Odisha didn’t profit from ecotourism fest, reveals RTI; ‘it’s fine’, says govt

Billed as eastern India’s first ‘Glamping’ festival or glamorous camping, the Marine Drive-Eco Retreat spread out on a kilometre-long stretch of Ramchandi Beach near Sun temple at Konark went on for almost 2 months between December 2019 and February 2020. The Eco-retreat camp, advertised as an attraction for high-end tourists, […]

Chinese firm behind Hambantota port project gets first contract in Sri Lanka’s Port City

One of China’s largest state-run firms that was behind the controversial Hambantota port project has bagged the first contract in Sri Lanka’s planned $13-billion Port City, weeks after the US criticised the Chinese government for acting as a “predator” in the island nation. The China Harbor Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), a subsidiary […]

China’s new road cuts travel time to Karakoram Pass, raises red flags in Delhi

Satellite imagery and communication intercepts along the 3,488 kilometre Line of Actual Control (LAC) shows that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undertaking a significant road and building infrastructure upgrade across Karakoram Pass and Aksai Chin to ramp up military capacities and capability against India. It is quite evident from the […]