Category: India

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Delhi Metro’s Phase -4 project comprising of 3 priority corridors. The total length of these 3 corridors is 61.679 km. Out of the total 61.679 km, 22.359 km will be built underground and 39.320 km will be constructed as elevated section. These corridors will consist of 46 stations, of which 17 stations will be underground and the rest 29 stations will be constructed as elevated sections. The total completion cost of three metro corridors will be Rs.24,948.65 crore.   The project will be implemented by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ... Read more

Bollywood super star Salman Khan will associate with Madhya Pradesh in the field of tourism and heritage.  It was announced chief minister Kamal Nath while interacting with the media at Vallabh Bhavan on Thursday. Salman Khan was born in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and spent his childhood in the city before his scriptwriter father Salim Khan shifted base to Mumbai. Speaking to the media while presenting a 70-day report card of his government, Nath informed that he had urged Khan to contribute in the state’s tourism promotion and he agreed. “I talked to Salman Khan recently and I asked him to ... Read more

Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 5th March 2019  with State Government of Uttar Pradesh for taking over the development and operationsalization of existing Kushinagar Airport, which belongs to State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. It was revealed by AAI in a press release. The MoU was signed by Surya Pal Gangwar, Special Secretary of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh and G D Gupta, ED (Planning), AAI at AAI Corporate office, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, New Delhi. Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI and senior officials of AAI were present on the occasion. Kushinagar Airport is ... Read more

The tourism industry connected with Agra is expecting a major boost in the business as it is going to get  air connectivity to Bengaluru, Bhopal, Lucknow, and Varanasi from May 2019,under the government’s UDAN regional connectivity scheme. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is a regional airport development and ‘Regional Connectivity Scheme’ (RCS) of Government of India, with the objective of ‘letting the common citizen of the country fly’, aimed at making air travel affordable and widespread, to boost inclusive national economic development end employment generation. As per airport officials low-cost airline Indigo is keen taking advantage of the scheme ... Read more

Chekutty dolls arrived at the ITB venue Kerala’s Chekutty doll will be a center attraction in ITB Berlin this year. The organizers of Chekkuty have already installed a stall for Chekutty in ITB. A short film on Chekutty will also be premiered at the venue. The short film titled ‘Kerala the land of Chekutty’ will narrate the story of Kerala, which survived the devastating flood in August last year. The short film explains how the people of Kerala have survived the flood, with special focus on Chennamangalm, the weavers’ village. It will also show how the concept of Chekutty doll ... Read more

The Fern Hotels & Resorts, India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, has opened The Fern Kesarval Hotel & Spa, Verna Plateau-Goa. With the new Goan hotel, the company now manages 57 hotels. The Fern Kesarval Hotel & Spa is a 60-room hotel offering contemporary accommodations, a finely-designed multi cuisine restaurant & bar, state-of-art banquet halls, a swimming pool and poolside lawns. The hotel offers four different categories of rooms: Winter Green, Winter Green Premium, Fern Club and Hazel Suite. Guest room facilities include LED TV, Digital in-room safe, Complimentary bottled drinking water in-room, In-room tea & coffee facility, Eco-friendly room ... Read more

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, laid the foundation stone for development and maintenance of Inter-Modal Station (IMS) at Ajni Railway Station in Nagpur today. IMS is a passenger terminal infrastructure which integrates various transportation modes like rail, road, mass rapid transit system (MRTS), bus rapid transit (BRT) and other para-modal transportation modes. Inter-modal stations allow passengers to change transportation modes during transit without leaving the station premises. Speaking on the occasion Gadkari stressed upon adopting new ideas for improving transport facilities in towns and cities. “I request city planners to aim at reducing city congestion by ... Read more

Messe Berlin said it will be organising the inaugural ITB India in 2020. The three-day business-to-business travel trade show and convention will take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India, from April 15th-17th next year. The show is expected to bring together key travel industry leaders and buyers from cities across India, and international exhibitors from the MICE, leisure and corporate sectors. ITB India will also have a Hosted Buyers’ Programme that will cater to buyers from first, second, and third tier cities in India. The Indian travel industry is expected to be valued at US$56 billion by 2020 with ... Read more

With an objective to provide seamless urban mobility to commuters across the country, the Center has launched India’s first indigenously-developed National Common Mobility Card (NCMC). The card is launched by Prime Minister Naredra Modi in Ahmedabad on 4th March 2019. Dubbed as ‘One Nation-One Card’, the inter-operable transport card would allow holders to pay for their bus travel, toll taxes, parking charges, retail shopping and withdraw cash. It is said that Union ministry of urban affairs have been working on it since 2006, when it was envisaged as part of the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP). “With this ‘one-of-its-kind’ card, ... Read more

Photo for representative purpose only Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stones for five National Highways projects worth Rs 5010 crore in Tamil Nadu today PM will dedicate to the nation the two-laning of 122 km section of NH-38 (Old NH-234) falling in Vellore, Thiruvannamalai and Viluppuram districts, and four laning of 32 km section of NH-381 in Tirupur district. Modi will also lay the foundation stone for four-laning of 116.5 km Vikravandi-Sethiathope-Cholapuram-Thanjavur section of NH-36 (old NH-45C) in Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur and Thanjavur districts, six-laning of 36 km long Karaipettai-Walajapet section of NH-48 ... Read more

On the east coast of India, waves sing in the ears of a beautiful small village. Songs sung by the waves always keep the village dreamy. Once you step into this mesmerising beauty, you will be overtaken by the whispers of your heart, completely, which will find the tune of the Waves’ Song !!! This mesmerising village is Tranquebar. Here, the history mingles with present, with a significant aroma of Danish culture. The name of this small village in the local Tamil dialect is, Tharangambadi, which literally means, music of waves. What is unique to Tranquebar? The history, that too the ... Read more

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkatta West Bengal Tourism Department is planning to appoint a consultant to provide detailed report on how to develop tourism infrastructure in the state. As per sources, Chief Minister Mamta Banarjee wanted to showcase West Bengal as one of the world class tourism destination. The government also envisages generation of employment opportunities in the tourism sector. As per an official from the tourism department, the state has received record number of visitors- both domestic and foreign, in recent years, which has contributed to the GDP of the state in a significant manner. Howrah Bridge, Kolkatta The proposed ... Read more

Sariska National Park, one of the major Indian parks famous for its Tigers, is in the Alwar district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Located around 107 kilometers away from Jaipur, spread of an area of 800 sq. kilometres, the park is divided into sections of deciduous forests, grasslands, rocky landscapes and steep cliffs. The sanctuary is also home to a variety of wildlife species such as Indian tigers, leopards, sambar deer, hyenas, crocodiles, woodpeckers, boars, peafowls and a number of other avian species and marsh animals. The Sariska National Park encircles the Siliserh Lake and the Jai Samand Lake, which are home ... Read more

The Konkan region has a long and beautiful coastline blessed with picturesque white sandy beaches. The region is not only blessed with rich natural beauty but also has ancient temple and historical forts. With the new airport coming up in the region, air connectivity to areas of Northern Karnataka, western Maharashtra and parts of Goa will improve. It will also boost tourism in the region and will enhance the economic development of the region. The Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the newly constructed terminal building and associated works of Chipi Airport, Sindhudurg ... Read more

Mud houses at Purulia The Panchayat and Rural Development department of West Bengal have envisaged extensive plans to implement a plantation and tourism development project at Kumari Kanan in Purulia, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme and will be backed by West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (CADC). At Kumari Kanan, several offspring of orchards have been grown by the district MGNREGA authority to develop the mother stock of all kind plants. Two story round house The idea was presented during a brainstorming session where officials of the district and block administration and Comprehensive Area ... Read more