Playing with sea

Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal

GOT IT!

Think tourism in India and the first images that will flash through your mind is -- the Taj Mahal and the Indian tiger. Tigers, and the protected …

Virgin islands In peril

Tourism planned in Sri Lanka’s islands threatens their fragile ecosystem and the lives of people there

Don’t just cash in on tigers

Nature-based tourism: from rhetoric to reality

Sunset over Udaisagar

The lake in Udaipur is under immense pressure and could die in the near future

India

Undone by rampant mining, illegal buildings

Uttarakhand government has made no attempt to enforce mining and building regulations in the state, which exacerbated flood's impacts

Tiger reserved

Tiger tourism booms without proper regulation; new guidelines attempt to contain damage

Grasslands in Western Ghats diverted for resort construction

The 120 room, five-star luxury resort is being built in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka in association with international hotel chains

‘Commercial interest cannot drive lake conservation in Bengaluru’

High Court panel frowns on handing over of city lakes to private companies

The rift valley

With no income options, Ghangharia residents want forestland for hotels

Demolition orders for Banyan Tree luxury resort

Seven-star deluxe villa resort was built on an islet in Vembanad backwaters, a Ramsar site, with full cooperation of state agencies

Letters

Living on the edge

Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …

Dark twist to bright tale

Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …