Why all attempts at ‘assimilating’ Andamanese tribes have ended badlyThe North Sentinelese are among the only surviving direct descendants of the first humans in Asia.
25 Nov, 2018, 03.16 PM IST
Wildlife Board okays Andamans’ Rutland Island for DRDO’s missile testing projectDRDO has been struggling to get its long range missile test facility since 2012 when the proposal was moved across the government.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.06 PM IST
Andamans and its tribals: Meet the first Indians while they are still aroundGenetic studies suggest the Andaman tribals go back over 65,000 years, but why don’t our history and culture books acknowledge these deplet...
03 Apr, 2016, 06.53 AM IST
Cycling on the Andaman Trunk RoadThe Andaman Trunk Road runs the length of the Andamans. Cycling along it, the author sees signs of trouble in this fragile archipelago.
10 Jan, 2015, 05.10 AM IST
New surveillance system to protect Jarawa tribe in AndamanThe 200 km-long coastline would be guarded by a strong three-layered joint operation team.
28 Nov, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
Andamans: Welfare of Jarawas key poll issueThe issue remains so critical that parties like Congress and BJP have promised removal of Buffer Zone notification to give a boost to touri...
09 Apr, 2014, 01.06 PM IST
15 candidates fight it out for lone Lok Sabha seat in Andaman and Nicobar islandsThe poll battle is practically a straight contest between the Congress, and the BJP.
09 Apr, 2014, 11.18 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Campaigning ends in AndamansThough a number of parties like NCP, BSP, CPI-M, SP and TMC are fighting the election, it is practically a straight contest between Congres...
08 Apr, 2014, 06.14 PM IST
Andaman forests under threat from deer and elephants: ReportThe islands have no native herbivores except for wild pig, which is omnivorous while elephants were brought over from mainland India in the...
12 Aug, 2013, 11.41 AM IST
- London-based group launches tourism boycott of Andaman Islands
"Survival is also asking members of the public to pledge not to travel to the islands until the demands are met," the statement said.
30 Apr, 2013, 07.38 PM 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
Rights, empowerment issues keep Tribal Affairs Ministry busyIssues of rights and empowerment of tribals and forest dwellers, as well as incidents of their exploitation kept the Tribal Affairs Ministr...
28 Dec, 2012, 11.46 AM IST
- Sonia Gandhi's letters guiding Prime Minister & cabinet ministers
UPA swings into action once Congress chief throws her weight behind any policy or legislation, ET finds by filing RTI application.
13 Aug, 2012, 05.56 AM 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
What is the government doing to prevent another 'Jarawa-like incident?In the absence of policy and a willingness to understand the untouched way of life, the alienation between isolated tribes & govt will pers...
12 Feb, 2012, 11.33 AM IST
- A decade after SC order, govt fails to shut Andaman road
Nearly 10 years after the Supreme Court asked the administration to shut down the Andaman Trunk Road cutting through the Jarawa Reserve on ...
15 Jun, 2011, 07.41 PM IST