Less Polluted Days Ahead?

According to a recent World Health Organisation report, New Delhi is at the 25th position among the most polluted cities crosswise the globe, while Patna, Gwalior and Raipur stand at sixth, tenth, and seventh position respectively. Delhi stands at the 25th position on the polluti...

INDABA tourism fair in South Africa

Safari in South Africa

In India we have the tigers but if you want to see a lion, a giraffe or a zebra in the wild, you should head to Africa. In this special Eyetalk by India Outbound Magazine we take you on an adventurous safa...

New insolvency laws

How to make it easier to do business in India, still sometimes complicated for local and foreign players? The upper house of Parliament of India aimed at addressing part of this issue by passing the insolvency and bankruptcy code 2016, on May 11. Business default is still a huge ...

Latest e-Tourist visa numbers in India

The e-tourist visa scheme by the Indian government is trying to impose itself as the game-changer for the country’s tourism industry. But the announcement of a mammoth growth figure of 266 pc on e-visa arrival in April 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, contrasts sha...

Drought Management in India

On May 11, the Supreme Court of India directed the government and some Indian states to forgo the current drought management system in the country and build a plan that is transparent and based on rules, to address a dramatic situation in many rural areas. As many Indian states w...

Interview with Shafiul Alam Ishaque, general manager, RK Sarovar Portico, Srinagar

Being the state that shares international borders with the neighbouring countries Pakistan and China, the northernmost state Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) experiences issues of territorial conflicts. Additionally, the tourism in the state suffered due to insurgency in the early 1...

Pan-India e-auction

The Tea Board of India launched the pan-India e-auction system to connect all the auction centres throughout the country and overcome the long-standing challenges of electronic auction of tea in India. Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Governm...

Udta Punjab

Un film choc qui dénonce les trafics et la consommation de drogues dans l’État du Punjab (Nord). Avant même sa sortie en salle, Udta Punjab a suscité la polémique. Le Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), l’autorité de régulation de l’audiovisuel en Inde, a exi...

Kashmir

Gulmarg ski resort, in Kashmir, is a paradise for powder snow and clear slopes lovers, with its incredible Himalayan peaks and its unique Kashmiri mountaineers hospitality. In winter or summer, all over the year, it attracts more and more Indian tourists but also foreigners, espe...

Jammu & Kashmir

As a first time traveller to the northernmost state Jammu & Kashmir, nestled in the Indian Himalayas, one may have mixed feelings over security as goes the general perception. However, the hospitality of the land called the paradise on earth for its beauty will leave you plea...

Cachemire

La station de ski de Gulmarg, au Cachemire, est un paradis pour les amoureux de poudreuse, de pistes dégagées, de cimes himalayennes à perte de vue et de cette hospitalité unique des montagnards Cachemiri. En hiver comme en été, elle attire de plus en plus de touristes indi...