World Water Day, an annual awareness day celebrated globally on 22nd March 2018 that focuses mainly on the seriousness of maintaining freshwater resources. The events include campaigns, educational forums, theatrical drama etc. The theme adopted by United Nations this year is “Nature for Water” that encourage people to look for the answer in nature. Global […]
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is experimenting with potential structures for lunar habitation, informed Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office that looks after the Department of Space. “ISRO along with academic institutions is doing experimentation on potential structures for lunar habitation. Various options are being studied about the requirements and complexities […]
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Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has warned Facebook that if found that the social media giant is involved in any data breach of Indians, the government will take strict action against them including the summoning of Mark Zuckerberg to India. “If Facebook is found to be involved in data breach of Indians, we will take […]
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With an aim to increase the tourist inflow – both international and domestic – and to boost intra-state tourism, the state government of Maharashtra is planning to frame a new tourism policy. “The government has categorised tourists visiting the Maharashtra as international, Indian and those from the State. The government is presently working on creating […]
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The Central government has inked four MoUs with US-based hospitality major Airbnb under the aegis of the Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) to promote tourism and generate technology-enabled livelihood opportunities in the North-East. “The development of the North East Region is of prime importance for the overall inclusive growth of India, and […]
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During the month of February, 2018, a total of 2.76 lakh foreign tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 1.70 lakh during the month of February, 2017 registering a growth of 62.0 per cent. During January- February 2018, a total of 5.16 lakh tourist arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 3.22 lakh during January-February […]
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Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, and around 1.6 billion people – including more than 2,000 indigenous cultures – depend on forests for their livelihoods, medicines, fuel, food and shelter. Forests are home to more than 80 per cent of the terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects. Yet despite all of these […]
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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), has announced the 2018 summer edition of the much awaited Bharat Dharshan Tourist train services, scheduled to start from April and May this year. Three trains with 3 different itineraries are launched by IRCTC, that mainly focuses on pilgrims, who occasionally travel to various temples across India. The […]
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Saudi is no more a conservative land as it is witnessing some massive social changes as part of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud’s ambitious drive towards a more prosperous future. Especially, the steps taken towards empowering women politically, economically and socially is laudable. Now, as part of the vision, 41 Saudi women have taken […]
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Ola, in association with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), is planning to reduce the commuting difficulties of passengers through the IRCTC app. The new proposal will enable the passengers to directly book Ola taxi directly from the IRCTC app. The tie-up is first launched as a pilot project for 6 months, said IRCTC […]
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Aussie Specialist Program relaunched; provides free online training for travel sellers
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The eight Australian State and Territory Tourism Offices in partnership with Tourism Australia has relaunched the award-winning Aussie Specialist Program in New Zealand, providing a dedicated free online training resource for frontline travel sellers. The updated programme has been designed to equip agents with more relevant, up-to-date and targeted information and showcase new regions, destinations […]
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As per the latest HSBC report on climatic change, which was published on Monday, India would face a huge climatic change in the near future. The Bank has accessed over 67 nations in terms of sensitivity to extreme weather, exposure to energy transition and the responding ability to face the climatic change. The report further […]
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At Kerala’s Kunnamthanam village in Pathanamthitta district, at least one member of every family is yoga practitioner. The Central Ministry is planning to launch a similar initiative to turn at least 500 villages in the country into “Sampoorna Yoga Grams” (complete yoga village). Similar to that of Kunnamthanam village, at least a member of each family will follow the […]
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The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) is planning to conduct the 64th Annual Convention at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) at Srinagar on 27th March. “The primary focus of this cultural extravaganza is to promote tourism in Jammu and Kashmir and reinforce its position on the tourism map as a major draw for travellers,” said […]
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Russian fan can visit the country visa-free for the World Cup this summer. To encourage attendance, organizers have created a special Fan ID pass that will allow foreign soccer fans to visit Russia between June 4 and July 15 without having to apply for a separate tourist visa. Along with access to the stadiums, the card […]