17 Sustainable Development Goals
Pandemic makes tourists conscious of environmental costs
June 16, 2021
Before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian tourism saw a dramatic growth contributing over 6.8 pc to the GDP of the country in 2019. With an increase in number of tourists, there has been tremendous pressure on the natural ecosystems like increase in pollution, depletion o...
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Access & affordability key to coronavirus vaccine
July 7, 2020
As various pharma giants across the world race towards developing a vaccine for coronavirus, the biggest challenge could be ensuring an equitable distribution.
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Innovation the key at IIT’s Clean Air Summit 2019
June 25, 2019
At the recently held Clean Air Summit at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students emphasised on the need to innovate and make air cleaner and breathable.
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It’s carnival time, it’s Goa time
February 14, 2017
An annual affair, the Goa Carnival has been celebrated since the 18th century. With Portuguese and Latin influences and a dash of modern party styles, it’s a grand, colourful and musical fiesta that attracts tourists aplenty to the party capital of India.
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UNWTO identifies Indian NGO for sustainable tourism practices
January 23, 2017
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development recalling the potential of tourism to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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