India News » Andaman And Nicobar Islan News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: UNESCO adds three Indian sites to Tentative List, including Sirpur temples and Andaman volcanoes
UNESCO has included three Indian sites in its Tentative List, featuring ancient temples, limestone caves and volcanic islands.
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: Andaman and Nicobar Command hosts yoga training for retiring Agniveers
Shri Vijaypuram, October 25 (Daily Kiran) : The Andaman and Nicobar Command recently conducted a specialized yoga training program for retiring Agniveers in Shri Vijaypuram. The initiative aims to ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: Why Modi’s Great Nicobar Project is a Recipe for Disaster
It will open the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to loot and plunder. It involves felling 15 million trees and encroaching upon the land of the reclusive Shompen tribals. 700 miles from the Indian ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: India’s Plans to ‘Develop’ Great Nicobar Island Threatens Its Unique Wildlife and Indigenous Peoples
To most of the world, Great Nicobar Island doesn’t seem to exist. Few photos from this remote, fragile island in the Indian Ocean have been posted online. The citizen science site iNaturalist contains ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: Is the Great Nicobar Island India’s Hormuz-like chokepoint against China?
New Delhi, India — The southernmost point of India, the Great Nicobar Island, is closer to the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia than it is to the Indian mainland. No Indian prime minister ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: India’s $9-Billion Great Nicobar Megaproject Threatens Indigenous Languages
India’s $9-billion megaproject on Great Nicobar, which includes a port, airport, power plant, and township, aims to transform this remote island into a “global destination for business, trade, and ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Social: Can the Great Nicobar Islands survive India’s development aspirations?
Demographic change instigated by the project could gradually reshape the region’s ecological and cultural balance That history remains central to concerns about whether an island vulnerable to ...