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Centre, Assam ink MoU for riverine tourism along Brahmaputra

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 19 May 2023, 3:26 PM 404

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed Central and Assam government organisations to connect seven religious’ sites in and around Guwahati along the Brahmaputra through waterways, reports Utpal Parashar for HT. The MoU for development of ‘Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit’ was signed by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Sagarmala Development Continue Reading

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Centre to re-allocate Haj flights of Go First to other airlines

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 12 May 2023, 10:00 AM 1819

The Indian government has decided to re-allocate the Hajj flights that were originally planned to be operated by Go First, an airline facing financial difficulties. The decision comes in light of Go First’s cancellation of all flights since May 3 and its admission of voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings by the National Company Law Tribunal. Instead […]Continue Reading

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Centre sanctions eight floating jetty projects in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 13 March 2023, 2:00 PM 722

Under its Sagarmala Programme, the Ministry of Ports, shipping, and waterways has provided in-principle approval to four floating jetty projects in Karnataka while also giving in-principle approval to another four floating jetty projects in Tamil Nadu. With these four additional projects in Karnataka, there is a total of 11 floating jetty projects in the state. […]Continue Reading

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Centre mulls setting up Advisory Board for India’s tourism promotion

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 10:15 AM 527

The government is contemplating setting up a new Advisory Board to promote India as a major tourism destination, reports Varuni Khosla for Mint. As part of a proposed policy, there will be renewed focus on enhancing the contribution of tourism to India’s economy by increasing visitation, stay and spending, and making India a year-around tourist […]Continue Reading

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Centre cuts tax on ATF

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 2:30 PM 735

The Centre on Tuesday raised the windfall tax on crude petroleum producers by 4.41%, scrapped the INR 4 per litre levy on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) exports, and reduced the cess on the export of diesel from INR 11 to INR 5 a litre, reports The Hindu. The changes are effective from today. The government […]Continue Reading

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After TN, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand seek revenue share when airports are privatised

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 25 April 2022, 4:30 PM 884

Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have come out in support of Tamil Nadu’s (TN) stance that whenever the Central government privatises an airport in a state, the state government should get a share in the revenue. In a policy note issued earlier this month, Tamil Nadu said that if the state government acquires and transfers land to […]Continue Reading