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Great Nicobar project commercial enterprise; ecological havoc assured: Congress' Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh, a senior Congress leader, has strongly criticized the Great Nicobar Island Project. He labels it a commercial venture that w...
What makes the Rs 90,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project critical for India both militarily and economicallyIndia is undertaking a massive Rs 90,000 crore project in Great Nicobar. This initiative will develop a major transshipment port and intern...
'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...
Great Nicobar Project: NGT upholds clearance amidst environmental concernsThe National Green Tribunal has approved the Great Nicobar project. This decision faces criticism for relying on studies from government bo...
India’s next big power move is set to unfold in the Bay of BengalIndia's ambitious Great Nicobar infrastructure project has received a green light. This mega project, centered around a new transshipment p...
NGT green signal for Nicobar Port; notes safeguardsIn a significant decision, the National Green Tribunal has green-lighted the ambitious Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project. After tho...
India looks to revolutionise maritime sector by 2047 with Rs 80L crore investment: Sarbananda SonowalIndia is planning a massive investment of Rs 80 lakh crore in its maritime sector, aiming to increase port capacity and boost shipbuilding....
Ship-building clusters to come up in five states: Union Minister SonowalIn the next five years, the ministry projects container handling to reach an impressive 40 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit), crea...
Andaman administration urges Centre to rethink plan to build 50-MW gas-based unitThe Andaman & Nicobar Islands administration has requested the union power ministry to reconsider a shelved 50-MW LNG-based power plant. Th...
Centre notifies Galathea Bay as a 'Major Port'The government has designated Galathea Bay in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands as a 'Major Port'. This Rs 44,000 crore project will be develop...
Great Nicobar may soon get an international container terminalThe main vision for developing the island aims "to capture the locational advantage of being on international sea route and develop Great N...
Ship building and repair clusters will be developed in coastal cities: SonowalUnion Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced plans to establish ship building and repair clusters in strategi...
Centre evaluates Bulk Cargo Transshipment Hub in North Andaman’s Atlanta BayThe Indian government is assessing the feasibility of developing a Bulk Cargo transshipment hub in Atlanta Bay near Diglipur in the Andaman...
Bids for Galathea Bay project likely next yearBids for the first phase of the ₹44,000 crore Galathea Bay project are expected to be invited early next year. The International Container ...
Bids for first phase of Galathea Bay project to be called next year: Sarbananda SonowalAccording to the Shipping Ministry, environmental clearance for the project came in November last year. Stage 1 forest clearance has been r...
JSW Infra looks to bid for ports under govt's privatisation planJSW Infrastructure is reportedly among 10 companies, including Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V, Rail Vikas Nigam L...
Transhipment hubs, green shipping on government priority list: TK Ramachandran, secretary , ministry of ports, shipping and waterwaysThe Indian government has identified the establishment of a transhipment port at Galathea Bay and a mega port at Vadhavan as priority areas...
Private companies seek sops to build Great Nicobar portGreat Nicobar port project is significant for the country as nearly 75% of India's transshipped cargo is handled at ports outside India. Ac...
Great Nicobar mega project gets environmental nodThe project, which will see around 8.5 lakh trees in pristine rainforests being felled, loss of 12 to 20 hectares of mangrove cover and con...