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              This article tries to assess the social and environmental impacts of tourism on the socially backward and environmentally sensitive Wayanadu district of Kerala.   Tourism is widely conceived to be a service which results in considerable degree of sharing between the host community and the visitors. The natural environment as well as the cultural heritage of a community becomes selling products in tourism. The interaction between the hosts and visitors leaves its mark on the environment, people and culture of the hosts. Responsible tourism is a concept which measures the effects of tourism on the

The scheme to promote individual entrepreneurs, Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) launched by the central government will get enhanced funds. The budget for the Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) of the Union Ministry of Science & Technology has been hiked to Rs 60 crore. During the previous Plan, Rs 8 crore was disbursed un¬der TePP against the targeted disbursal of Rs 10 crore. The number of outreach centers engaged in the pro¬motion of innovation under TePP is also set to go up from 20 at present to 30 by end-March 2009.The TePP is a joint initiative un¬der the Department of Scien¬tific & Industrial Research (DSIR) and the Department of Scien