State wildlife parks may reopen from Oct 1
Nagpur: The wildlife wing of the state forest department is considering opening Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) and other wildlife parks in the state from October 1. This will be 15 days ahead of...
View ArticleMoEFCC grants eco clearance to coal mine near Tadoba
Nagpur: In a setback to tigers, the coal mining division of ministry of environment, forest, and climate change (MoEFCC) has granted environment clearance (EC) to WCL's Durgapur Extension Deep Opencast...
View ArticleElephant safari back in Tadoba
Nagpur: In an added attraction for tourists, Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur district will restart elephant safari from Monday. "Elephant safari was stalled around one-and-half-year...
View ArticleSafari bookings ‘poached’ by resort owners at Tadoba
Nagpur: If you are one of those endlessly trying to get an online safari booking at Tadoba, and failing consistently, especially during peak season, then blame it on resort owners and tour operators....
View ArticleIn Search Of India's 'Jungle Book' Animals
...were based on the real flora and fauna that exists to this day in the Kanha and Pench forest reserves of central India. We took a safari run by Taj Safaris to see what wildlife we could find over a...
View ArticleMP starts work on tiger safaris sans CZA, NTCA sanction
NAGPUR: The Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Board's (MPETB) decision to set up three tiger safaris in the buffer zone of Pench, Bandhavgarh and Kanha tiger reserves has no mandatory sanction from National...
View ArticleFirst houseboats set to anchor
Soon, Mumbai residents needn’t go as far as Kerala or even Tarkarli to get the experience of living on a houseboat. Mumbai is likely to get its first houseboats, next month. The Maharashtra Tourism...
View ArticleJapanese NGO pledges support to Tadoba corridor
Nagpur: A Japanese NGO has pledged support to protect tiger corridor connecting Tadoba-Andhari in Chandrapur and Navegaon-Nagzira in Gondia and Bhandara districts. A two-member team of Japan Tiger and...
View ArticlePrivate cars banned in Umred-Karhandla, Sillari
Nagpur: The Pench Tiger Reserve has decided to ban private vehicles from July 1 in Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 60km from here. Now tourists will have to take safari in local Gypsys only. The...
View ArticleIn a first, MTDC to host kite flying this Sankranti
Mumbai: This year, for the first time, the state government will officially host kite flying events across the...
View ArticleA Peak Inside Taj Safari's Mowgli Lodges In India
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces is India's largest multinational hotel operator. They've launched a Mowgli's Trail safari experience to coincide with Disney's latest Jungle Book movie. Here's a look...
View ArticleMTDC sets up tourism pavilion on Infosys campus to lure young execs
--> In order to lure young corporate executives with big spending power, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has set up a tourism pavilion in Infosys campus, Hingewadi in Pune, which...
View ArticleNTCA directs tiger reserves to reduce Gypsys if Canters operate
Nagpur: Even as tiger tourism is booming, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has directed all tiger reserves to follow NTCA model of carrying capacity and restrict number of vehicles if...
View ArticleMTDC launches ‘Paryatan Parv’ from October 5 to 25
Nagpur: Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest 'Mann Ki Baat', where he urged youths to use vacations to discover India, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has...
View ArticleForest meet at Konkan beach town Tarkarli, officers’ kin too welcome!
Nagpur: At a time when the state is reeling under huge debt burden, the move to conduct a two-day 'conference-cum-picnic' of senior forest officers at picturesque Indian Institute of Scuba Diving and...
View ArticleA night out with tigers
On the edge of Kanha Tiger Reserve sits the Singinawa Jungle Lodge. It offers an opportunity to learn about tigers and other endangered wildlife, whilst experiencing grassroot-level conservation work...
View ArticleWaghpur Express set to boost Pench tourism
Nagpur: In a boost ecotourism, Pench Tiger Reserve has launched Waghpur Express to ferry tourists directly from Nagpur to the wildlife park. During trial run of the bus on Tuesday, 250 students of...
View ArticleCycling soon in Tadoba buffer
Nagpur: Days after Pench Tiger Reserve announced slew of measures to boost tourism in its buffer zone in Nagalwadi,...
View ArticleLast-minute rush for bookings at tiger reserves
Nagpur: With the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issuing directives to shut state tiger reserves during monsoons, there is heavy rush for last-minute bookings at local tiger reserves as...
View ArticleSpecial safari from Chanda to Tadoba
Chandrapur: Tadoba administration has announced to start a special safari from Chandrapur to promote ecotourism in Tadoba...
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