Bamboo flowering after 40 years may push Tadoba to the brink
Nagpur: The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is facing a natural catastrophe around 2021, when all the bamboo plants there flower and die at the same time, leaving herbivores without food for...
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 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 ArticleWhere to go on holiday in 2016
Every new year brings a host of reasons to choose a destination. We pick new flights, new openings, anniversaries and special events for 2016’s hotlist...
View ArticleFlorida travel tips and deals
Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: New Bonaventure Resort & Spa summer special The new Summer Break Special at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Weston...
View ArticleBest on the beach
Express TravelWorld checks out unique accommodations located on India's scenic beaches which can be packaged as niche products for both, leisure and MICE segments West Bengal Known for its rich...
View ArticleState 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 ArticleState 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 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 ArticleGorewada safari becomes expensive; footfalls remain unaffected
The Gorewada jungle and cycle safari is at its best in the month of December. According to the figures provided by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM), the number of footfalls of...
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 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 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...
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