Tag: Great Nicobar project

PM Modi marching to ‘environmental disaster’ in Great Nicobar: Congress

July 2, 2026 admin

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written multiple letters to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, raising questions over the Great Nicobar project and highlighting the “ecological havoc” it would result in. File picture | Photo Credit: Getty Images Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday (July 2, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of continuing with his onward…

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Nicobarese oppose proposal for three wildlife sanctuaries

May 14, 2026 admin

Even as the Calcutta High Court is set to hear challenges to the Centre’s Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project over allegations that the Forest Rights Act was violated while obtaining locals’ consent for it, the tribal council in Nicobar has now flagged further violations of the law in the government’s notification of three wildlife sanctuaries…

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Why has NGT cleared the Nicobar project? | Explained

February 21, 2026 admin

The project is an integrated infrastructure development plan proposed by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO). | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The story so far: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently concluded a high-stakes legal battle over the ‘Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island’, and ruled that all environment safeguards are…

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