The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India 54th position (down from 46th in 2019) with a score of 4.1 in its Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021.
The National Geographic Society has installed the "highest weather station in the world" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 meters to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.
The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep S Puri launched the BHARAT TAP initiative at the 'Plumbex India' exhibition.