india

media type="custom" key="12599440" align="right"

asia / India
on this page: headlines, recommended listening related: india books, wild india cities: hyderabad, mumbai, new dehli flickrgroup: [|Ecotourism Asia] slideshare: [|india on the web] youtube: [|india playlist] editing: [|India]


 * India** is bordered by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. New Dehli is the national capital.

Current Time in India
media type="custom" key="8186136" [|Hyderabad Time] [|If it is 4pm in New Delhi, what time is it elsewhere?] [|Indian_Standard_Time]

Headlines
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article7974733.ece http://mashable.com/2015/07/29/india-population-growth-un/ http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/zkWElRFBaSF4w1viA3iVRI/How-Kerala-got-its-tourism-story-right-and-wrong.html - http://outbounding.org/articles/view/how-kerala-got-its-tourism-story-right-and-wrong-livemint [|Economic Impact of Responsible Tourism in Kerala] http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2014/12/23/saving-ganga-will-require-planning-and-partnership http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Visa-on-arrival-for-American-citizens-may-boost-tourism/articleshow/44434211.cms [|Shripad Naik launches Comprehensive Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India] [] - [|Outbounding discussion] [] [|How green must the hills be] [|Creativity goes common - Times of India] [|River Terns of Bhadra] [|No more pearlspot] [|The forbidden flower] [|Giving back to the locals] [] [] [] []

rss
rss url="https://news.google.com/news/rss/explore/section/q/India/India?ned=us&hl=en&gl=US" link="true" number="10" date="true"

Kerala conferences Mahatma Gandhi

Message Boards
[] []

Apps
[|IBNLive]

Food/Recipes
[|chicken biryani hyderabadi style]

Trivia
[|Cities of India]

Pinterest
[|India]

Flickr
[|India Gallery]

[|India through the Lens] [|Development and tourism in India] [|Ecotourism Asia]
 * Flickr Groups**

Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/sunhimalaya

Jodhpur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhpur [|Reinventing Rajasthan's master musicians] [|Rajasthan International Folk Festival] - https://www.facebook.com/JodhpurRIFF

Spotlight on Uttarakhand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand http://kol.indusnettechnologies.com/gov/UTDB/index.php https://www.facebook.com/pages/Uttarakhand-Tourism-Development-Board-UTDB/360869497281029 http://www.uttarakhandtourism.gov.in https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Road-less-Travelled-Ventures/159839140736692 http://uk.gov.in

rss url="http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=Uttarakhand&output=rss" link="true" number="10" date="true"

Nandashtami
http://indiaunheard.videovolunteers.org/nandashtami-a-celebration-of-the-girl-child-2 http://theviewspaper.net/nandashtami-a-celebration-of-the-girl-child

Quotes
It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. - The Constitution of India Article 51-A(g) ([|poster])

media type="custom" key="28675152"

Tourism Portals
[|Incredible India] - [|http://www.incredibleindia.org/#/media-main] - [] [] [|Tourism in India]

Indigenous Cultures
Tribal people constitute 8.2% of the nation's total population, over 84 million people according to the 2001 census. [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribes_of_India [] [] [|Celebrating Indigenous Peoples - Greener Pastures] [|The Monpa Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh] [] [] [] []

Recommended Listening
[|Iconic buildings: Viceroy House, Delhi] - Colin Bisset takes us to the opulent Viceroy House.

[|Five Lessons from India] - One of this century's greatest surprises has been the economic and social revolution in India. A country long characterised by such adjectives as 'timeless', 'spiritual' and 'backward' is now viewed through a new set of cliches: 'hi-tech', 'materialistic', 'go-getting'. But what is the real nature of this rapid change, and what are its roots?

[|Bollywood's Obsession with Hinglish] - A look at the rise of Hinglish a mix of English and Hindi, in Indian literature and in Bollywood films.

[|The Upanishads] - Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.

[|Indian Skin Deep or How the Nation Came Home in Rabindranath Tagore’s Gora] - A celebration of Tagore. He’s been called the Shakespeare of Bengal and he's the only poet whose songs have been used as the national anthems for two different nations—India and Bangladesh

[|Varanasi: a living history] - Take a journey into the history, mythology and sounds of Hinduism's holiest city. Encounterexplores the city's religious and social fault lines—meeting Brahmin priests, wandering pilgrims, Hindu scholars, Muslim street vendors, academics, activists, craftsmen and boatmen.

[] http://www.live365.com/genres/indian

Buzzword Bingo
Asia - Banyan - Bazaar - [|Biryani] - [|Bollywood] - [|BRIC] - Cricket - Culture - Curry- Devrais (Sacred Groves) - Diwali - [|Dosa] - Festivals - [|Ganesha] - **India** - [|India Pale Ale] - [|IST] - [|Kabaddi] - Lotus - Mango - Mehmaan Nawazi (Hospitality) - Monsoon - [|Neem] - Outsourcing - Peacock - [|Rupee] - Saffron - [|Sandalwood] - [|Sari] - [|Shiva] - [|Subcontinent] - Swami Vivekananda - Temple - Tiger - [|Vulture]

Wiki
asiatour, asiasurvey, cbdcop11

Books
[|Subcontinent Book Club]

International Mango Festival
[|International_Mango_Festival] [|festivals of india] [|mango-festival-delhi] []

Holi - The Festival of Colours
Pongal - Harvest Festival in southern India Pooram - Elephants are decorated and paraded in the procession

Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27.

Diwali

Hornbill Festival
http://www.hornbillfestival.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbill_Festival

FYI
Lotus is the national flower of India. Banyan is the national tree of India.

media type="custom" key="20801756"
media type="custom" key="20780810" media type="custom" key="23019320"

Tourism
[|ICRT India] [|Tourism India] [|India Tourism Ecatalog] [|Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel KITTS] [] 11 Safety Tips for Women Living or Traveling Alone in India http://indiauntravelled.com - [|@IndiaUntraveled] http://www.iittm.org https://www.facebook.com/tourismcloud

Tours
http://www.wildnavigator.com [|@WildNavigator] http://www.flickr.com/photos/79182881@N04

Blogs
[] [] [] - Communities, Conservation, Commitments in Local Tourism in the East Himalaya [|The storytellers from East-Himalaya] [|Una Vuelta Por India] (Español) [] http://the-shooting-star.com - [|@shivya]

LinkedIn
India Professional Network - @http://linkd.in/wPhiIu Art & Craft India - @http://linkd.in/w81dfW Education India - @http://linkd.in/As5Adw Hospitality India - @http://linkd.in/zOtn7d Marketing India - @http://linkd.in/xXzeNS Travel & Tourism India - @http://linkd.in/wwrJmN

Facebook
[|Sanjay Gandhi National Park] https://www.facebook.com/CollectorKKD

Google+
[|Incredible India]

Twitter
[] [] [] [] [] __ [] __ [|@gparayil] [|@_thealternative] [|@greenpastin] [|@IndiaUntraveled] [|@shivya] [|@shardulbajikar] [|@RuchiraKamboj] [|@oltraveller_RT] https://twitter.com/IndiaHistorypic

YouTube
[|india playlist] [|Indian diplomacy] [|thealternativedotin]

media type="youtube" key="videoseries?list=PLBFA7AF6CA48AE36D" width="560" height="315"

Republic Day (January 26)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_%28India%29

Independence Day (August 15)
[|celebrate-indias-independence-day-with-this-patriotic-playlist] [|Independence_Day]

Wikipedia
[|Jaisalmer] [|Fatehpur_Sikri] [|Puja (Hinduism)] [|Sanskrit] [|Geography_of_India] [|Namaste] [|Masala] [|Nawab] [|Indian_vulture_crisis] [|Jana_Gana_Mana] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathakali https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi

Partition
https://catapult.co/stories/return-to-partition-finding-pakistans-past-in-indias-present https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_Museum http://www.partitionmuseum.org https://www.facebook.com/PartitionMuseum https://twitter.com/PartitionMuseum
 * Museum**

News
[|India Today] [|the hindu] [|postnoon]

Environment
[|Ministry of Environment & Forests] [|Write to the ministry] [|India Environment Portal] [|Indian biodiversity]

Elsewhere
[|The Alternative] - [|@_thealternative] [|India - Lonely Planet] [|India Mike] [|Ministry Press Releases] [|Leapfrogging to Ecotourism in India?] [|Pay as you go: clean-toilet program for India's towns - CSM] [] [] [] [] - [|@WCT_India] [|Handmade in India - An Encyclopedia on Crafts in India]

Outlook Traveller
http://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller http://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/destinations/indian-responsible-tourism-awards-2017 https://www.facebook.com/Outlooktraveller https://twitter.com/oltraveller

media type="custom" key="28965295"

Agriculture
[]

Farmstays
[|Acres Wild]

Cattle
[] []

Cities
[|List_of_most_populous_cities_in_India]

Money
[] [] [|http://www.rbi.org.in] []

Volunteering
[|Volunteering in India]

Tourism Companies
[] - [] [] - [|@ibexexpeditions] [|http://thealternative.in] [|http://thegreencircuit.net] []

Tourism Info
[|niiti consulting] - [|@niiticonsulting] [|http://www.kabani.org] - Facebook page [] [|National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management], Hyderabad http://the-shooting-star.com

Travel Shows and Tourism Fairs
[|http://www.iitmindia.com] [] [|http://www.ttfotm.com] http://hyderabadtravelmeet.com http://www.goatravelmart.in http://www.gujarattravelmart.com

Editing
[|India] [|Asia]

Embassies
[] []

Transportation
[|Overland Travel - Transitions Abroad]

Visa
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/

Ministry of External Affairs
http://mea.gov.in http://mea.gov.in/mystart.php?id=8700 https://www.facebook.com/MEAINDIA

Government
[|Public Information Infrastructure] [|Ministry of Environment and Forests]

Biodiversity
[] [] Fourth National Report Part 1 [|en]

Part 2 [|en]

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (v.2) Part 1 [|en]

Part 2 [|en]

Part 3 [|en]

Part 4 [|en]

Headlines: 2014 Election
[] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2014



Andaman Islands
[|Andaman Islands tribe threatened by lure of mass tourism - Guardian] [|India’s Andaman Islands - Transitions Abroad] [|Andaman_Islands - Wikipedia]

Bangalore
bangalore

Calcutta
[|Calcutta - Wikipedia]

Goa
[|urgent-appeal-to-keep-goa-going-with-the-flow] [|Goa] [|Goa - Wikipedia]

Gujarat
[] [|International Kite Festival (Uttarayan)] 14th January 2014 (Tuesday) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yze73xuBxLc

Gurgaon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgaon http://birdsongnbeyond.com http://www.mcg.gov.in [|@birdsongNbeyond]

Ladakh
http://www.thealternative.in/lifestyle/turtuk-ladakhs-heaven-on-earth

Uttarakhand
[] [] https://www.facebook.com/UttarakhandTourismOfficialPage

Hardiwar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar http://randomthoughtsamit.blogspot.in/2013/04/haridwar-is-such-holy-city.html

Hyderabad
Hyderabad

Jammu and Kashmir
[|Jammu and Kashmir] [|Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia] http://www.jkwildlife.com http://jkforest.com

Kargil
[]

Kerala
[] kerala conference [|@welcome_kerala]

https://www.keralatourism.org - [|@KeralaTourism]

http://theblueyonder.com - [|@theblueyonder]

Keoladeo National Park
[|Duck-hunting-reserve-of-the-Maharajas]

Kolkata (Calcutta)
[|Current time] []

Kozhikode
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151130/nation-current-affairs/article/making-kozhikode-city-compassion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozhikode

Madurai
[]

Mumbai
mumbai

Nagpur
[|Nagpur]

New Dehli
http://www.ndmc.gov.in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov http://www.thealternative.in/society/delhi-go-desi-native-tree-seed-bank-project/ https://vimeo.com/150095579

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">Delhi is a lively city reflecting a perfect blend of modernization and traditional architectures. Being the capital city of the Republic India, Delhi is the center of Government's legislature and judiciary system. The city reflects two sides of the same coin i.e. Old Delhi and New Delhi. Set on both sides of River Yamuna, Delhi is seen as one of the fastest growing cities in India. New Delhi is a reflection of modern India with having VVIPs buildings, legislative homes and diplomat zones whereas Old Delhi gives an incredible picture of traditional and historical values of India.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">Delhi has many historical monuments like – Qutab Minar (the world's tallest brick minaret), Humayun Tomb, Old Fort (Purana Qila), Jama Masjid, Jantar Mantar, Red Fort, Tuglaqabad Fort, Lotus Temple (also known as Bahai Temple) and Rashtrapati Bhavan. For the shopping and movie freaks, the city has a number of markets, malls and entertainment complexes. Connaught Place, Lajpat Nagar, South Extension, Sarojani Nagar, Hauz Khas, GK-II and Chandni Chowke are some of the best places for shopping, especially for women. Khari Baoli Market near Chandni Chowke is seen as Asia's largest wholesale spice market. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">Delhi has a mixed culture as people of all communities and religions live here. However, English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi are the key languages spoken in the city. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;"> Good months to visit - September/October

The Ganga <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">The Ganga is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest river in the world by discharge, and the 34th longest. The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus. It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif,Verdana,Helvetica; font-size: 12.16px; text-align: justify;">It is worshipped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically, with many former provincial or imperial capitals (such as Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Munger, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Kolkata) located on its banks. http://worldslargerivers.boku.ac.at/wlr/index.php/local-information.html

Punjab
[] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India

Pune
[] [] [|Pune India]

Udaipur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udaipur http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/blueprintforliving/iconic-building-the-lake-palace/6580102

**Varanasi**
@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi Textos sobre Varanasi en español

Events
http://www.pondiuni.edu.in http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/news/e-brochure-4th-indian-biodiversity-congress-10th-12th-march-2017 http://indianbiodiversity.co.in/ibc-2017 http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/sites/default/files/IBC_FINAL-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/puducherry-to-host-fourth-indian-biodiversity-congress-117010300529_1.html media type="custom" key="28936744"
 * March 10-12** Indian Biodiversity Congress and Expo (IBC 2017) (Puducherry)


 * February 15-17** [|SATTE] is India's largest showcase of travel and tourism. Hashtag: [|#satte]

Indians Abroad
http://indiancompass.com

Electricity
Voltage: 230 V; Plugs C & D.

[|Chetna Organic]: Chetna Organic Farmers Association (COFA) and a producers company – Chetna Organic Agriculture Producer Company (COAPCL), Chetna Organic is a belief of more than 8000 predominantly tribal farmers in the practices of sustainable agriculture and ethical trade. It is an effort to support small and marginal tribal farmers from the rain-fed regions of Andhra Pradesh (Telengana), Mahrashtra (Vidarbha) and Western Orissa (Kalahandi & Bolangir) to adapt agrarian systems which are more sustainable and more profitable, by minimizing their dependence on external factors. []

Filing <span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: &#39;Droid Serif&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">The talks can be accessed, on March 2 and March 3, on <span style="color: #346f99; font-family: &#39;Droid Serif&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|http://www.niti.gov.in] <span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: &#39;Droid Serif&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;"> and on the MyGov portal— <span style="color: #346f99; font-family: &#39;Droid Serif&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[] <span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: &#39;Droid Serif&#39;,serif; font-size: 16px;">.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Ministry of Environment and Forests
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Wildlife Trust of India
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Wildlife SOS
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">WWF India
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Bombay Natural History Society
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Wildlife Institute of India
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">J&K Forest Department
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Department of Environment & Remote Sensing
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">J&K State Forest Corporation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Department of Soil Conservation, J&K
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">J&K State Pollution Control Board
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">J&K State Forest Institute
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #336633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">J&K Social Forestry Department

media type="custom" key="21211818"

media type="custom" key="9200478"

Misc Assam Biosphere Reserve [|#India] saved from deforestation [|http://] [|bit.ly/1TlnWXE] http://panorama.solutions/content/creating-regional-community-protection-biosphere-reserve

Recent Events

 * October 2012** Hyderabad hosted the Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Videos
media type="youtube" key="gFedfnR5seI?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

media tfliype="youtube" key="8azX9DQEdmY" height="315" width="560"

media type="youtube" key="PKJUs8YXPNI?list=UUq8oWxMYECKiPWAtvr9u1eg" height="315" width="560"

media type="youtube" key="HkZDSqyE1do" width="560" height="315"

misc <span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Karnataka, a state filled with an abundance of diverse landscapes, cultures, wildlife, heritage and activities. [|#VisitKarnataka] for an unforgettable experience. [|Karnataka, India] https://twitter.com/KarnatakaWorld http://www.karnatakatourism.org