Analysis
6 tiger reserves worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore, says valuation study
India has 47 tiger reserves covering over 2% of the area and approximately 10% of the recorded forest area.In a first of its kind exercise, India has conducted economic valuation of six of its tiger reserves and placed their value at Rs 1,49,900 crore.
Adventure tourism and Sustainability
Some observations from the Indian perspectiveWe live in a resource crunch time, where demand is way-too high than the supply could actually meet. The biggest challenge is not the lack of solutions it is rather non-practice of a culture
THE JUNGLE BOOK & THE POWERFUL TIGERNOMICS OF SHER KHAN
Tigermania is not new. It’s been around for millennia. Hindu gods have ridden them for eons, and humans have been alternatively worshipping or terrorised by them throughout human history. The difference today is that in today’s islands of wilderness, the remnants of India’s great forests, many have learn to live with them nearby, even tolerate them, effectively exploiting them for monetary gain.A lot has changed since Rudyard Kipling penned his famous set of stories entitled the Jungle Book in t
TOURISM, THE ROPE THAT BINDS
India is a multi-destination country with a variety of tourist attractions and facilities. It is the second largest net foreign exchange earner by way of invisible experts. Tourism creates more job than any other sector for every rupees invested.
From Bust to Boom
Julian Matthews, TOFTigers, says good things are happening in the magical wild kingdom of Ranthambhore.Decade ago in 2005, the Rajasthan state government declared an emergency; a red alert on the state of tigers within its borders.
The Wild Nature Of Nature Tourism
The morning sun was beating down hard as we made our way back to the Kisli park gate, but it had been a few hours well spent. The four of us had had a quiet but delightful drive through the meadows and malevolent sal forests of the Surhi range
