India

India: Anti-Sri Lanka Protests May Disrupt Travel in Tamil Nadu

Date: March 19th, 2013 |

A wave of ongoing, anti-Sri Lanka protests has disrupted travel in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. More than 200 students gathered at Chennai International Airport March 18, impeding traffic to and from the terminal. In a related demonstration, 400 people marched through central Chennai, breaking down a police barricade, while another 500 picketed [read more]

India: New Outbreak of Swine Flu Confirmed

Date: February 13th, 2013 |

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The Ministry of Health has confirmed a new outbreak of swine flu (H1N1 virus) that has killed at least 94 people and affected 450 since Jan. 1. Most of the cases have occurred in northern Rajasthan, although 60 cases and three deaths so far were reported in the capital city of New Delhi. The virus, [read more]

India: Massive Medical Strike Declared in Bangalore

Date: December 20th, 2012 |

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While there is never a good time to get sick in India, this may be an especially bad time to fall ill in Bangalore or elsewhere in Karnataka state, since a large majority of the state’s healthcare force planned to strike indefinitely Dec. 21. At least 65,000 government medical employees—including 6,000 doctors—vowed to walk off [read more]

India: Visa Restrictions Eased for Most Tourists

Date: December 5th, 2012 |

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In attempt to boost its sagging tourism industry, India has eased visa restrictions for most tourists, including the 60-day waiting period between visits that has been in place since 2009. Implemented after the 2008 attacks on Mumbai to prevent potential terrorists from making frequent trips, the 60-day gap rule has been blamed for discouraging all [read more]

India: Government Lifts Ban on Tiger Tourism

Date: October 17th, 2012 |

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In a widely anticipated decision, India’s highest court has lifted the ban on tourism in the country’s tiger parks. The ban went into effect in July and effectively shut down all tours into the core areas of the national wildlife parks, in an attempt to protect the endangered cats. Conservationists around the globe disagreed with [read more]

India: On-Arrival Transit Visas May Soon Be Available

Date: February 20th, 2013 |

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Aiming to entice stopover travelers to stay longer and spend more, officials are considering allowing foreign tourists to obtain a transit visa on-arrival. Travelers en route to Southeast Asia or Dubai often stop briefly in New Delhi, but, lacking an Indian tourist visa, they may spend only a few hours—and minimal cash—confined in the airport. [read more]

India: U.S., Other Nations Advise Women Not to Travel Alone

Date: February 6th, 2013 |

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Several countries, including the U.S., have issued new warnings that advise women against traveling alone in India, stating they are “at risk and should exercise vigilance.” The treatment of women in India—and the all-too-common occurrence of gender-based violence—has come under closer scrutiny since December, when the brutal gang-rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old student [read more]

India: Foreign Tourists Fined for Ticketless Rail Travel

Date: December 12th, 2012 |

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India: Over the last six months, at least 350 foreign tourists in Rajasthan were fined for ticketless train travel. Most of them were swindled by touts and other ticket sellers—including railway agents—and believed they were traveling legally on “waiting list” tickets. Some of the foreigners were ignorant of ticketing rules; others did not realize their [read more]

India: Goa Tourists Should Take Their Own Trash Out, Locals Vote

Date: October 31st, 2012 |

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In effort to reduce the litter on their famous beaches, a local village in Goa has passed a resolution requiring tourists to pick up their own trash and take it with them. As in other parts of India, infrastructure is limited in Goa, and systems are already strained by local usage. The small villages along [read more]

India: Human Safaris Banned, But Tour Buses Still Running

Date: September 4th, 2012 |

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Despite an international outcry and subsequent government ban on “human safaris” in the Andaman Islands, visitors are still swarming the indigenous Jarawa reserve on sold-out tours. Tour buses, including those sponsored by the Andaman and Nicobar administration, haul an estimated 500 people per day in the high season to gawk at and otherwise interfere with [read more]

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