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Governor of Assam Dr. Jagdish Mukhi presented the Krishna Kanta Handiqui National Fellowship to mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa in a function organised at Pragjyoti Cultural Complex Guwahati last Monday. The award award consisting of citation, trophy and Rs. 6 lakh

CII is organizing its Annual Tourism Summit on 22 December 2017 at Kamal Mahal, ITC Maurya, New Delhi.  The Summit would focus on the theme “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development” and bring together the stakeholders from Ministry of Tourism, Indian States, Tourism Boards, International & Domestic tourism stakeholders, Policy Makers, Hoteliers, Tour and Travel Agents amongst others.

An iconic scene from Dereck and Beverly Joubert’s film Eye of the Leopard where a curious Legedema discovers a newborn baby baboon that brings out a different response to the one you’d expect.

The vast lands of the Tsavo National Park in Kenya is as parched as can be, and the scorching heat has begun taking its toll on its resident wildlife. With a steady supply of water becoming hard to come by each day, Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua has taken it upon himself to...

Unimaginable.

I am sure you have never seen such patient coming for taking the X-Ray.

Pahalgam, November 12, (Scoop News)-Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has stressed the need for popularising adventure sports and mountaineering among the School children so that they can understand and explore the State in a better way.

A mix of more than 12,000 professional and amateur runners headed to Beach Road on Sunday much before the dawn to show their dedication towards fitness and join hands for the fourth edition of the Vizag Navy Marathon – 2017.

The three-day event will be a grand spectacle, says Ganta Over 6,200 persons have registered for the Araku Balloon Festival that is set to brighten up the skies above the Eastern Ghats from November 14 to 16. Announcing this at a press conference here on Sunday, HRD...

BHUBANESWAR: In an attempt to bring Chilika, the largest brackish water lake of Asia, in the world tourism map Odisha government has planned to host National Bird Festival in January-2018. The festival is expected to attract tourists, bird watchers, wildlife photographers, painters and researchers from across the globe.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tourism has participated in World Travel Market held in London. A special stall has been inaugurated to showcase state’s tourism products. Some of the highlights of the Odisha stall are exhibits on cultural heritage and sand art animations,...

In order to strengthen its image as a tourism destination in the global market, the Ministry of Tourism recently launched Incredible India2.0 campaign, an upgraded version of Incredible India campaign. Incredible India 2.0 Campaign marks a shift from the present...

The mission is to promote historical destinations and their heritage that is reflected in the monuments by creating innovate experiences to increase local tourism and employment. Kurukshetra University organised an intiative heritage and spiritual walk in the land of Mahabharata which will be a walk through various historical sites of the holy city.

Kolkata: Noted mountaineer from the state Satyarup Siddhanta who had successfully climbed the Mt Everest in June 2016 is now beginning his expedition of scaling the Seven Summits in December. However, with the expedition involving an amount of Rs 66 lakh, Siddhanta has sought for sponsorships and funds from interested persons through the page of his social networking site.

November may not be as cool in Mumbai as it is in the rest of the country, but bird watchers are out in their gear and field hats, spotting exotic species of winged guests, flying into the city.

BHUBANESWAR: Vroom, throttle and screech are no more confined to male domain on streets of Odisha. The first all-woman bikers’ team of the state and Odisha chapter of Bikerni has broken the glass ceiling.

With an eye on reviving their extinct tiger population, a high-level delegation of the Cambodian government made a two-day visit to Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, in October end to study its successful tiger reintroduction programme.

The tiger that had ambled into the Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR) at Kabini backwaters retraced its steps back into the forests much to the relief of Forest Department authorities.

Villagers along the Nagaon-Karbi Anglong foothills chose to make peace, not war, with the wild elephant herds that stray in to their areas in search of food.
Chasing wild elephants with sticks, daos and fire had become part of life in these villages.
On Sunday, residents of at least 50 villages took up the initiative to restore food and water sources for these elephants, to check attacks on their villages.

We can now confirm, beyond all doubt, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a thing for flying. “It was a wet day and though the rains had taken a break, many tourists were skeptical and backed out,” Roshan Thakur says, recalling that day from 1997, when he was running tandem paragliding flights from the slopes of Solang, Himachal Pradesh.

The grand Jal Mahotsav festival organised by Madhya Pradesh Tourism celebrates the best of the state’s adventure tourism activities. Here are five reasons to join in the celebration

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to set up a Sea Turtle Research Centre along the coast of Gahirmatha or Rusikulya taking into consideration tourist potential and research prospects.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its recent order has directed that all mining activity be stopped in 409 hectare land that falls in the forest and the buffer zone of the Ranthambore National Park.

AGRA: In yet another incident of reptiles seeking shelter in human habitation, two Indian Rock pythons were rescued from Iradat Nagar, Agra. Both reptiles were kept in observation for some time and were released back in their natural habitat shortly after.

The Indian Armed Forces Tri Services Adventure Expedition will see people from the army, navy and air force trek, cycle, swim and sail across eastern India. It was flagged off in West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, starting with a grueling 85 km trek.

Srinagar, Sep 13 (KNS): In a first of its kind event, Kashmir hosted an international adventure race ‘Expedition India 2017’ being organized by Johannesburg based adventure company Kinetic Events in collaboration with Department of Tourism and J&K Bank.

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go” Adventure Sports — A macho, thrilling, dangerous and expensive sporting activity that only a few can venture, sustain and carry on the legacy.  Offroading: Many people consider this sport as...

No matter what kind of animal or bird appeared, Venkataraaman seemed to focus only on the insects. Jokingly, they called him ‘Poochi’ Sir and Venkataraaman took it in jest. Nineteen years later, today he is known as ‘Poochi’ Venkat, Chennai’s insect man who has been photographing insects for over 25 years.

At least 15 greater one-horned rhinoceroses have been swept across the Indo-Nepal border by this year’s monsoon floods, and both countries have come together for the rescue operations.

National Adventure Academy to train women mountaineers from the south to scale Mt Everest. Soon there will be a women mountaineer from South India who will conquer Mt Everest.

Following the success of ‘Wayanad Commandos’–a specialist team, comprising of tribal watchers, handling wildlife straying incidents –the forest department has decided to send personnel from 17 rapid response teams (RRTs) across the state to Wayanad so that they can learn tribal animal-tracking techniques

Meet the ladies who are undertaking a mega trip from one end of the country to the other, to set an example for all women. Amrutha Kashinath and Shubra Acharya are both avid travellers.

Indians, mostly women, travelling to South Africa are keen on signing up adventure activities, including bungee jumping, shark-cage diving and mountain hiking, according to data given by South African Tourism. 

Adventurous Hynñiewtrep Offroaders (AHOR), this is the first ever natural track event in Meghalaya. This two-day event organised on September 1 and 2 attracted many professionals of the likes of Eugene Niangti – a pioneer of motorsports in Meghalaya, Yanren Jamio – a Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) participant from Nagaland besides others.

True to the theme, “2017 – Year of the Wild”, the Karnataka Tourism Department’s listed out eco-trails two weeks ago and already trekkers are queuing up.

 The APTDC has identified three more waterfalls in Vizag Agency for development where they want to start a cafeteria and build view points to draw visitors. Presently, the Katika waterfalls has been attracting adventure tourists from various parts.

Wara Kharkongor, an educator in one of Meghalaya’s best schools–Pine Mount School has found her second home in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. The teacher with a wonderfully animated personality has spent almost all her vacation days in the Northern state of India.

The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) joined hands with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to conduct an awareness campaign about the need to ensure a safe future for whale sharks along the coast of Kerala and Lakshadweep. The campaign was launched on Wednesday as part of Whale Shark Day in Kochi.

The Maharashtra Forest Department (MFD) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, will launch a major survey in the state to assess status of critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB).

A 15-foot-long king cobra was rescued from a snake charmer in Narnaul and has been moved to the Delhi zoo for rehabilitation, a decision that has divided forest officials and wildlife activists.

Limited to Southern Asia, Indian rock python is generally lighter coloured than the Burmese python and reaches usually 3 metres. These slow moving species can be found in a wide range of habitats, including grasslands, swamps, marshes, rocky foothills, woodlands, “open” jungle and river valleys.

Gurez, once notorious for infiltration bids by militants, is gradually warming up to tourists, although the visitors so far have mostly been Kashmiris from “mainland Kashmir”.

Opening a new chapter in the adventure tourism sector in the district, the two-day Dharmadam kayaking expedition through Anjarakkandy River began at Dharmadam beach here at Thalassery on Sunday.

Bangalore – Its outskirts are turning into rock climbing havens for those who are looking for adventure, or to try something new or simply to get fit

Chembra Peak which was closed in February due to a massive wild fire allegedly set by some tourists, will be opened on Friday, the South Wayanad DFO said in a press release. However, the forest department has decided to restrict the number of tourists per day to 200.

Srinagar, Publish Date: Aug 25 2017 - Tourism Deptt Gives Away Certificates To Swimmers, Extends Coaching Camp Ending. Department of Tourism Kashmir today gave away certificates to around 200 swimmers after successfully completing the course at Nigeen Water Sports...

The Wildlife Trust of India launched an elephant roadshow that will go through 12 ranges with the aim of protecting the animal's walking corridors. In a bid to protect wild elephants and their walking corridors across the length and breadth of the country, Wildlife...

State Wildlife Advisory Board to appoint panel to look into contributing factors With deaths and losses due to man-animal conflicts increasing, the Forest Department is once again looking into the obvious and hidden reasons behind the perennial issue. The department...

MANGALURU: If kayaking is your thing, then head to Karwar. From September 3 onwards, there will be regular kayaking event on every Sunday. The kayaking will be held from Siddar to Karwar, a distance of about 18 km on the still dark waters of the Kaali River. There...

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If you are taking a stroll near a tropical sea shore and find a dense mat of trees that appear to be standing above the water with their roots pointing up, you are witnessing one of the rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems in the world — a mangrove forest.

Over 800 athletes from different states of India participated in the Kargil Marathon run making it one of the major events in the country. Besides being a sports event, the marathon projected the Kargil as one of the most beautiful and bewitching tourist spots in the country.

It is an early warning system for wild elephant movement in and around habitations that uses crowdsourced information, digital displays and mobile phone technology. People in Karnataka’s Sakaleshpur taluk, who face frequent conflicts with elephants, see the alerts on a public digital display.

In the wake of increased sea turtle strandings this monsoon, WWF India, along with Marine Life of Mumbai(MLOM) and zoologist and wildlife rescuer Bhushan Bhoir organised a sea turtle rescue workshop for citizen volunteers on Sunday. The volunteers were provided guidelines about correctly handling injured turtles and field rescue techniques to prevent further exhaustion and ensure maximum survival of the animals.

The forest department has started the preparatory work to plant 4.25 lakh saplings in the cyclone Vardah-battered Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts.

Government of Maharastra organised a felicitation program in Mantralaya Building Mumbai last Monday to honour Anshu Jamsenpa for her recent world record achievement.

About 100 watering holes and lakes in forests across the state will be refilled through the use of solar water pumps this year. The Forest Department is launching this scheme to revive dried-up water bodies to mitigate the acute water crisis faced by wild animals in deep forests.

Two cyclists from the city will embark on a journey of over 20,000 kilometres across the country to promote the cause of literacy, healthy and amity. The cyclists are aiming at achieving the feat over a course of 200 days. They will commence from August 15 and they also aim to enter into the Guinness World Record.

With 37 years of roaming the 925 sq km forests behind him, as guide, boat driver and watcher, Kannan knew Periyar inside out. Young IFS officers and famous conservationists sat with bated breath, as he dug deep into his wisdom, seamlessly traveling back and forth between the purely scientific to the enchantingly mythic of the woods.

From being trapped and killed in their thousands in Wokha district of Nagaland till as recently as in 2012, the Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) has now found a secure roosting ground in the area, thanks to growing engagement of local communities in conservation.

The organisers of the Golden Globe Race (GGR-18) said that the event set to begin on June 30 2018 will mark the 50th anniversary of the original Golden Globe Race and the remarkable achievement of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in becoming the first man to complete a solo nonstop circumnavigation.

Five wildlife enthusiasts, in association with Coimbatore-based NGO Environment Conservation Group, embarked on a 25,000-km road trip on Saturday to raise awareness on endangered species of Indian sub-continent under its project named ‘Save Endangered Endemic and Key species (SEEK)’.

A retired Indian army officer just created history by performing India’s highest BASE (building, antenna, span/bridge and earth) jump yet, from a Noida building.

Surveys show that the number of species here has risen to 85. There were six new visitors to the Tropical Butterfly Conservatory in Srirangam recently boasting of exotic names such as ‘African Babul Blue, ‘Peacock Royal’ and ‘Indian Red Flash’.

RAAM is a race from the west to east coast of America, in which the participant has to cover a distance of 5000 kms in 12 days. Samarth did it in 11 days 21 hours 11 minutes.

In order to enlighten veterinarians and front line staff of Forest Department on technique of tranquilising wild animals, The Zoo Authority of Maharashtra organised a two-day training programme on tranquilising gun, maintenance and darting here on Monday.

A 28-year-old is on a one-man mission to save wildlife reserves and forests. Prabhakar will talk to the participants about the importance of wild animals and forests and help them understand the forest ecosystem, besides his photography lessons on everything ranging from aperture and shutter speed to composition rules and post processing using the latest software.