Research has now confirmed that travelling frequently can help improve your happiness levels.&nbsp;The study, published in the journal Tourism Analysis,&nbsp;found that

Frequent travel can boost happiness by 7%: study 

Research has now confirmed that travelling frequently can help improve your happiness levels.&nbsp;The study, published in the journal Tourism Analysis,&nbsp;found that those who travelled several times a year at least 120 km from home were 7% happier than those who rarely travelled.
Lead researcher from the study said the findings 'illustrate the importance of being able to get out of your routine and experience new things' and 'the accumulation of travel experiences does appear to have a small yet noticeable effect on self-reported life satisfaction.'&nbsp;

Research has now confirmed that travelling frequently can help improve your happiness levels. The study, published in the journal Tourism Analysis, found that those who travelled several times a year at least 120 km from home were 7% happier than those who rarely travelled. Lead researcher from the study said the findings 'illustrate the importance of being able to get out of your routine and experience new things' and 'the accumulation of travel experiences does appear to have a small yet noticeable effect on self-reported life satisfaction.'

American aerospace company Boeing would be delivering planes that fly on 100% biofuel&nbsp;by 2030, according to a report in the Guardian.
These commercial airplanes w

American aerospace company Boeing would be delivering planes that fly on 100% biofuel&nbsp;by 2030, according to a report in the Guardian.
These commercial airplanes would help reduce the environmental damage from fossil fuel dependency.
The company aims to cut carbon emissions in half by 2050.&nbsp;
These alternative fuels are derived from&nbsp;vegetable oil, animal fats, sugar cane, waste and other sources.&nbsp;
In 2018, Boeing debuted the&nbsp;world&rsquo;s first commercial flight using 100% biofuel.&nbsp;

Three new tiger cubs have been released by the West Bengal Zoo Authority in the open tiger enclosure in the Bengal Safari, near Siliguri.
The cubs were born to&nbsp;fi

Three new tiger cubs have been released by the West Bengal Zoo Authority in the open tiger enclosure in the Bengal Safari, near Siliguri.
The cubs were born to&nbsp;five-year-old female tigress Shila&nbsp;in the park in August last year.
A number of trials were conducted before releasing the cubs into the open enclosure to understand their behavior.&nbsp;
This will help attract more tourists to the region as the safari is quite a hotspot&nbsp;for nature enthusiasts.&nbsp;

As the world grapples with newer strains of the novel&nbsp;coronavirus, Sri Lanka&nbsp;has reopened for&nbsp;all&nbsp;foreign tourists after a ten-month pandemic break.

As the world grapples with newer strains of the novel&nbsp;coronavirus, Sri Lanka&nbsp;has reopened for&nbsp;all&nbsp;foreign tourists after a ten-month pandemic break.&nbsp;
The island's two international airports, accommodating commercial flights, resumed full operations on Thursday.&nbsp;
As part of new rules, tourists must undergo a Covid-19 test a maximum of 72 hours&nbsp;before their flight and seven days after arrival. All visitors&nbsp;must stay in a designated 'travel bubble' across 14 tourism zones. No mixing with the local population allowed.&nbsp;
Tourism is a vital economic sector for Sri Lanka, accounting for about 5% of its GDP and employing 250,000 people directly and up to 3 million indirectly.
Known as the 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean', the nation closed to tourists in March due to rising&nbsp;Covid-19 infections.&nbsp;

The government in Seychelles has opened the country for tourism, in the first phase to those visitors who have taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and a negative R

Seychelles is now open for global tourists after staying shut for months due to the pandemic.&nbsp;
In the first phase only visitors who have taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and a negative RT-PCR test taken 72 hours before the journey will be allowed, according to an official statement.
&nbsp;The Seychelles Islands is currently open to Indian visitors through private jet transfers only. Also, like tourists from elsewhere, Indian travellers will be also be required to submit a negative COVID.&nbsp;
Visitors who haven&rsquo;t taken the complete dose of vaccination or not travelling via private jets, will not be permitted entry into Seychelles.&nbsp;This will be in force until mid-March once Seychelles has vaccinated a large majority of its adult population.&nbsp;

Meet 8-year-old&nbsp;Pratyush Kumar Swain from Bhubaneswar, who's leaving everyone in awe of his unique talent!
Over the last 6 months, Pratyush&nbsp;has studied the g

Meet 8-year-old&nbsp;Pratyush Kumar Swain from Bhubaneswar, who's leaving everyone in awe of his unique talent!
Over the last 6 months, Pratyush&nbsp;has studied and mastered the 'globe' knowledge.
He knows everything from the 195 countries and their capitals to their population density, currency and more.
He can answer any question regarding the globe within seconds including the continental songs, the world's biggest and smallest countries and details on their flags.&nbsp;

Dutch artist&nbsp;Daan Roosegaarde&nbsp;pays&nbsp;homage to the beauty and importance of agriculture with his latest artwork titled GROW.&nbsp;
Red and blue LED lights

Dutch artist&nbsp;Daan Roosegaarde&nbsp;pays&nbsp;homage to the beauty and importance of agriculture with his latest artwork titled GROW.&nbsp;
Red and blue LED lights wash like waves over an enormous leek field surrounded by darkness. The project is inspired by science exploring how certain 'recipes' of light can improve plants' growth and resilience.
A leading plant photobiology&nbsp;expert remarked the project is 'supported by scientific research which shows specific light recipes can enhance growth and reduce pesticide use up to 50%.'&nbsp;

Singapore Airlines, the nation's flag carrier, has announced that it is aiming to become the world's first fully-vaccinated airline.&nbsp;
The company says all crew me

Singapore Airlines, the nation's flag carrier, has announced that it is aiming to become the world's first fully-vaccinated airline.&nbsp;
The company says all crew members, including&nbsp;pilots, gate agents, flight attendants and more, have been offered vaccine shots against the novel coronavirus.&nbsp;
More than 5,200 SIA employees have signed up to be vaccinated. Singapore&nbsp;has&nbsp;purchased the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which requires two shots.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and the Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing. PM said, the rail

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and the Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing. PM said, the rail projects will further 'strengthen the connectivity in two major business centres of the country.&nbsp;Both the projects will provide&nbsp;an 'environment-friendly mass rapid transit system' to people in the two cities.&nbsp;PM Modi&nbsp;also shared that in the last 6 years, over 450 kms of metro network has become operational.

The Statue of Unity in Gujarat gets more tourists than the Statue of Liberty, shared Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;on Sunday, while inaugurating 8 new trains t

The Statue of Unity in Gujarat gets more tourists than the Statue of Liberty in the US, Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;said on Sunday, while inaugurating 8 new trains to Kevadiya from across the country.
He further added that approximately 50 lakh tourists have visited the Statue of Unity since it opened 2 years ago.
PM Modi&nbsp;further shared that according to a new survey, with these new trains over 1 lakh&nbsp;people will visit Kevadiya&nbsp;every day.
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In a bid to boost tourist footfall to Gujarat's famous Statue of Unity, Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;flagged off 8 trains which will connect the iconic statue

In a bid to boost tourist footfall to Gujarat's famous Statue of Unity, Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;flagged off 8 trains which will connect the iconic statue to different parts of the country.
The trains were flagged off via video conferencing, Gujarat chief minister&nbsp;Vijay Rupani and Union railways minister&nbsp;Piyush Goyal&nbsp;also joined in.
These trains will help boost tourism to Gujarat's&nbsp;Kevadia&nbsp;and connect regions including&nbsp;Varanasi, Dadar, Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai and Pratapnagar.&nbsp;
Interestingly, Kevadia&nbsp;is India's first station with a Green Building Certification.

Most of us were confined within the walls of our homes in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but one black T-shirt became a symbol of hope, travelling across the globe

Most of us were confined within the walls of our homes in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but one black T-shirt became a symbol of hope, travelling across the globe.
Called the&nbsp;Travelling T-shirt, it is part of&nbsp;Project Hope, which is the brainchild of&nbsp;Siddhant Agarwal, an events' executive in New Delhi who was sent on indefinite unpaid leave at the beginning of the pandemic.
He headed back home to Shahjahanpur&nbsp;in UP, and decided to put his time to good use. He came up with the idea of the Travelling T-shirt in a bid to&nbsp;unite people across the globe.
He shortlisted a set of vloggers across 10 countries who would shoot their videos using the Hope T-shirt. Currently, the tee is in New York and has already been to Singapore, Hong&nbsp;Kong, Tokyo and Japan!

Footfall at the Taj Mahal, India's monument of love fell dramatically in 2020, the year of the pandemic.&nbsp;
As per an ANI report, the monument has been witnessing a

Footfall at the Taj Mahal, India's monument of love fell dramatically in 2020, the year of the pandemic.&nbsp;
As per an ANI report, the monument has been witnessing a decrease in tourists, both national and international.
Agra officials of the Archaeological Sruvey of India said that tourist footfall fell by 76% in 2020 as compared to 2019.
The UNESCO World Heritage site was closed for nearly 6 months due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Joining other local towns like&nbsp;Mussomeli and Zungoli, yet another town in Italy is giving away dozens of abandoned homes&nbsp;for one Euro.&nbsp;
Troina, also kno

Joining other local towns like&nbsp;Mussomeli and Zungoli, yet another town in Italy is giving away dozens of abandoned homes&nbsp;for one Euro.&nbsp;
Troina, also known as the 'Balcony of Sicily' has joined the &euro;1 home project in a big to attract new residents and save the town from depopulation.&nbsp;
While the buyers can snag a home for &euro;1, they will be required to renovate the establishment and agree to take up residency. To assist prospective home buyers, the authorities have&nbsp;set up a multilingual task force of housing and legal experts to ease the process.&nbsp;

If you're an art and design lover, the Mumbai&nbsp;Gallery Weekend, which kickstarts&nbsp;on the 14th of January, is for you!
The 9th edition of the exhibition goes on

If you're an art and design lover, the Mumbai&nbsp;Gallery Weekend, which kickstarts&nbsp;on the 14th of January, is for you!
The 9th edition of the exhibition goes on till the 17th of January and will feature an outstanding line-up of art galleries.&nbsp;
Some of the participating&nbsp;art galleries include&nbsp;Akara Art, Art And Charlie, Art &amp; Soul, Art Musings and Atelier Ashiesh Shah.
All safety protocols keeping in mind the Covid-19 situation, will be in place.&nbsp;
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In a bid to save the travel industry, the Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn&nbsp;in Thailand&nbsp;has proposed allowing foreign visitors to quarantine in some o

In a bid to save the travel industry, the Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn&nbsp;in Thailand&nbsp;has proposed allowing foreign visitors to quarantine in some of the country's many golf resorts.&nbsp;
"We are discussing with the Public Health Ministry and the country's coronavirus taskforce to offer hotel and golf quarantine for tourists with medical certificates," the minister said in a statement.&nbsp;
The tourism-dependent South Asian country&nbsp;attracted 40 million tourists in 2019 who spent $63.4 billion, according to reports.&nbsp;

Manipur&nbsp;organised the 'Cherry Blossom Mao Festival' in the Mao town to attract tourists to the region.
The festival was live streamed virtually on several social 

Manipur&nbsp;organised the 'Cherry Blossom Mao Festival' in the Mao town to attract tourists to the region.
The festival was live streamed virtually on several social media platforms and attended by Chief Minister&nbsp;N. Biren Singh&nbsp;via video conferencing.
Traditional Mao dances were a major highlight of the virtual event.&nbsp;
The CM hoped that the virtual event would bring some hope and joy during these tough times. He also shared that there are plans to take the festival to greater heights and expand at an international level in the future.&nbsp;

In a bid to promote conservation of wildlife, Uttarakhand tourism board is all set to to organise its first snow leopard tours in February. The tours will take place in

In a bid to promote conservation of wildlife, Uttarakhand tourism board is all set to to organise its first snow leopard tours in February. The tours will take place in a village called Harsil and will be open on a first come, first serve basis, the board announced on Twitter. The initiative&nbsp;is a collaboration between Global Environment Facility, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, UNDP India, the state tourism board and Uttarakhand Forest Department. The tours are a part of the SECURE Himalaya Project that seeks to conserve biodiversity and uplift lives of local communities.

In a bid to transform Tripura into a hub of tourism, a 5-day long Agartala Adventure Tourism Festival is underway in the state's capital.
The festival, which will conc

In a bid to transform Tripura into a hub of tourism, a 5-day long Agartala Adventure Tourism Festival is underway in the state's capital.
The festival, which will conclude on the 13th of January, has a number of star attractions for visitors including a jet ski, hot air balloon ride, zip line , banana boat and rock climbing.
It is being held at the Swami Vivekananda Stadium and Laxmi Narayan Dighi.

Making history, Air India's all-women pilot team will fly over North Pole on the longest air route in the world!&nbsp;
The flight will take off from San Francisco and 

Making history, Air India's all-women pilot team will fly over North Pole on the longest air route in the world!&nbsp;
The flight will take off from San Francisco and reach Bengaluru on the 9th of January.
AI Captain Zoya Agarwal&nbsp;will be commanding the flight along with her team.&nbsp;
Air carriers usually send their best and most experienced pilots to fly through the North Pole as it is a challenging route.
Agarwal was also the&nbsp;youngest woman pilot to fly a Boeing-777 in 2013.&nbsp;
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All international travellers will need a negative Covid-19 test result before boarding a flight to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated on Friday, as the cou

All international travellers will need a negative Covid-19 test result before boarding a flight to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated on Friday, as the country gears up to curb the spread of the new UK variant of the virus. Meanwhile, a Reuters report added that the country would reduce the cap on international arrivals in some states, by half, until the 15th of February.

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