Government / Ministry News

» Kumari Selja Inaugurates the Exhibition on Kazakhstan

Exhibit Features State Museum of Gold and Precious Metals of Kazakhstan and Art Exhibition of the “Kulanshi” Contemporary Arts Centre ... Read more

» Go-ahead in Girnar ropeway project questioned by some NBWL members

Claim the project would lead to local extinction of long-billed vultures. ... Read more

» Goa to seek French expertise to boost tourism

So far Goa has focussed mainly on development of beach tourism which has led to over-developement of a small area: Swapnil Naik - Director of Tourism, Goa ... Read more

» Vipul Mittra, Secretary Tourism and Civil Aviation, Gujarat, releases his debut book

 'Pyramid of Virgin Dreams' basically connote unfulfilled aspirations of a bureaucrat which is like a pyramid, narrow from top and broad from the bottom, explains Vipul Mittra ... Read more

» APTDC to promote tourism at irrigation facilities under 'Jalayagnam initiative'

Identifies 5 sites including Kadem, Brahmasagar, Gundlakamma, Yeleru and Priyadarshini Jurala, for creating facilities like jetties & boating. ... Read more

» J & K CM asks state authorities to draw a calendar of organizing Melas in various tourist places

Also asks the officials to exploit the handicraft skill and natural beauty of the State ... Read more

» Maharashtra Govt to draft master plan to improve air transport

MADC will formulate a policy to upgrade the infrastructure at airports. ... Read more

» Govt directs airlines to hire their own staff for ground handling at non-major airports

On the other hand, the ministry has been trying for quite a while to get the airlines to stop doing ground handling (GH) at six major airports across India ... Read more

» Mega 43 crores tourism project planned in Panaji, Goa

Government also plans to introduce heli-tourism in the state ... Read more

» India records 4.17 lac FTAs in April 2011

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) during the month of April 2011 were Rs. 5724 crore ... Read more

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