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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 concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...
Great Nicobar project one of biggest scams, gravest crimes against natural, tribal heritage: Rahul GandhiSenior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the Great Nicobar project. He described it as a major scam and a grave crime ag...
Parliamentary panel calls for rigorous implementation of Land Acquisition ActA parliamentary panel has urged strict adherence to the land acquisition law. Concerns are raised over violations, particularly in tribal a...
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...
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...
Great Nicobar project, a 'maha ecological disaster': Ex-environment minister Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh has criticized the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project, labeling it an ecological disaster being "bulldozed" through. H...
Proposed Rs 72,000-cr 'Mega Infra Project' in Great Nicobar poses grave threat to tribals, should be reviewed: CongressThe Congress has called for a halt to a proposed Rs 72,000-crore infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island, citing grave threats to tr...
Criticism of Great Nicobar mega project 'international conspiracy': NCST acting vice-chairpersonAnanta Nayak, acting vice-chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, defends the mega construction project on Great Nicob...
Between development and deep blue sea: What does Great Nicobar plan mean for the island and India?Even as concerns related to ecology, biodiversity and lives of indigenous communities remain, there is no denying the importance of the pro...
Great Nicobar mega project gets environmental nodThe project, which will see around 8.5 lakh trees in pristine rainforests being felled, loss of 12 to 20 hectares of mangrove cover and con...
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.
How the tsunami and ‘one-sizefits-all’ relief and rehabilitation has led to the reconfiguration of the Nicobar IslandsTen years after the tsunami, life in India’s coral-fringed Nicobar Islands is settling into a new pattern.