Tourism Ministry Celebrates World Heritage Day-2020 Through A Webinar Series
Ministry of Tourism celebrated the World Heritage Day-2020 today through a webinar series.
Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel addressing participants through webinar quoted 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam', the World is One, from the Maha Upanishad saying that India demonstrated its true spirit and humility through the help it extended to all the tourists stranded in the country since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 18, 2020
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Greets people on occasion of world heritage day
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on the occasion of World Heritage Day (April 18).
In a tweet, Mr Naidu called upon people to make a strong resolve to protect and preserve our heritage, culture and all the monuments that stand as a testimony to our glorious past. He said, people must remember the fact that heritage is the shared wealth of humanity.
Apr 15, 2020
Ministry of Tourism launches "DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series
The ministry of tourism launched the Dekho Apna Desh webinar series.
The ministry said the webinar series will provide information on the many destinations and the 'depth' and 'expanse' of the culture and heritage of India. The first webinar touched upon the history of Delhi and was titled " City of Cities- Delhi's Personal Diary'.
The ministry said owing to COVID-19, tourism is hugely impacted with no domestic or international movement. But owing to technology, it is possible to visit places and destinations virtually and plan travels for a later date.
Mar 26, 2020
Cabinet Approves MOU Between India And Germany To Enhance Railway Sector
The Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Germany which was signed between the two countries to extend technological cooperation in the railway sector. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Railways and the DB Engineering and Consulting GMBH of Germany earlier this year in February.
The cabinet chaired by PM Modi gave a nod to this agreement between the two countries.
The agreement would help the Indian Railways develop into a modern, competitive railway organization by improving its organizational structures along with providing IT solutions to undergo this railway reformation. It will also help the railways to streamline their operations, their marketing, and their sales along with strengthing its administrative process, predictive maintenance, private train operations and any other areas which may be mutually agreed in writing between the two sides.
Mar 18, 2020
Tourism Industry Set to Suffer a Loss of over Rs. 15k crore
According to early estimates, India is staring at a potential loss of over Rs. 15,000 crore to the tourism industry because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has led to global travel restrictions and forced foreign vacationers to cancel airline reservations and hotel bookings.
As the health crisis is expected to linger, the final numbers could far exceed the amount. To counter the setback, the Centre is working on a revival plan for the tourism industry.
The culture ministry shut down all centrally protected monuments to the public until March 31 in its latest measure to stanch the coronavirus.