Government / Ministry News

» PAC slams Air India for acquiring planes through debt

A recent CAG report on Civil Aviation had said that the decision to acquire 111 planes by Air India through debt was "a recipe for disaster" and should have raised an alarm in the government ... Read more

» Four foreign tourists injured in avalanche at Gulmarg

A helicopter was pressed into service and all of them were rescued ... Read more

» India Tourism Ministry invites tenders to set up representative offices in 16 emerging markets

To appoint India Tourism Marketing Reps in Russia, Brazil, South Korea, Sweden, Spain, Thailand, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Iran & Switzerland ... Read more

» India to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility at Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi & Bengaluru airports

Currently the Visa-on-Arrival facility, which is extended to 11 countries, is available only at four international airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai ... Read more

» Kerala Tourism plans facelift of tourist spots at Ponmudi, Kovalam, Akkulam and Varkala

Part of Destination Development Initiative envisaged by Kerala tourism ... Read more

» Government sets up inter-ministerial coordination committee for Tourism Sector

A high-level committee under the principal secretary to the prime minister Pulok Chatterjee looks at measures to drive big-ticket projects ... Read more

» Tourists feel restricted in Chandigarh

Most visitors are disappointed at the time consuming process of getting permits to see the buildings and take photographs at the Capitol Complex ... Read more

» Karnataka govt to set up eco-tourism board

Aims to protect the wildlife, creating awareness about it, encouraging eco-tourism, forest safaris and also prevent damage to eco-system in the name of tourism ... Read more

» Tour operators in Thailand threaten to march to the US Embassy over terror warning

With the raising of a terrorism-threat warning by the US, those operators are facing business losses as tourists mainly from China and India have changed their plans to skip Bangkok ... Read more

» Kottayam district in Kerala gets a 5 crore boost for tourism development

Half a dozen tourism projects are being implemented in the district  ... Read more

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