-medicals to perform accurate pulmonary screening. These innovations were by young students who received the […]

Master Plan for Wayanad Tourism Development; Helicopter connectivity will be checked

The aim is to make Wayanad one of the major tourist destinations in the country. A special master plan will be prepared before the next Onam. The minister said the cooperation of the people’s representatives, the district administration, the tourism department, and other institutions would be ensured for this. He was speaking to the media […]

Jim Corbett National Park opens; The beginning of a year-long tourism

Jim Corbett National Park is famous for the presence of tigers. The park is located in Nainital, Uttarakhand, and is considered to be the first national park in India. The park, which was closed due to the covid, is now reported to be open to tourists. It is a part of the year-long tourism. The […]

Tourist centers will be opened after vaccination

Those who work directly or indirectly in connection with tourist destinations will be vaccinated and opened as safe-havens. As a first step, Vaccination in Vaithiri and Meppadi in Wayanad district will be completed and opened to tourists within seven days. Mohammad Riyaz and Veena George said in a press conference. According to the list prepared […]

Tourism Industry welcomes the schemes announced by the Ministry of Finance

Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman announced the relief package Rs 6,28,993 crore to support Indian economy in fight against COVID-19 pandemic on 28th June 2021.  The financial support to revive tourism in the country was announced with support to many other sectors to stimulate the economic growth. Scheme for Travel and Tourism Stakeholders and […]

SERB-DST partners with Intel India to launch first-of-its-kind initiative to advance deep tech-based research in India

The Indian research community will soon be able to pursue industry-relevant research opportunities in the areas of deep technologies that are novel, transformative, and can have a ground-breaking impact on a national scale. The opportunities will be offered by the first-of-its-kind research initiative called ‘Fund for Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE)’ launched by the Science and […]

Prahlad Singh Patel and CM of Haryana held a meeting for the development of tourism-related projects in the state

Union Minister of State(I/C) for Culture & Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel and Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Khattar held a meeting in New Delhi for the development of new tourism-related projects in Haryana and to speed up the ongoing projects in the state. Secretary, GoI, Tourism Shri Arvind Singh , joint secretaries […]