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...
NGT clears Great Nicobar infrastructure project, says adequate safeguards providedThe National Green Tribunal has approved the Great Nicobar Island International Container Transhipment Terminal. The tribunal found that en...
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...
Every dimension of Great Nicobar Infra Project has seen 'malpractice': CongressThe Congress highlighted alleged irregularities in the Rs 72,000-crore Great Nicobar Infra Project. Affected residents demanded fair compen...
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...
In a first, people of Andaman's vulnerable Shompen tribe voteSpeaking to PTI, Chief Electoral Officer, B S Jaglan said, "This is for the first time a total of seven members of Shompen tribe exercised ...
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...
Airport, container depot, township in 16,610 hectares of pristine Nicobar clearedThe Great Nicobar Island was declared as a biosphere reserve in January 1989 by the Centre and included in the Unesco man and biosphere pro...
Around 3% of population in 177 tribal-dominated districts Covid positiveAccording to government sources, the prevalence of Covid-19 in tribal-dominated districts has not been termed as “alarming” but the tribal ...
The coronavirus has reached sensitive tribal belts, can local administration check its spread?The question is whether the local administrations in these far-flung districts are equipped in terms of medical infrastructure and testing ...
Amble around or chill out on the sun-kissed beaches of Andaman & Nicobar islandsThe islands are exotic with serene and pristine beaches, underwater corals and natural wonders.
Child mortality among scheduled tribes almost double than national averageOram said the higher mortality appears to be due to low childhood immunisation amongst the STs, including particularly vulnerable tribal gr...