India's marine meadows
Tape seagrass, which has the longest leaves among its kind found in Indian waters, is a major carbon sink. A recent study has some useful …
COVID-19: Land is key to survival of indigenous peoples in Asia
Those who are in their forest abodes, are self-sufficient; But those who have been forcibly evicted, will find it hard to survive the pandemic
Wild blood fruit, a source of natural red colourant, may be domesticated
This will be done to conserve the critically endangered fruit after it was indiscriminately harvested from natural forests
Independence Day 2023: ‘There is no link between Lord Mayo’s assassination and the Criminal Tribes Act’
Down To Earth speaks to author Neelam Francis on the enigmatic figure of Sher Ali, an Afridi tribesman who assassinated British Viceroy, Lord …
Mumbai, Kerala most affected by marine litter; microplastics pose a major threat
For the first time, the researchers have compiled 1,237 scientific studies on marine litter into a single, comprehensive database
Promoting tourism in Andaman & Nicobar islands puts ecology at stake
The Ministry of Tourism has reportedly formed a panel to probe the scope of allowing high-value tourism in uninhabited islands
COVID-19 threatens indigenous peoples of Andaman and Nicobar
The last speaker of a Great Andamanese language died recently in Port Blair of tuberculosis as COVID-19 reached the Andaman and Nicobar islands
Andamans want 'absolute protection' for saltwater crocodile to be withdrawn
The union territory’s administration has sent a proposal to delist the animal from Schedule 1 of the Wldlife Protection Act ‘in order …
Southwest monsoon progresses after stalling for 12 days
Experts Down To Earth spoke to suspect the stalling is connected with Typhoon Mawar, which has rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean
Mocha to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rains until May 12
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
IMD predicts low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal
The storm will move north-northeastwards towards the east-central Bay of Bengal till May 11, skirting the Andaman Islands
Cyclone Asani may not make landfall at all
Odisha to witness maximum impact; West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh likely to have rains
Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs: Study
Three mass bleaching events occurred in 1998, 2010 and 2016, impacting five major Indian coral reef regions — in Andaman, Nicobar, …
Fishing and coral reef degradation threaten parrotfish in Andaman
New study says presence of a protected area, live coral and algal cover, significantly influences distribution and abundance of the specie
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 …
Andamans, Lakshwadeep declared ‘hope spots’ by IUCN
Two groups of islands are the first in India to make it to the list of 50 global hope spots with significant wildlife and underwater habitats
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 & Nicobar wants to take a reverse gear on oil palm
Sixteen years after the Supreme Court banned monoculture plantations in the islands' fragile ecosystem, the administration wants it revoked
Win some, lose some: States miffed with Centre for seeking afforestation land to 'develop' Andamans
States give the cold shoulder to Andamans & Nicobar Islands that wants them to compensate for development in its territory
As told to Parliament (December 13, 2022): 130 sq km of forest land set to be diverted in Great Nicobar Island
Mitigation measures have been proposed for the ‘sustainable development’ projects
A hard rain’s falling
Sayantan Bera tells the story of a man and a state, paralysed inside the remote islands of Sundarbans
19 quakes strike Nicobar Islands within 10 hours
No casualties have been reported so far
NASA highlights loss of mangrove cover on Katchal island in the Nicobars
More than 90% of mangrove cover on the island was lost due to the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Low-pressure area to form over Andaman Sea by April 30: IMD
The low-pressure area will likely change into a depression by May 2
