India's treasure-trove
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Saving sharks
the Union ministry of environment and forests (mef) seems to be getting wiser and waking up to conservation of marine life. In a recent notification, all kind of sharks found in the waters of
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Coastal chaos
Sea surges will inundate coasts, causing enormous damages
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Web Exclusive Quarrying destroying South Andamans
Indiscriminate quarry operations are on at full swing in the South Andamans, where a 3 square kilometre (sq km) stretch houses as many as 35 quarries. With a lot of rebuilding and reconstruction work
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Beaming onto children
Under a project expected to commence later this year, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will utilise a permanent satellite facility for beaming programmes and lectures to students
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Treasure islands
The Andaman & Nicobar islands (A&N) -literally "treasured Islands" - have enticed many gold- diggers, but this time, a no-profit project is on here. Aiming to enrich the islanders'
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Victims of modernisation
Tribal communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands face extinction
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Go under
Or, follow coastal regulations
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Dry study on an oceanic idyll
THE inky blue waves of the Bay of Bengal wash the shores of one of the most beautiful archipelagos anywhere. But the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands is much more than just a
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Forest Flashpoints
Some areas where the Supreme Court has cracked its whip
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No penny for the Onges?
The discovery of a generation old plant extract used by Onges in The Andarnans has patent hungry profiteers jostling their way down There The question is, whether the custodians of the secret stand to gain anything at all
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India to harness ocean energy
India would soon set up the world's first power generating plant, ocean thermal energy conversion, to harness ocean energy in Andaman and Nicobar islands, a top government official has
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Suryachakra's power project in Andamans to be dedicated to nation tomorrow
Suryachakra Power Corporation Pvt Ltd has announced that its 20-MW diesel-based power project at Bambooflat in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is scheduled to be dedicated to the nation. The company is
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Sea erosion plagues coastal states
Almost all coastal states and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands face the problem of sea erosion, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. The states facing sea
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Vanishing tribes of Andamans
The Jarawa tribe of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now reduced to less than 300 people as against thousands during the British period. Of late, however, exposure to people from the civilised world,
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Multi-pronged action sought to preserve Andamans ecology
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has to adopt a multi-pronged strategy, including sustainable land use and a pragmatic approach to fisheries to conserve its marine resources, according to
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CARI to release saline tolerant rice variety
Plantation and rice-based cropping systems seem to be the only viable alternatives for the Andaman and Nicobar islands.Dr S.P.S. Ahlawat, Director, Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI),
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As poachers plunder Andamans marine wealth, police wait for a boat
The tourist paradise of Andaman & Nicobar islands is under siege. Gangs of pachers from Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka have been plundering the rich marine life in this archipelago of
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Anti-plastic drive in Andamans
The plastic menace in the pristinely beautiful Andaman & Nicobar islands caused so much concern that WWF-India together with the NCC decided to do something about it. On the World environment day,
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Measles-like ailment among Jarawa tribe causes concern
Several members of the Jarawa tribe, one of India's most ancient peoples, have been admitted to the G.B. Pant Hospital at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with an ailment suspected to be