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...
19 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
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...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
Manipur CM targets 2028 for Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway, highlights Modi's development pushManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh announced the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway project is targeted for completion by 2028. He hig...
14 Jun, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
850 acres of vacant defence land in Uttar Pradesh to host 250 MW solar power plantA significant solar power project is set to be established in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a 250 MW ...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer makes strong pitch to win tender for Indian military's transport aircraftBrazilian aerospace firm Embraer is actively seeking to win a major Indian military transport aircraft tender. Their C-390 Millennium is th...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
India to invest ₹13K-cr in dual use airport at Great Nicobar IslandIndia is set to build a new dual-use airport on Great Nicobar Island. This ₹13,000 crore project will serve both military and civilian need...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Defence ministry expects 24 Tejas Mk1A jets to be ready by end of yearDefence ministry sources have said that the production and readiness schedule for the LCA Mark1A is expected to reach around 18 to 24 aircr...
08 Jun, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
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...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
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...
15 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
'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...
10 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
BJP has made a system to 'steal' elections, their time will come, will have to face public anger: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi has raised his voice against the BJP, alleging they have concocted a mechanism for election manipulation in critical regions i...
08 May, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
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...
03 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
AirAsia to operate flight service from Port Blair to Kuala Lumpur from SaturdayAirAsia is set to launch the first-ever international flight from Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...
16 Nov, 2024, 10.45 AM IST
Great Nicobar port to get LNG power plant, international airportThe new airport is expected to be set up by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), while NTPC will set up the LNG power plant, a senior off...
17 Jul, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
Inter-island flight connectivity to Shibpur, Car Nicobar in Andaman to start in July: OfficialTerminal buildings completed at Shibpur, Car Nicobar to enhance connectivity. Flight operations starting in July with a 19-seater aircraft ...
01 Apr, 2024, 05.44 PM IST
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...
21 Sep, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
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...
15 Sep, 2022, 12.17 AM IST