Government / Ministry News

» Kochi to get state-of-the-art terminal & tourist ferry boat

Procedures for purchasing a double-decker boat have been completed, the terminal can be used by the private boat operators as well and will act as ferry service office ... Read more

» India soon to offer Visa on Arrival facility to 13 more nations

Visa restriction of re-entry within 60 days also to be relaxed; VoA could include Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Brazil and South Africa ... Read more

» Maharashtra Govt to identify class B & C tourist destinations for development

Local Advisory Committee headed by the district collector with tourism stakeholders as its members have been given powers to select and recommend places for development ... Read more

» Foreign airlines cautious of picking up stakes in the loss-making Indian carriers

CAPA has estimated that domestic carriers will post a combined loss of $2.5 billion in the current fiscal ... Read more

» Assam Govt to build 'Mini Assam' near Guwahati to woo tourists

Project to showcase traditional villages, tea gardens, rivers, mountains, indigenous communities, arts and crafts, language, and others; Golf Course & Science city proposed in Sonapur ... Read more

» Countries opposed to EU emission tax to meet next week

The meeting may take place either in Delhi or in the Russian capital, Moscow, and will discuss a joint plan against the EU measures which have angered most countries of the world ... Read more

» PAC slams Air India for acquiring planes through debt

A recent CAG report on Civil Aviation had said that the decision to acquire 111 planes by Air India through debt was "a recipe for disaster" and should have raised an alarm in the government ... Read more

» Four foreign tourists injured in avalanche at Gulmarg

A helicopter was pressed into service and all of them were rescued ... Read more

» India Tourism Ministry invites tenders to set up representative offices in 16 emerging markets

To appoint India Tourism Marketing Reps in Russia, Brazil, South Korea, Sweden, Spain, Thailand, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Iran & Switzerland ... Read more

» India to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility at Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi & Bengaluru airports

Currently the Visa-on-Arrival facility, which is extended to 11 countries, is available only at four international airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai ... Read more

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