Retired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda visited key temples in Jharkhand, including Baba Baidyanath Dham and Basukinath temple. The Andaman and...

Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinels are the aboriginal tribal populations of these islands. India also has several indigenous and...

There are six notified scheduled tribes in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Except Nicobarese, the rest --Great Andamane...

The first modern settlement of outsiders was established in 1789 by Lt. Blair at Chatham Island, now part of Port Blair.

With a current population of 480, the Jarawas live in parts of the South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands and have largely shunned intera...

NCST’s position is that YouTube videos on the tribal group “outrage the modesty of Jarawas without their knowledge”.

Genetic studies suggest the Andaman tribals go back over 65,000 years, but why don’t our history and culture books acknowledge these deplet...

The Andaman Trunk Road runs the length of the Andamans. Cycling along it, the author sees signs of trouble in this fragile archipelago.

The 200 km-long coastline would be guarded by a strong three-layered joint operation team.

"Survival is also asking members of the public to pledge not to travel to the islands until the demands are met," the statement said.

The ATR connects Port Blair with Greater Nicobar and passes through the area where members of the Jarawa, an endangered tribe, live.

To provide greater protection to Jarawa tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, government has initiated various measures .

In the absence of policy and a willingness to understand the untouched way of life, the alienation between isolated tribes & govt will pers...

The issue had sparked controversy when London-based newspaper "Observor" reported the alleged incident and also uploaded a video.

Andaman and Nicobar administration has rubbished media reports that scantily-clad Jarawa tribe women were allegedly forced to dance in fron...

Nearly 10 years after the Supreme Court asked the administration to shut down the Andaman Trunk Road cutting through the Jarawa Reserve on ...