A Collaborative study on problems of tiger straying in the villages of  the Sunderbans was conducted by Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and their observations are as under: A Collaborative study on problems of tiger straying in the villages of  the Sunderbans was conducted by Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and their observations are as […]

Official figures shows that in 2009 , 22 incidents of tiger-strayings took place in the Sunderbans in comparision to 9 in 2008, 11 in 2007, 11 in 2006 and 1 in 2005. Experts are of the opinion that rise in salinity level is probably the main cause behind this increase in tiger straying incidents. In […]

Tadoba Andheri Tiger Project is one of the famous Tiger reserves in India. The Tadoba National Park is among the India’s 28 Project Tiger Reserve with an area of  623 sq.kms. It is the oldest National Park of Maharashtra situated in the Chandrapur district. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve includes Tadoba National Park and Andhari wildlife Sanctuary. Tadoba […]

Zuluk, with the magnificent Kanchenjungha with its mighty range, a very rich and dense flora and fauna, chirps of innumerable never-seen-before species of birs, sloopy green mountain cultivation, the famous Jeep-La pass leading to Tibet – This are the features that build a place called Zuluk. Located at 10,000ft, Zuluk is a tiny hamlet in […]

The 2010 World Travel Award Winners for India are: India’s Leading Airline Air India India’s Leading Business Hotel tde Claridges, Surajkund India’s Leading Conference Hotel tde Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore India’s Leading Destination Management Company Cox & Kings India’s Leading Hotel Trident Gurgaon India’s Leading Luxury Hotel tde Claridges, New Delhi India’s Leading New Business […]

The winners of the 17th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2010 World Travel Award Winners for Asia are: Asia’s Leading Airline Malaysia Airlines Asia’s Leading Airline Business Class Malaysia Airlines Asia’s Leading Airline Economy Class Air India Asia’s Leading Airline First Class Korean Air Asia’s Leading Airport Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Asia’s Leading […]

The Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, is one of four subspecies of the Asian Elephant, the largest population of which is found in India. This subspecies is also found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Burma/Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. The other three subspecies of the Asian Elephant are the Sumatran Elephant […]

Traveller’s can now take rest in ‘snooze cabins’ inside Terminal 3 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. In order to avail this service, passengers need to pay Rs 315 or USD seven for an hour. The snooze cabins are equipped with a bed, working table, Wi-Fi facility, electric plugs, flat screen TV, DVD […]

In a bid to keep tab on airlines soaring high ticket prices, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set up a committee to monitor route-wise tariffs across their networks on a regular basis, Times of India quoted. Nasim Zaidi, Chief, DGCA, who took over as Aviation Secretary on Tuesday said, “We are adopting a […]

We reproduce herein the declaration derived at the Tier Summit at St. Petersburg The St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation (Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 23, 2010) We, the Heads of the Governments of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, […]