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3.Top hospitality players including Tata group’s Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL),Hyatt Hotels expressed interest in developing eco-tourism resorts across the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

 1.US President Donald Trump imposed steep additional tariffs on Indian goods as part of efforts to push Russia towards ending the conflict in Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump had doubled India’s tariffs to 50 per cent by adding an extra 25 per cent duty on top of the previously announced rate, which will take effect from August 27

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/russia-ukraine-war-donald-trump-imposed-additional-tariffs-on-india-to-apply-secondary-pressure-on-moscow-white-house/articleshow/123396914.cms

2.Taking the first big steps to reset the entire trajectory of bilateral relations, India and China have decided to work on a settlement of the boundary question and an expert group will be set up to explore an early solution to boundary delimitation. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday-

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-big-forward-movement-in-india-china-ties-expert-group-to-work-on-early-solution-to-boundary-delimitation-9118502


3.Top hospitality players including Tata group’s Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), Hyatt Hotels Corp, Te Leela, and Club Mahindra have expressed interest in developing eco-tourism resorts across the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, officials said.For the first time, uninhabited Aves Island—known for its coconut plantations, coral beds, and a 2-km coastline—will be opened for tourism. Resorts are also planned at Neil Island, Long Island, and Smith Island, all to be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

https://hospitalitybizindia.com/news-track/ihcl-hyatt-lead-race-for-eco-resorts-in-andamans/

4.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert of very heavy rain for Mumbai for Wednesday, August 20, a day after another spell of downpour battered the Maharashtra capital for the fifth consecutive, paralysing life with flooding, suspended trains, flight diversions and evacuation drives in low-lying areas. 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai-rain-mayhem-imd-issues-red-alert-local-trains-cancelled-mumbai-university-exam-postponed-10-updates-101755652715204.html

5.Tourism could be India’s biggest source of export earnings, free from tariffs. However, that will require a massive infusion of funds not just to promote India as a prime destination for foreign tourists but also build the necessary infrastructure, writes Banasree Purkayastha.

https://www.financialexpress.com/life/travel-tourism-explainer-how-tourism-can-bring-the-dollars-home-3951104/

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