Indian tourists avoid Bhutan

Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee has limited the entry of Indians into the country, for tourism.  Travel companies have registered a decrease in footfall of up to 67 percent since the Himalayan country reopened its borders to tourists. Bhutan’s ‘Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)’ was introduced in September 2022 for tourists across India, Maldives, and Bangladesh. “Before […]

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The times, they are a changing

Over seven lakh workers in the media and publishing industry either lost jobs or quit between September 2016 and August 2021, said a Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report. Preparing for the civil services exam, Ritu Chaurasiya, a freelance journalist based out of Bihar remembers writing articles for various publications. It was not so […]

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