Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved
With less than a month left for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, statistics show that the foreign tourist arrivals in India in August has declined as against July this year.
Addressing the nation on Independence Day, the prime minister also spoke on renewable energy and the need to maintain a balance between development and the environment. Referring to the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in January 2019, Modi said, "A special campaign is being worked out to reduce pollution in 100 selected cities with a holistic approach."
'Airlines are free to fix the ticket rates after taking into consideration various factors.'
The Congress has conceded the plum Finance portfolio to its junior partner, resolving a thorny issue, after its president Rahul Gandhi intervened and spoke to Kumaraswamy.
Modi said the biggest challenge would be to ensure that the disease does not spread to villages across the country after relaxations provided by the government.
There has been a growth of 15.1 per cent in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in February 2011 over February 2010.
Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain was sworn in on Friday as deputy minister of Industries, Tourism and Investment Promotion.
In a move that promises to make credit easily available to the sector, the Union tourism ministry has permitted the hotel industry to go in for external commercial borrowings up to $100 million during the current financial year. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India too has removed hotels from the 'commercial real estate' classification.
The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday transferred 20 senior IAS officers, shunting out Principal Secretary-Information Navneet Sehgal and others who wielded considerable influence under the Akhilesh Yadav dispensation.
Banks, corporates, retail and large BPOs are also hiring hotel management graduates in large numbers.
Existing and new hotels of all categories all over the country would now have to comply with the requirements for the differently abled persons in respect of accessibility, special rooms with bathrooms and facilities in the public area by September 1, 2010, according to the revised guidelines. Tourism ministry has tried to address major concerns to make the classification norms friendlier for differently abled persons by adopting the international best practices.
Budget should be a platform for govt to take bold steps.
Nepal on Monday wrapped up week-long rescue operations in the Himalayas after rescuing about 300 people stranded in one of the worst snowstorms that killed 40 hikers, including four Indians.
It is time the government cast its net wide for seeking expert advice on managing the Indian economy and formed a group to help it navigate the difficult days ahead, advises A K Bhattacharya.
The government has only taken a pause and more measures will be announced in the days to come to help sectors hit by the coronavirus outbreak and also to make India 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the government has taken several steps to mitigate the hardships of the people due to lockdown and support growth, Thakur told PTI in an interview.
The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.
Come May 1 and those looking to visit Taj Mahal in Agra and Humayun's Tomb here will be able to book their entry tickets online.
Infrastructure ministries asked to quickly resolve issues.
Unknown to the public eye, the Incredible India campaign bid has triggered a row of sorts.
Ashwani Lohani is presently working as Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation in Bhopal.
He, obviously, later said that his remarks had been interpreted out of context.
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara travel to India with the Trinidad and Tobago team for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, commencing on September 17, in Mohali. Although not a formal part of the team management, Lara, during his visit to India, will play a dual role of T&T tourism ambassador and mentor for the Red Force.
Nearly two decades ago, then defence minister George Fernandes said: 'China has built roads up to the border, while there has been negligence on India's part.' Since Fernandes uttered these brave words, what has been done on the Indian side? The Modi Sarkar is apparently trying, but little has been achieved so far, says Claude Arpi.
Among the Indian carriers, Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, and SpiceJet operate flights to Saudi Arabia while Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas are the two carriers operating in India.
Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni is happy she could manage to bring the relics of Mahatma Gandhi back to India.Soni, a powerful leader of the Congress owing to her proximity to party president Sonia Gandhi, claimed that United Breweries chairman Vijay Mallaya had been selected to bid on the items.
Modi is among the first world leaders to meet Mahathir, who became the world's oldest elected leader.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness that the city has been recognised as a World Heritage Site.
India and France on Friday signed 17 agreements, including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with French President Francois Hollande.
The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.
'The Andamans are strategic territory for India.' 'We need at least three full-length, 10,000-feet airfields here.'
The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.
The facility is available on the e-ticketing Web site www.Irctc.co.in of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Cooperation, a PSU under the ministry of railways.
Sitharaman exhorted the states to work together with the Centre, stating that while the Union government sets the direction of economic growth, it is for the states to ensure effective implementation on the ground.
The US and China have sparred over the origin of the virus for days, with a Chinese official promoting conspiracy theories.
In rupee terms, earnings from tourists were Rs 49,413 crore (Rs 494.13 billion) when compared with Rs 40,375 crore (Rs 403.75 billion) in 2006: a growth of 22.4 per cent.
Rohit Nandan will continue to work as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of national carrier Air India for one month or till Ashwani Lohani takes over from him.
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