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Jairam Ramesh writes to Sarbanand Sonowal, seeks clarifications on Great Nicobar project's transhipment portCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has questioned Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal about the Great Nicobar Island project's transhipment port, s...
Great Nicobar project: Ramesh flags non-transparency in latest letter to Environment MinisterCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has raised concerns about the Great Nicobar Island project. He has written to the Environment Minister, highl...
Jairam Ramesh slams Centre, calls Great Nicobar transshipment port "recipe for ecological havoc"Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticized the proposed transshipment port on Great Nicobar Island, warning of extensive ecologica...
Great Nicobar project commercial enterprise; ecological havoc assured: Congress' Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh, a senior Congress leader, has strongly criticized the Great Nicobar Island Project. He labels it a commercial venture that w...
What makes the Rs 90,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project critical for India both militarily and economicallyIndia is undertaking a massive Rs 90,000 crore project in Great Nicobar. This initiative will develop a major transshipment port and intern...
'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...
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: NGT upholds clearance amidst environmental concernsThe National Green Tribunal has approved the Great Nicobar project. This decision faces criticism for relying on studies from government bo...
India’s next big power move is set to unfold in the Bay of BengalIndia's ambitious Great Nicobar infrastructure project has received a green light. This mega project, centered around a new transshipment p...
NGT green signal for Nicobar Port; notes safeguardsIn a significant decision, the National Green Tribunal has green-lighted the ambitious Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project. After tho...
Ship-building clusters to come up in five states: Union Minister SonowalIn the next five years, the ministry projects container handling to reach an impressive 40 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit), crea...
Centre notifies Galathea Bay as a 'Major Port'The government has designated Galathea Bay in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands as a 'Major Port'. This Rs 44,000 crore project will be develop...
Ship building and repair clusters will be developed in coastal cities: SonowalUnion Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced plans to establish ship building and repair clusters in strategi...
Centre evaluates Bulk Cargo Transshipment Hub in North Andaman’s Atlanta BayThe Indian government is assessing the feasibility of developing a Bulk Cargo transshipment hub in Atlanta Bay near Diglipur in the Andaman...
Bids for Galathea Bay project likely next yearBids for the first phase of the ₹44,000 crore Galathea Bay project are expected to be invited early next year. The International Container ...
Bids for first phase of Galathea Bay project to be called next year: Sarbananda SonowalAccording to the Shipping Ministry, environmental clearance for the project came in November last year. Stage 1 forest clearance has been r...
Transhipment hubs, green shipping on government priority list: TK Ramachandran, secretary , ministry of ports, shipping and waterwaysThe Indian government has identified the establishment of a transhipment port at Galathea Bay and a mega port at Vadhavan as priority areas...
Private companies seek sops to build Great Nicobar portGreat Nicobar port project is significant for the country as nearly 75% of India's transshipped cargo is handled at ports outside India. Ac...
Bids for Andaman's Rs 41,000-crore mega port project open todayThe government is aiming to complete the terminal in 2028 with a handling capacity of 4 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs). A TEU ...
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...