
Power crunch in paradise
Port Blair, port city of the Andamans, is in a developmental cul de sac
Port Blair, port city of the Andamans, is in a developmental cul de sac
29/09/1995
The most potent fallout from the September 15 earthquake that rocked the Andaman archipelago has been a 50-kilogramme leakage of lethal mercury from east island lighthouse in North Andaman. The local
14/10/2002
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28/02/2013
Budgetary provisions aimed at giving a fillip to industry, will add to the burden on the country's resources.
30/03/1993
Coral reefs in the Andaman Sea are losing their colour, owing to extensive bleaching. Experts say global warming is to blame
The oil pipeline burst at Bombay High exposes maintenance lapses and highlights the urgent need for environment management plans to tackle such mishaps.
The environment ministry is in trouble in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, where it has violated timber extraction limits.
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 1991: The CRZ area is defined as coastal stretches of seas, bays, estuaries, creeks, rivers, backwaters, all influenced by tidal action (in the landward side). The CRZ area is up to 500 metres from the high tide line and the land between the low tide line and high tide line.
27/02/2007
Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India
From major fruits like the mango, banana and citrus to minor ones like karonda and sapthei, the story is the same: genetic erosion is leading India's native fruits to the brink of extinction
30/08/1998
The Union environment minister says that a comprehensive bill to protect India"s biodiversity is on the anvil. But whether it can be a timely, effective measure that give farmers and tribals right over their biological knowledge, remains to be seen.
30/01/1994
Indian crews successfully contained a huge oil spill near the Great Nicobar island. Now, the ministry of environment and forests must assess the damage to the island chain's ecology.
the Centre is putting pressure on the Gujarat government to denotify country's first marine park located in the Gulf of Kachchh and make way for industrialisation. According to reports in
14/10/1999