By Mongabay.com A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the ...

For instance, the far western region of our country holds high tourism potential, but inaccessibility, lack of skilled human resources and accommodation make it difficult to go there. The current ...

Natasha Shrestha, managing director of Avia Club, said that they plan to conduct flights to offer the view of the Everest ...

To mark National Tourism Day, the Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network (HHTDN), in association with the ministry of tourism, Eastern Region Office, Kolkata, organised several programmes ...

Records show that about 3 million tourists, including 43,000 foreigners, visited the disputed Himalayan Territory last year, a 9 per cent increase from 2023. Tourism contributes an estimated 7 per ...

In Rikisum, a village under the Lava block of Kalimpong, the Calcutta regional office of the Union tourism ministry hosted a ...

Mr Modi later at a public meeting, attended by hundreds of people in freezing weather, said the ambitious project would improve road connectivity and boost tourism in the region. Experts say the ...

The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...

While global temperatures have risen by 1.6°C over the past century, the study points out that the Himalayan region, particularly the northwestern Himalayas, has experienced an even greater ...

But he says he’s seen Himalayan tahr ... but this fast-paced tourism model undermines the region’s long-term sustainability vision for ecotourism practices that ensure a win-win for ...