Congress doing 'negative politics' over Great Nicobar project: Environment ministerBhupender Yadav, the Union Environment Minister, has criticized the Congress party. He accused them of opposing the Great Nicobar infrastru...
19 Sep, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Mockery of legal, deliberative processes: Sonia Gandhi slams govt on Nicobar projectSonia Gandhi criticizes the Great Nicobar project. She calls it a planned misadventure. The project threatens indigenous tribes and the isl...
08 Sep, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
Every dimension of Great Nicobar Infra Project has seen 'malpractice': CongressThe Congress highlighted alleged irregularities in the Rs 72,000-crore Great Nicobar Infra Project. Affected residents demanded fair compen...
19 Aug, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates first ever optical fibre cable project for Andaman and Nicobar IslandsThe Prime Minister had laid the foundation for 2,312-kilometer Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) connecting submarine optical fi...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
India plans Rs 10,000 cr transshipment port at Great Nicobar Island: PM ModiThe dedicated container transshipment terminal at the strategic port locale in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands along the Bay of Bengal coas...
10 Aug, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
EESL, Baghirathi Sustainability in MoU to deploy 250 EVsBaghirathi Sustainability India Pvt Ltd is currently operating a fleet of around 131 electric vehicles in India. Traditionally, a transport...
19 Dec, 2019, 04.27 PM IST
Andaman-Aceh connectivity key to unlocking India-Indonesia biz potentialIn partnership with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia, the Embassy of India organised an “India Indonesia Investment & Business Forum”...
25 Nov, 2019, 08.44 PM IST
Chinese navy ships continue to prowl around AndamansOn Tuesday, alarm bells went off in Delhi after a blip on a coastal radar screen. It was an unidentified vessel close to the Andaman and Ni...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.20 PM IST
Modi reviews progress made on development of islandsModi asked the concerned officials to explore the possibility of seaweed cultivation, and other initiatives which could be of help for the ...
30 Jun, 2018, 03.47 PM IST
Government seeks out private investors for Lighthouse tourismGadkari will hold an investor summit in Mumbai to encourage private sector investment in converting 78 of country’s lighthouses into touris...
29 Oct, 2015, 02.08 PM IST
Government to develop 78 lighthouses pan-India as tourist spotsLighthouses have been beacons of navigation for mariners for centuries, but of late these are transforming into major tourist destinations.
15 Oct, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
Modi government's Rs 10,000 crore plan to transform Andaman and Nicobar islandsModi govt has readied a blueprint of the plan that also entails protection of the original Jarawa inhabitants while boosting the tourism po...
26 Sep, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
- Task force on dugong soon
The rare dugong, also known as the sea cow, is happily grazing underwater off the Gujarat coast, Tamil Nadu, and Andaman and Nicobar Island...
13 Aug, 2013, 02.59 AM IST
- No tourists on Jarawa zone road, islanders need ID card
The ATR connects Port Blair with Greater Nicobar and passes through the area where members of the Jarawa, an endangered tribe, live.
31 Jan, 2013, 04.15 PM IST
- Intensive checking, new norms to protect Jarawa tribes: Government
To provide greater protection to Jarawa tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, government has initiated various measures .
13 Mar, 2012, 04.08 PM IST
- SBI looking at alternate channels for rural penetration
The State Bank of India is considering alternate channels to penetrate into the rural market.
23 Mar, 2008, 12.13 PM IST
- Govt to boost India's marine exports
Government has decided to provide a big boost to marine products exports by expanding areas of production to include Andaman and Nicobar Is...
05 Jun, 2007, 06.40 PM IST