Alarm over Indian Ocean reefs
The idyllic islands of Andaman and Nicobar in the Northern Indian Ocean have fringing coral reefs round the east coast and a long barrier reef to the west. The reefs are not yet well documented
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Anti-diabetic drug from CDRI
A plant extract, traditionally used by the inhabitants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to control diarrhoea, has given impotant leads for the development of the first herbal based anti-diabetic drug
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Curry Power
India's famed curry powder is tempting the Jarawas, considered the most primitive and reclusive of South Aisa's tribes, to emerge from their jungle homes deep in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. "At
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UNDP aid for coral reef project
The United Nations Development Programme will assist India with conservation and sustainable management of the coral reef ecosystem of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A grant of nearly Rs 1.4 crore
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Rs 370 cr plan outlay for Andaman & Nicobar Island
The annual plan size for Andaman & Nicobar Islands for 2001-02 announced today, has been finalised at Rs 370 crore. Transport, social services, energy and agriculture have been marked as thrust
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SC bans felling of trees in Andaman
Taking serious note of the depleting forest cover of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, has imposed a complete ban on the felling of any naturally grown tree
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Andamans all set for eco-tourism
Taking advantage of nature's beauty at its bountiful best in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the territorial administration has decided to encourage private investment in the tourism sector in a big
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Supreme Court panel visits Andaman islands
The Andaman and Nicobar administration has taken up with the one man commission appointed by the Supreme Court the likely impact of a recent court order relating to the preservation of eco-system
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Endangered marine wildlife seized
Endangered marine wildlife such as organ pipe coral, sea cucumbers, Trochus and Turbo weighing 14 metric tonnes, illegally removed from coral beds in Andaman and Nicobar islands, was seized by the
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Waiting for devastation?
Lakshwadeep is facing great peril of submergence under the sea. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are also categorised under the same threat. Mumbai is likely to get it share of sea surges causing loss of
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Rising mercury : met trashes E1 Nino, global warming theories
The South-West monsoon has entered the south Andaman & Nicobar Island, a day earlier than the schedule. The Indian meteorological department (IMD) is still studying the development to make a final
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PM pushes for development of Andaman and Nicobar
In a bid to spur the development of Andaman and Nicobar islands, the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, announced that an inter-island helicopter service would be launched soon with 90 per cent
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Seminar held on NGOs' role in Andaman growth
A two-day workshop on "Expanding and deepening the role of voluntary sector/non-governmental organisations in Andaman and Nicobar Islands" was held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Port Blair. The
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MPEDA plans 'safe shrimp' project in Andamans
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) plans to set up a shrimp domestication project in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Mr Jose Cyriac, Chairman, MPEDA, told Business Line that
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Andamans may offer islands on lease
Andaman and Nicobar administration is likely to offer a few of its islands on lease to private entrepreneurs for tourism development. "We have identified an island, 1,800 km from Port Blair, for
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Beyond Tsunami
Time to focus on preventing the next disaster
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Raining frogs
Will the deluge end?
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Kalam proposes n-power plant exclusively for Andamans
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said, there would be a 250 MW nuclear power station on one of the islands exclusively for the Andamans. He was at the national seminar on security and development of the islands under the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC).
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The Andamans up for grabs
Dubious land sales that hold grave implications for fragile ecologies have set a dangerous precedence in the strategically sensitive Andamans and Nicobar Islands. What is more ominous is that the
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Biodiversity blues
Unable to adapt to rapid changes, many species will die out