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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivered his fifth budget today. Here’s a look at what’s in it for tourism… Proposal to develop 10 prominent tourist destinations as Iconic tourism destinations and two tourist areas under the Swades Darsan – Rs 1100 crore Proposal to develop 10 prominent tourist destinations as Iconic tourism destinations and the development of 3 heritage sites under Prasad Project – Rs 150 crore To continue the light and sound shows in 5 protected sites and to complete the development works to improve basic infrastructure in 4 ports, 25 railway stations and 3 station in the Konkan belt ... Read more

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivered his fifth budget today. Here’s a look at what’s in it for tourism… Proposal to develop 10 prominent tourist destinations as Iconic tourism destinations Govt is developing infrastructure in border areas, which is expected to help tourism in the boarder areas Proposed construction of new tunnel in Se-La Pass in Arunachal Pradesh to promote tourism and facilitate medical needs Proposal to develop 10 prominent tourist destinations as Iconic tourism destinations Airport capacity to be increased 5 times; 56 unserved airport and 31 unserved helipads in country to be connected Proposed redevelopment of 600 major railway ... Read more

ന്യൂഡല്‍ഹി: എംപിമാര്‍ക്കും ഉന്നത പദവിയിലുള്ളവര്‍ക്കും സന്തോഷ വാര്‍ത്ത.എംപിമാരുടെ ശമ്പളം അഞ്ചു വര്‍ഷം കൂടുമ്പോള്‍ പുതുക്കി നിശ്ചയിക്കും.രാഷ്ട്രപതിയുടെ ശമ്പളം 5 ലക്ഷമായും ഉപരാഷ്ട്രപതിക്ക് 4 ലക്ഷമായും ശമ്പളം പുതുക്കി.ഗവര്‍ണര്‍മാരുടെ ശമ്പളം മൂന്നര ലക്ഷം രൂപയായിരിക്കും. ക്രിപ്ടോ കറന്‍സി വിനിമയം രാജ്യത്ത് വിലക്കും.

Next time when you are visiting Goa, make sure that you hop on the brand new electric cars. The Government of Goa is on a new milestone by deploying new electric buses, as part of the green protocol for its public transportation system. The first phase of the programme will be on a trial basis and if it succeeds the government would extend the service by adding 100 more buses. The project has been done in association with Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTCL) and assures it to be 100 per cent electric with zero emission from each service. The bus ... Read more

ന്യൂഡല്‍ഹി: രാജ്യത്തെ പത്തിടങ്ങളെ  ഇന്ത്യയുടെ വിനോദസഞ്ചാര മുഖങ്ങളാക്കുമെന്ന് ധനമന്ത്രി അരുണ്‍ ജയ്റ്റ്ലി. 110  സംരക്ഷിത സ്മാരകങ്ങളെ ആര്‍ക്കിയോളജിക്കല്‍ സര്‍വേയുടെ കീഴില്‍ നവീകരിക്കും. ബജറ്റ് പ്രസംഗത്തിലാണ് ജയ്റ്റ്ലി ഇക്കാര്യം പറഞ്ഞത്. 

Jodrell bank, a British observatory situated at the Lower Withington, United Kingdom, has been nominated as the UNESCO world heritage site. Built-in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer, the observatory was built to investigate cosmic rays. It manages a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell bank centre for Astrophysics. The main telescope in the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is the third largest turntable telescope followed by Mark 2, grade 1 and grade 2. Photo Courtesy :Youtube.com Last year a couple of other sites were declared by UNESCO from the UK that includes Kew ... Read more

തിരുവനന്തപുരം: ലാമിനേറ്റ് ചെയ്ത പേപ്പര്‍ കാര്‍ഡ് ഡ്രൈവിംഗ് ലൈസന്‍സുകള്‍ പഴങ്കഥയാകുന്നു.പുത്തന്‍ സാങ്കേതികവിദ്യ ഉള്‍പ്പെടുത്തി പ്ലാസ്റ്റിക് കാര്‍ഡ് രൂപത്തിലേക്ക് മാറുകയാണ് കേരളത്തിലെ ഡ്രൈവിംഗ് ലൈസന്‍സുകള്‍. ആര്‍ടി ഓഫീസുകളായ കുടപ്പനക്കുന്ന്‍,ആലപ്പുഴ,കരുനാഗപ്പള്ളി എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില്‍ പരീക്ഷണാടിസ്ഥാനത്തില്‍ പുതിയ സമ്പ്രദായം നടപ്പാക്കി.ക്യുആര്‍ കോഡ്,ഹോട്ട് സ്ടാമ്പ് ഹോളോഗ്രാം ,ഗില്ലോഷേ പാറ്റെണ്‍,മൈക്രോ ലെന്‍സ്‌,ഗോള്‍ഡന്‍ നാഷണല്‍ എംബ്ലം,മൈക്രോ ടെസ്റ്റ്‌ വിത്ത് ഇന്‍റന്‍ഷനല്‍ എറര്‍ എന്നിവ പുതിയ കാര്‍ഡിലുണ്ടാകും. കാര്‍ഡ് വിതരണത്തിന്‍റെ സംസ്ഥാനതല ഉദ്ഘാടനം തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് ഗതാഗത കമ്മീഷണര്‍ കെ പദ്മകുമാര്‍ നിര്‍വഹിച്ചു.

The world rowing federation also known as Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron (FISA), founded by rowing delegates from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Adriatica, and Italy, have taken an oath to protect the world heritage sites. The promise was developed after the FISA‘s clean water partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Photo Courtesy: www.ebu.ch FISA admits that large sports events can give an adverse effect on the location as well as the environment, and hence the association had made certain protocols to protect these sites. UNESCO was pleased by the federation’s decision, as they look forward to other sports federation to take ... Read more

India’s low-cost airline carrier IndiGo is all set to start low-cost flight service from New Delhi to European countries Madrid, Hong Kong, Paris and London. Photo Courtesy: Youtube.com IndiGo will be putting its Airbus A330 aircraft for the service and has asked for various grants from the authorities to operate flights. ‘IndiGo currently offering service for up to 30 per cent less than that of its rivals apart from the cost of fuel burn, labour charge and aircraft run-time. All these notable progress are done by maximising economy seating and reducing premium seats. Photo Courtesy: Youtube.com IndiGo also uses low ... Read more

Zambia tourism board launched their latest mobile app with the name Zed Tourism Mobile App on play store, the app opens up the possibility of exploring Zambia in a hassle-free manner with the latest technology. Photo Courtesy: google play The contents of the app include featured places, tourist destinations, food and drinks, hotels, entertainment, sport, shopping etc. The app opens up the exploring attribute of Zambia with all the detailing for major destinations that an unknown traveller demands. It also includes details regarding the destination, reference pictures, ratings, descriptions, GPS tagging and much more. For more info visit  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.zedTourism&hl=en   ... Read more

‘Airpocalypse II,’ a report from Greenpeace India revealed that Kerala has the cleanest air among other states of India, followed by a good ambient quality air. The agency has found out that Kerala kept PM10 (particulate matter in air of 10 microns and smaller) standards, said Sunil Dahiya, senior campaigner, Greenpeace India. Kerala followed a consistency in its pollution level in 2015 and 2016 with a minor variation in number. Cities such as Kochi, Thrissur, Wayanad and Kozhikode showed an increased variation whereas Alappuzha, Kottayam, Malappuram and Palakkad got a slight decrease in variables. Photo Courtesy: Kerala Tourism The authorities ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh tourism department is on a plan to construct new hotel rooms under the luxury category as there’s a constant demand from the foreign tourists. The state government estimates an amount of Rs 3,500 crores from investors to build over 10,000 new luxury rooms. The state currently ranked 3rd in terms of tourism potentials to the country, has already 8,500 hotel rooms, as per official reports. “The new project would come under the public-private partnership with a moderate policy that would attract investors,” said Bhuma Akhila Priya, Tourism Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Photo Courtesy: luxurytrainsindia.com Analysts confirm that there ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: chinadaily China’s national observatory maintained its blue alert, the lowest level in a four-tier warning system, after a cold front hit parts of central and east China. Temperatures are expected to remain near freezing in many of the southern Chinese provinces, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said. Cities including Changsha, Hangzhou, Hefei, Guiyang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Wuhan saw their temperatures drop below zero degrees Celsius. Heavy wind is expected within the nest 48 hours in parts of Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, and other north China region. The southern China will see rain and snow, said NMC The ... Read more

France’s first sex doll brothel opens in Paris with three silicone sex dolls ready for rent. Having paid sex was made illegal in France in 2016, but the law had no mention about paying for sex with a silicon doll. The brothel website XDolls advertises three different kinds of dolls on offer – Lily, Sofia and Kim and also displays the pictures of each kinds of dolls. The website even offers Virtual Reality experience to the users. “Welcome to Digisexuality. Live the experience 2.0 with our immersion pack. Sex and virtual reality, strong feeling guaranteed!,” reads the website. The contact ... Read more

The silver jubilee edition of SATTE, South Asia’s leading travel and tourism exhibition, kick starts at the Le Meridien in New Delhi. THe evnt was inaugurated by Chief Guest KJ Alphons, Minister for Tourism (I/C), Govt. of India, along with TS Rawat, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand;  Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Faiyaz Koya, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Fiji; I Gde Pitana Dy. Tourism Minister, Indonesia;  Bo Keun Choi, Senior Officer, Regional Programme for Asia and the Pacific, UNWTO; Subhash Goyal, Member, National Tourism Advisory Committee; Navin Berry, Founder, SATTE; Michael Duck, Executive Vice President, UBM Asia and Yogesh Mudras, Managing ... Read more