The Great Nicobar Megaproject threatens to destroy 10 million trees and disrupt the lives of the indigenous Nicobarese people ...

India's stunning islands, from the Andaman and Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal to Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea, offer pristine ...

Per a ministry of tourism statement released this week, the Union government has allocated ₹27.57 crore since 2016-17 to ...

The stakes are high, and conflict is escalating. The tussles are over rare metals, ores, timber, space – and the right to be left alone.

MP Saket Gokhale questioned the government’s stance, pointing out that the assessment was prepared at the request of the ...

Parliament's home affairs committee urges exploring tourism on uninhabited Andaman and Nicobar Islands, noting a surge in visitors and potential eco-tourism.

Other than colonial Europeans visiting the larger Andaman islands, and occasional shipwreck ... anthropological research on other Andamanese tribes (seen below). A decade later, in 1991, an ...

North Sentinel Island is home to a mysterious tribe called the Sentinelese, who have lived in isolation for thousands of years. This small island, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is ...

In the Bay of Bengal is the Andaman Islands chain. And it's home to North ... Specifically the isolated Sentinelese, an indigenous tribe that has previously attacked approaching vessels and ...