In just a few years, however, one of India's largest container ports is set to be built in the bay at the southern tip of the Nicobar Islands. Delhi’s plans call for the construction of three ...

The Rs 72,000-crore Great Nicobar project involves the construction of a Rs 36,000 ... The administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not respond to questions emailed by Scroll about ...

Andaman and Nicobar, a former British penal colony, is a group of 572 islands located more than 1,200km (700miles) from mainland India. The Indian government strictly monitors access to some ...

Located in Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ... forest clearing, road construction, and even ...

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of ...

In FY24, the shipping ministry sanctioned 28 projects worth over ₹5,400 crore for Lakshadweep and for Andaman and Nicobar Islands including a new port for passengers and tourists at Port Blair.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi expressed concerns over the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development ...

A US citizen was arrested in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly trespassing into the restricted North Sentinel Island, home to the reclusive Sentinelese tribe, police said on Wednesday.

A US national, Mykhailo Viktorvych Polyakov, was arrested for entering prohibited North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was remanded to custody with video evidence ...