Webinar on “Birding in India”
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14th Dec, 2020
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The Ministry of Tourism’s DekhoApnaDesh Webinar series titled “Birding in India” was started recently.
Context
- The Ministry of Tourism’s DekhoApnaDesh Webinar series titled “Birding in India” was started recently.
What is webinar on Birding in India?
- It is focused on Birds and Birding opportunities in India.
- It shows the India’s biodiversity and how tourism connects us with local communities.
- India represents almost all ecoregion found on the planet and it is home with over 1300 exotic bird species and to name few Indian Roller, Hornbills, Sarus Crane , Great Indian Bustard, Woodpeckers, Kingfishers and many more.
What is DekhoApnaDesh series?
- The Ministry of Tourism has launched the DekhoApnaDesh (DAD) initiative in January 2020.
- It has the objective of creating awareness among the citizens about the rich heritage and culture of the country, encouraging citizens to travel widely within the country and enhancing tourist footfalls leading to development of local economy and creation of jobs at the local level.
- This initiative is in line to visit at least 15 destinations by the year 2022 to promote domestic tourism.
- DekhoApnaDesh Webinar Series is an effort to showcase India’s rich diversity under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
- The focus of Dekho Apna Desh webinar series is promotion of domestic tourism
- It is continuously spreading spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat through virtual platform.
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