“The long pending demand of being granted infrastructure and industry status and facilitating ease of doing business while adding tourism to the concurrent list, will together boost institutional investments,” he said.

To boost India’s civil aviation sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the next phase of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) and inaugurated the New Terminal Building (NTB) at Jodhpur Airport. The modified UDAN Scheme was approved on March 25, 2026, with an outlay of approximately INR 29,000 crore over the next ten years to accelerate aviation-led development and advance the vision of..

Over 350 delegates to participate across the two-day event, with representation from multiple state tourism departments, private sector companies and national and international stakeholders. Chief Minister Delhi, Union Tourism Minister, LG Delhi, Former Chief of Defence Staff General and international leaders expected to attend.

The launch took place alongside a day-long workshop focusing on four key themes aimed at improving India's tourism ecosystem. Discussions centred around single-window clearances, addressing visa challenges, sustainable development, digitised approvals and streamlined project timelines, among others.

The meeting brought together leading industry associations, including FAITH, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI, WTTCII, TGFI, ABTO, CII, IAAPI and FICCI, to deliberate on reforms required to unlock the full growth potential of India's tourism ecosystem.

One of the key highlights of EEA 2026 was the Leadership Roundtable on: "Role of the Exhibition Industry in India's Viksit Bharat @2047 Roadmap". The session brought together government representatives, international associations, venue operators, exhibition organisers and industry leaders for a strategic discussion on the future direction of the sector.

By 2027, while Asia as a whole is expected to return to 2019 levels, India is projected to exceed pre-Covid exhibition activity by more than 50%, shared Sebastian Witt, Partner & Senior Consultant at jwc GmbH. The firm also identifies India as the world's most attractive exhibition market but warns that inadequate venue infrastructure could constrain future growth.

Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu inaugurated the rerouted Vande Bharat Express between Amritsar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. Now operating on a new route via Gurdaspur and Batala, the optimised route reduces total journey distance by about 84 km, saving 40 minutes off the previous schedule to improve efficiency for religious and leisure tourism...

For decades, global crisis have followed a predictable script for the tourism sector: uncertainty rises, bookings fall, businesses struggle and travellers postpone holidays. Yet the current geopolitical disruptions across West Asia appear to be producing a different outcome for the Indian travellers, showing that they are not travelling less; they are travelling differently.

V Somanna, Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, on Thursday, flagged off the Madgaon-Karwar Express service from Madgaon station, aiming to strengthen rail connectivity between Goa and the coastal districts of Karnataka, officials said.