Search Results for: national park
The tale of the Garjiya Devi Temple
June 3, 2017
Situated near Ramnagar in Uttarakhand, the Garjiya Devi Temple is considered a sacred shrine that is believed to have been formed by the mud and clay that came along during a flood, years ago. Surrounded by the Kosi River tributary, the temple holds a rich, religious significance and the locals have a book full of stories associated with its formation and existence.
Read More
A Safari Experience in South Africa
May 12, 2017
Explore with MIG TV, the Kruger National Park area in South Africa with a luxury safari experience in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. The savannah is more or less plain and dry, with very few tall trees and that allows visitors to spot the animals from far away. We are in Sabi Sabi, the oldest private […]
Read More
Etihad Airways, Jet Airways sign tourism agreement with Maharashtra Government
April 25, 2017
To promote tourism, Etihad Airways and its strategic partner Jet Airways have signed an agreement with the Government of Maharashtra. For the first time an Indian state has signed a tourism collaboration agreement with the airline sector.
Read More
Arunachal Pradesh promotes adventure tourism
March 28, 2017
Arunachal Pradesh promotes adventure tourism with an aim to attract more international and domestic travellers.
Read More
Five Indian sites tentatively on the World Heritage List
March 28, 2017
In a press release dated March 22, it was revealed that five Indian cities were declared as tentative entries in UNESCO’s World Heritage List as proposals were filed at UNESCO World Heritage Centre to check with the criteria for consideration.
Read More
Assam’s Kaziranga Tiger Reserve in the eye of storm
March 1, 2017
One of India’s largest wildlife destinations and tourist hotspots, the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, in the north-eastern state of Assam, and the global news agency, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) are making news. But, what is the story? Here is a synopsis.
Read More
Anxious times for India as China deepens roots in SL
January 10, 2017
Last week’s protests in Hambantota, in southern Sri Lanka, against the launch of a special industrial zone - conceived, promoted, financed, built and to be operated by China - may not hold good for India, strategically.
Read More
The world’s largest river island becomes a district
September 13, 2016
Majuli, which was recently crowned with the title of the planet’s largest river island by the Guinness World Records, is now India’s first island district. The titles for the district are likely to boost tourism in the north-eastern Indian state, ‘Awesome Assam’.
Read More
Floods in Assam are a threat to the one-horned rhinoceros population
August 20, 2016
Floods in Assam, a North-east Indian state, have led to dwindling of number of Indian rhinos, also known as the one-horned rhinoceros. This animal finds a place on the endangered species list, with the status of being vulnerable. More conservation efforts for this animal are needed, even with instances of unique efforts.
Read More
Uttarakhand to open India’s first Tiger protect cell
August 17, 2016
Great deal of tigers have been killed in India in the recent past and to protect the endangered species, the country will soon be up with its first tiger cell in Dehradun (Northern India).
Read More