Barren volcano active again
Barren Island Volcano, located east of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has renewed its activity from November 4 and was flowing into the sea, volcanologist Prof D Chaandrasekharam said. The
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A&N Islands disaster management plan 2012
A&N Islands having been pursuing a paradigm shift in disaster management from a relief centric approach in the past to the current holistic one, encompassing all facets of disaster management. The Andaman
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ICRZ Notification 2019
Notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O.20 (E),dated the 6th January, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the Island Protection Zone Notification,
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The tsunami and a new chapter
The 2004 calamity marked the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of those who lost their homes, fish boats, and much else. Anticipatory action plans for managing the consequences of seawater intrusion in our coastal areas have become an imperative.
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Imprint of cyclone Phailin on water quality of Chilika lagoon
The very severe cyclonic storm Phailin, a category-5 hurricane, was developed over the north of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 9 October 2013. Subsequently, it propagated towards north-northwest and made
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Tsunami alert after 7.7 Andamans quake
Chennai/New Delhi: A string of earthquakes jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period on Sunday. The tremors were also felt in southern and eastern India. There was some panic but no casualties or property damage anywhere, officials said. By Sunday evening, life returned to normal in the islands.
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Contract farming in Andamans
Contract farming was on introduced in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to enable farmers to sell their produce directly to a private firm in the mainland. The farmers, the Central Agricultural
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on ethanol blending for reduction in emission, 11/03/2020
<p>With a view to give boost to agriculture sector, achieve import substitution, promote effective waste management and reduce environmental pollution Government has been blending ethanol in petrol. With
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Indonesia tsunami no threat to India, says Sibal
The Union science and technology ministry has said that there is no threat to India in the wake of the tsunami that hit Indonesia. Though coasts along the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and West Bengal
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Island wildlife hit hard
The earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 caused unprecedented damage in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Nearly 3,500 people were reported dead and thousands of others, particularly in Nicobar,
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Govt’s dilemma: Security of rare bird or of nation?
New Delhi: It’s a case of national security versus one rare endangered bird and some absurdity. The Indian Coast Guard wants to set up a radar installation and a diesel power generation station on Narcondum
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Amendment Regulation, 2010
<p>A regulation to amend the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956.</p><br />
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Tribal groups of India face extinction
Once having a large popu lation, the tribes in Andaman and Nicobar islands have now been reduced to almost an extinct group. Still worse, their number is on the decline, says the annual report of the
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Centre sets up sub-group of experts on Jarawa tribe
The Planning Commission has set up a sub-group of experts to look into issues pertaining to the endangered Jarawa tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Chaired by Planning Commission member Syeda
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Bird diversity of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are globally known for their scenic beauty and rich biodiversity. Although the bird richness of these islands is very high, so far about 250 species have been reported.
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A Plebiscite?
The longstanding dilemma of how to best ensure the survival of one of India’s extant prehistoric peoples—the Jarawas of the Andaman islands—and their traditions is again occupying centrestage. A controversial
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The grim truth
On January 4, the government announced that 901 people died and 6,010 were missing in the tsunami that hit Andaman and Nicobar islands on December 26. That cannot even be a half-truth. Samir Acharya, secretary of the Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology, said that according to four Nicobarese tribal chiefs, around 10,000 people, a third of the island's population, had died in Car Nicobar.
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Experts recommend development authority
The sub-group of experts on the Jarawa aboriginal tribe of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has recommended the setting up of a Jarawa Tribal Development Authority (JTDA). It will examine all aspects
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If not now
Then when?
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Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011
For the very first time an Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011 is being notified and published covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. This notification reconcile three objectives: protection of livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk communities; preservation of coastal ecology; and promotion of economic activity that have necessarily to be located in coastal regions.