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Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal AffairsIn a letter addressed to Jual Oram, Ramesh argued that the project proceeds in direct violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and the righ...- Great Nicobar project a recipe for ecological disaster: Jairam Ramesh to Defence ministerCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has alerted Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about the Great Nicobar Island Project. He states the project in i...
- '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...
- Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...
- Third Eye: Temple hopping in Jharkhand, voter ID cards to Jarawa members, and final farewellFormer Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda visited key temples in Jharkhand, including Baba Baidyanath Dham and Basukinath temple. The Andaman and...
- 10 members of Andaman tribe test positive for coronavirus, officials on high alertThere are six notified scheduled tribes in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Except Nicobarese, the rest --Great Andamane...
- VHP seeks ‘judicial action’ against evangelists on tourist visa in AndamansVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) to press for "severe judicial action against evan...
- NCST summons to YouTube for offensive Jarawa clipsWith a current population of 480, the Jarawas live in parts of the South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands and have largely shunned intera...
- Government asks YouTube to remove Jarawa videosNCST’s position is that YouTube videos on the tribal group “outrage the modesty of Jarawas without their knowledge”.
- Andaman tribes may have a new human ancestorScientists at NIBMG, West Bengal, working with those from the Pompeu Fabra University, Spain, made this discovery after analysing genetic s...
- 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...
- New surveillance system to protect Jarawa tribe in AndamanThe 200 km-long coastline would be guarded by a strong three-layered joint operation team.
- 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...
- 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.
- No tourists on Jarawa zone road, islanders need ID cardThe ATR connects Port Blair with Greater Nicobar and passes through the area where members of the Jarawa, an endangered tribe, live.
- Intensive checking, new norms to protect Jarawa tribes: GovernmentTo provide greater protection to Jarawa tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, government has initiated various measures .
- 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...
- Tour operators offer titillating 'human safaris' in OrissaTour operators have been offering titillating "human safaris" in Orissa that provide a close look at the Bonda tribe.
- Dance by tribal women: Case registered against unknown personsThe issue had sparked controversy when London-based newspaper "Observor" reported the alleged incident and also uploaded a video.
- Reports on Jarawa women forced to dance highly irresponsible: Andaman and NicobarAndaman and Nicobar administration has rubbished media reports that scantily-clad Jarawa tribe women were allegedly forced to dance in fron...
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