Video Player Close number of foreigners visiting Turkey stood at 12.7 million in 2020, dropping by 71.7 percent from the previous year mainly because of global travel restrictions and lockdowns, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced recently. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui) ISTANBUL, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following a grim 2020 marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey's tourism sector anticipates better results this year amid a vaccination rollout, but a return to pre-pandemic times remains elusive for now, industry insiders say. Choked off by the coronavirus, the number of foreigners visiting Turkey stood at 12.7 million in 2020, dropping by 71.7 percent from the previous year mainly because of global travel restrictions and lockdowns, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced recently. Meanwhile, the Turkish Statistical Institute revealed that Turkey's tourism revenues slipped by 65.1 percent year on year to 12.6 billion U.S. dollars last year. In 2019, Turkey's tourism ... » Learn More about Turkey’s tourism industry eyes rebound after grim year
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Times Business Awards Kolkata 2021: Recognizing brands & celebrating their excellence in the business world
Times Business Awards 2021 is an initiative done by The Times Group to recognise and honour the trailblazers from Kolkata and celebrate the essence of their excellence. It was a grand event when the business community gathered to celebrate entrepreneurial excellence. Other dignitaries from different walks of life joined in to cheer the entrepreneurs who shone during these trying times in their respective fields. The chief guest of the function, Anupam Kher, said: “ It’s lovely to be back in the City of Joy. ” ( L to R - Lamp lighting ceremony by Subrata Chakraborty, Bratya Basu, Koel Mallick, Nusrat Jahan, Praveen Srivastava, Jacques Bartz ) Times Business Awards 2021: Winner List Times Best manufacturer of Structural Tubes - Tata Structura Times Leading Cement Brand - Ambuja Cement Times Best management school - IIM, Kolkata Times Leading Surface Disinfectant Spray – Savlon Times Best Cardiac & Multi-Speciality Hospital - Rabindranath Tagore International ... » Learn More about Times Business Awards Kolkata 2021: Recognizing brands & celebrating their excellence in the business world
Off-grid solar industry bracing for impact of import duty hike for lanterns and inverters
New Delhi: With a goal of promoting local manufacturing, India’s new budget tripled to 15 per cent the duty on imported solar lanterns , while the duty on solar inverters would rise from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. The off-grid solar industry, which already saw a 10 per cent decline in solar lantern sales in 2019-2020, is bracing for an ever bigger hit because of the new tariffs. As a result, off-grid industry executives are calling for a more measured approach that accounts for the current gap in quality local production while ensuring that India’s rural poor are protected from expected price hikes until that gap is filled. “We understand that the increase in duties has the undesirable effect of making certain products in the market expensive for end-customers,” said Piyush Mathur, board member of CLEAN, a trade group representing over 200 distributed renewable energy companies. “However, the new duty structure also offers our member companies an opportunity to build and ... » Learn More about Off-grid solar industry bracing for impact of import duty hike for lanterns and inverters
PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Nirav Modi From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition in PNB scam #Nirav Modi 'Nirav Modi has case to answer in India': Big UK Court quotes in PNB Scam case #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK Court #Nirav Modi PNB scam case: UK judge to rule on Nirav Modi extradition case today #Nirav Modi PNB scam: Nirav Modi's sister moves court to get NBW canceled #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi accused of running ponzi-like scheme that caused enormous damage Just In 45 min ago US Speaker calls for multi-generational effort to confront institutional racism 47 min ago President's Rule imposed in Puducherry 1 hr ago From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav ... » Learn More about PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events
‘I was shocked’: PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘Fisheries Ministry’ remark
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK Court View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Narendra Modi PM Modi inaugurates multiple developmental projects in Puducherry #Narendra Modi PM to address convocation ceremony of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University on Friday #Narendra Modi Govt has no business to be in business: PM Modi #Narendra Modi Want to vaccinate Bengal free of cost before polls: Mamata writes to PM Modi #Narendra Modi PM Modi to address BJP public meeting, launch projects in Puducherry on February 25 #Narendra Modi Gujarat civic polls: Modi says results show people's faith in politics of development Just In 18 min ago PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events 31 min ago RSS chief advocates 'Akhand Bharat', says Pakistan in distress ever since partitioned from ... » Learn More about ‘I was shocked’: PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘Fisheries Ministry’ remark
Fisherfolk need independent ministry, not just a department: Rahul after PM Modi jibe
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Rahul Gandhi 'Hum do humare do': Rahul takes dig at renaming of Gujarat stadium, name of 2 ends after corporates #Rahul Gandhi Rahul interacts with fishermen in Kerala; ventures into sea #Rahul Gandhi Rahul targets Left Front govt over buffer zone around Kerala's Wayanad wildlife sanctuary #Rahul Gandhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for ridiculing MGNREGA #Rahul Gandhi National Herald: HC seeks Sonia, Rahul’s reply on Swamy’s plea to lead evidence #Rahul Gandhi Forgive my father’s killers: Rahul Gandhi Just In 34 min ago US Speaker calls for multi-generational effort to confront institutional racism 1 hr ago From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition in PNB ... » Learn More about Fisherfolk need independent ministry, not just a department: Rahul after PM Modi jibe
From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi’s long road to extradition in PNB scam
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Nirav Modi PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events #Nirav Modi 'Nirav Modi has case to answer in India': Big UK Court quotes in PNB Scam case #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK Court #Nirav Modi PNB scam case: UK judge to rule on Nirav Modi extradition case today #Nirav Modi PNB scam: Nirav Modi's sister moves court to get NBW canceled #Nirav Modi Nirav Modi accused of running ponzi-like scheme that caused enormous damage Just In 25 min ago Fisherfolk need independent ministry, not just a department: Rahul after PM Modi jibe 28 min ago If 'Jai Bangla' makes us pro-Bangladesh, what about BJP's 'Sonar Bangla': Abhishek 31 min ago PM Modi underlines support for ... » Learn More about From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi’s long road to extradition in PNB scam
Congress welcomes ‘Godse bhakt’ Babulal Chaurasia into party fold
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Congress Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi to address Kisan Panchayat in Mathura today #Congress Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for ridiculing MGNREGA #Congress Congress likely to adopt 'Chhattisgarh model' to regain power in Assam #Congress Puducherry Floor Test: CM V Narayanasamy loses trust vote in Assembly #Congress Farmers' Protest: Congress takes out protest against Centre's farm laws, soaring fuel prices #Congress Madhya Pradesh Congress leader calls Kangana Ranaut 'naachney gaane wali' Just In 49 min ago From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition in PNB scam 1 hr ago Fisherfolk need independent ministry, not just a department: Rahul after PM Modi jibe ... » Learn More about Congress welcomes ‘Godse bhakt’ Babulal Chaurasia into party fold
Sturdy mountain road opens path to better life
Residents of Xiazhuang, Chongqing, used to risk their lives whenever they ventured out of the mountain village. Surrounded by steep cliffs about 1,000 meters high, there was only one pathway out of the village, and it took the villagers three days to walk to the main town. In the four decades to 1997, 23 people had died from falling off the cliff while cutting firewood or commuting to the county seat, and 75 people had been injured or disabled while doing other activities, said village head Mao Xianglin. As a local saying goes, it is even hard for birds to fly out of the village. Mao, who had been in his position for two years, summoned nearly all of Xiazhuang's 400 villagers for a meeting in 1997 and suggested building a road snaking along the mountains. "Almost no villager agreed because they had no money, no machines and no confidence to take on the tough project," said the 61-year-old. "Mountains had isolated us from the outside for generations. We had to do something ... » Learn More about Sturdy mountain road opens path to better life
Relocation helps alleviate poverty in Tibet
Living in an extremely harsh environment at high altitude is one of the primary causes of poverty in the Tibet autonomous region. To solve it, the region has relocated people to more favorable places over the years. For residents of Bupal village, it paid off. Bupal is located in steep, treacherous terrain in Tsawarong township in Tibet's Zayul county. Bordering Yunan province, the township is remote and lacks farmland — typical of such poor villages before 2015. Relocating residents changed everything for the better. The people of Bupal had lived on steep mountain slopes. Their shared problems included difficult transportation, unsafe drinking water and poor housing. With an investment more than 70 million yuan ($11 million), more than 400 families and single residents of Bupal and five other communities of Tsawarong were relocated to Rongmad in Zayul county in 2015, wherre the average altitude is 1,600 meters, far lower than Tibet's average of 4,000 meters. There's a ... » Learn More about Relocation helps alleviate poverty in Tibet