TNPSC Current affairs April 2017 07 for group 1 & group 2 mains

TNPSC Current Affairs April 2017

India improves ranking in tourism by 12 places -World Economic Forum

India has moved 12 Places from 52^nd to 40^th rank globally in Travel and tourism competitiveness list in latest report published by world Economic Forum.

Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism & Culture, Dr Mahesh Sharma said that India has moved to 40^th place in the Travel and Tourism Competitive Index of World Economic Forum released on 5^th April 2017.

Key factors:

• The Key factors for improving tourism is due to some strong policies like visa on arrival, e-visas, improvement in the ground transport infrastructure.
• India also continues to enrich its cultural resources, protecting more cultural sites and intangible expressions through UNESCO World Heritage lists, and via a greater digital presence, report said.
• It also noted that even though health conditions, ICT readiness, security concerns and human resources are improving but remains weak.
• In last 3 years India has cumulatively improved its ranking by 25 places from 65^th position to 40^th position.
• Spain, France and Germany were ranked at the top three positions, China ranked 12^th position.