Coming soon: A Modi museum in Gujarat

The Gujarat tourism department is planning to convert the erstwhile house of Modi's family into a museum, reports Sohini Das. Soon, those interested will be able to visit a museum in Prime......

'We have overloaded the unstable Himalayas'

'And Joshimath has already shown the dangers ahead.''We have to acknowledge that our mountains are still young babies.''You don't put an extra load on the back of a growing child!' IMAGE: Colleen......

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

'Nobody is snatching away the lions from Gujarat'

'Some fear that Gujarat's tourism potential will be lost. That's wrong. Gujarat has such wonderful places. And they have developed such a wonderful system of tourism for the Asiatic lion. That......

Heard of poll tourism? Find out what it is all about

Tour operators  have introduced a novel concept to pep up sales. This time they are offering special ‘poll tourism’ packages to cash in on election fever.  Being the largest......

Now, Nano plant and Jamnagar refinery are tourist attractions

Gujarat is home to some of the well-known industrial projects in the world, and there is an audience which is interested in visiting these places.   Its a well known fact that Gujarat......

Gujarat plans India's answer to Statue of Liberty

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursdayhis government's plans to build what could arguably be the world's largest statue, of India's 'Iron Man', Vallabhbhai Patel. At 182 metres......

How IIM-A incubatee is changing bus ticketing

From daily revenue of a mere Rs 5,000-6,000 (Rs 50-60 billion) in 2007 to about Rs 70,000 (Rs 700 billion) now, Ahmedabad-based Mahasagar Travels has come a long way.Its founder Lalit Sukhwani says......