TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - December 2025
Dec 2025
Dec 07, 2025
India, Russia Deepen People-to-People Ties With Labour Pact, Free 30-Day E-Tourist Visas
India and Russia, in December 2025, signed agreements to enhance skilled worker mobility and ease travel between the two countries, according to a joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin. The agreements are part of the broader efforts to strengthen cultural, educational, and people-to-people ties under the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.
The labour mobility agreement facilitates temporary employment for citizens of one country in the territory of the other, aiming to promote professional exchanges and strengthen economic collaboration. In addition, both countries agreed to grant a 30-day e-tourist visa on a gratis basis to each other's nationals, further simplifying travel and promoting tourism.
Dec 03, 2025
Delhi Airport Becomes India's First 'Water-Positive' Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), in December 2025, achieved a major sustainability milestone, became India's first airport with over 40 million passengers to be certified as 'water-positive'.
A water-positive facility is one that replenishes more water than it consumes—a distinction IGI earned through a combination of innovative infrastructure and water management practices.
The airport now boasts 625 rainwater harvesting structures, two newly constructed underground reservoirs with a total capacity of 9 million litres, and a 16.6 million litre per day (MLD) zero-liquid-discharge sewage treatment plant. These systems allow IGI to capture, store, and recycle water for multiple non-potable purposes.