Seventh International Tourism Mart

Why in the discussion?


The Ministry of Tourism of Government of India is organizing International Tourism Mart in Agartala of Tripura from November 22 to 24. It is organized every year with the cooperation of Central Tourism Department, Tripura Government and North Eastern States.

What is International Tourism Mart?

  • This is the seventh edition of International Tourism Mart.
  • This year Tourism Mart's theme Adventure Tourism has been kept.
  • It is organized every year in the North Eastern Region.
  • Its aim is to highlight the tourism prospects of the North Eastern Region in the domestic and international markets.
  • This Tourism Mart offers tourism business related to the eight communities in the North-Eastern states to meet the related communities and entrepreneurs together.
  • During Tourism Mart, buyers from different parts of India, along with many countries around the world, do business meetings with vendors in the North-East.
  • 41 tourists from 18 countries are also participating in this tourism mart.
  • These include Australia, Canada, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, UAE and the United States.
  • The suppliers of tourism products of the North Eastern Region get a chance to reach out to international and domestic buyers.
  • In the North-Eastern States, the International Tourism Mart is organized alternately.
  • Earlier, International Tourism Mart has been held in Guwahati, Tawang, Shillong, Gangtok and Imphal.
  • The sixth International Tourism Mart was held in Guwahati in December 2017.

Important also in the wake of 'Act East' policy


The objective of organizing International Tourism Mart is to present the possibility of tourism in the region in front of domestic and international markets. The Northeast of India comprises Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. In all these states, there are attractive attractive variations in terms of tourism. This Tourism Mart offers India an opportunity to promote and bring together the tourism sector of ASEAN member countries and India's emerging tourist market as one of the fastest growing economies in the world under the 'Act East' policy. . As a gateway to ASEAN, promoting tourism in the North-Eastern States also encourages mutual contact between India and people of these countries.


Source: PIB + Indian Express


Why in the discussion?


Recently, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs made the overall plan "Atomosphere and Climate Research - Modeling Observations Systems and Services" (ACROSS) for nine sub-schemes at an estimated cost of Rs 1450 crore from 2017 to 2020. During the period, your approval has been granted.

key points

  • Implementation of these schemes is implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, its major institutions such as Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) and Indian National Ocean Information Service Center (INCOIS) Will be through.
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved its approval for the establishment of the National Facilitation for Airborne Research (NFAR), with a financial commitment of 130 crores during the period 2020-21 and beyond.
  • The ACROSS scheme is related to the Ministry of Earth Sciences which deals with various aspects like cyclone, storm, wave, hot summer and rain along with thunder.
  • The ACROSS scheme is composed of 9 sub-programs which are of multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional format. The purpose of this scheme is to provide a reliable weather and climate forecasts for the betterment of the society.
  • Therefore, the objective of this scheme is to ensure timely delivery of all services like agro-meteorological services, aviation services, environmental monitoring services, water-meteorological services, climate services, tourism, pilgrimage, mountaineering. Continuous observation, intensive research development and effective expansion and communication strategies to effectively adopt weather and weather Climate Prediction bring efficiency improvements.
  • Due to the involvement of agencies like Agricultural Science Centers, Universities and local municipalities of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the need of requisite administrative support as well as the need for a large number of scientific and technical personnel, to provide seasonal services to the common people, The plan will create better employment.

Ministry of Earth Sciences

  • New Earth Science Ministry (MOES) was established through the notification of the President on 12th July, 2006, in which the Department of Indian Meteorology (IMD), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and National Mid-Term Weather Forecasting Center (NCRWFM) ) Was brought under its administrative control.
  •  The government has also approved the establishment of the Earth Commission on the lines of the Space and Atomic Energy Commission.
  • The Ministry of Earth Sciences has the right to conduct research and development activities to develop and improve capacity to forecast events related to weather, climate and natural hazard.
  • In this direction, the Ministry has taken several initiatives to increase the observation systems and infrastructure, to understand the processes through special operations, weather and climate modeling, monsoon research, climate change science and climate services etc., to prepare specific plans. Are of

Source: PIB


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