Simply Put: Great Nicobar Mega Project

Coral bleaching influenced by location, other factors: Study

The study, conducted on coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, found that heat was not the only driver of bleaching

Engage local communities to protect marine life: Study

There is so much lack of awareness that many did not even know which department or authority was responsible for implementing Wildlife Protection Act

Andaman & Nicobar turtles face extinction

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the third most significant biodiversity hotspot in India. With a coastline of 1962 kilometres and many …

Big seizure

A house for the islander

Illogical plans for post-tsunami housing on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands omen trouble

Pleasure island

Harbour wave: New tech is updating our knowledge about how big the rupture on Boxing Day was  

The rupture could have been as long as 1,400 km if a 2021 study is to be believed  

India’s turtle researchers oppose development plans for Little Andaman, Great Nicobar islands

The islands have global significance for global Leatherback turtle conservation and are also home to indigenous peoples like the Onge and the Shompen

Does government know one ecotourism from another?

Is the Andaman Works Department an expert body on eco-tourism? It will, in the near future, monitor the construction of hotels and resorts on …

UNITED NATIONS

Felling forbidden

Supreme Court order may benefit Andaman natives

Rooting out felling

Andaman officials cite livelihood issue to justify logging

In Short

Sharks bear brunt of seasonal fishing frenzy

Even as the Andaman and Nicobar coast is witnessing the June-end whirl of shark fishing activity, the local administration and conservationists …

Dialogues of identity

Narrow view

Expert opinion ignored in talks on Jarawa tribe's future

Tribal rights in India are a grey picture: experts

In the light of the recent murder of a US national in the Andamans by an isolated tribe, experts say the rights of indigenous communities in …

Andaman isles should've been given indigenous names: Anvita Abbi

Prominent linguist and expert on Andamanese languages says the Ross, Neil and Havelock islands should have been given names from the Great …

The beginning of the end of Andaman & Nicobar’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

The Indian government’s recent removal of Restricted Area Permit from 29 islands in the archipelago reeks of avarice and tokenism, and …

Agent B483

Bacteria in mangrove forests can eliminate mosquitoes

IMD warns of Bay of Bengal cyclone on May 16

No prediction whether Cyclone Amphan would make India landfall

Are the indigenous people of Andaman and Nicobar contracting COVID-19

Jarawas also very vulnerable; experts say administrative failure to blame for tribals getting infected

Andaman and Nicobar: Beyond India's landmass

Excerpts from Troubled Islands! by Pankaj Sekhsaria

A language spoken by only 273

Pramod Kumar researches a language spoken by only 273 people in the Andaman islands. A PhD candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, he …