The early arrival of the southwest monsoon brings a bittersweet forecast for India, marking its weakest rainfall projection in 20 years. En...

Parks, playgrounds, stadiums, swimming pools and sports events will also be temporarily closed for four weeks, said the secretary to the di...

The Prime Minister had laid the foundation for 2,312-kilometer Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) connecting submarine optical fi...

The dedicated container transshipment terminal at the strategic port locale in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands along the Bay of Bengal coas...

Seventeen islands in Andamans have also been identified for holistic development, that include building infrastructure, to promote tourism.

Island Coastal Regulation Zone norms may be changed by month-end to develop a tent resort on Aves island.

The North Sentinelese are among the only surviving direct descendants of the first humans in Asia.

Tourism is a main revenue stream for the islanders and the chamber expects Andamans will get a major boost if it is included as one of the ...

The decision was taken at the first meeting of the newly- constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA), chaired by Union home minister Rajn...

Given ecological sensitivity of the islands, capacities will be limited, though current options for tourists will be improved.

The telecom service in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is dependent only on satellite connectivity and the bandwidth is limited to 1 GBPS onl...

An earthquake of slight intensity today hit an area off the east coast of Little Andaman, but there was no immediate report of any damage o...

The islands have no native herbivores except for wild pig, which is omnivorous while elephants were brought over from mainland India in the...

After a smooth delivery, Sheela began her journey from the Little Andaman islands on the rim of the Indian Ocean in January. On Saturday , ...

It wasn’t a mechanical snag that led to North Korean merchant vessel MV Mu San dropping anchor off Little Andaman.

The North Korean cargo ship which illegally entered the country's territorial waters had done so due to mechanical problems, its captain on...

Five Onge aboriginal tribesmen died and 15 others took ill after consuming a toxic chemical at Dugong Creek of Little Andaman island of And...