Andaman and Nicobar islands

SIR 2.0 draft rolls: 3.68 crore electors deleted; Andaman tops with 21%, Kerala, MP, Chhattisgarh see up to 13% deletion

December 24, 2025 5:51 am

Draft rolls of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattsigarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands published on Tuesday; only Uttar Pradesh left.

Telangana BJP battling factionalism, what PM Modi advised MPs to do to bring the party back on track

December 13, 2025 8:00 am

PM, it is learnt, told BJP MPs to amplify efforts to reach out to people, get actively involved in sports-related activities, and improvise outreach activities

Andaman to get India's first coral reef research centre

November 29, 2025 4:51 pm

The government will establish a first-of-its-kind National Coral Reef Research Institute in South Andaman to lead India’s coral research, conservation, and monitoring efforts amid rising climate threats.

How to check if your name is in 2002-2003 electoral roll during SIR?

November 25, 2025 8:03 pm

Voter ID List PDF Download: If you are a registered voter in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, or West Bengal, you have to fill up the SIR Enumeration Form.

NGT reserves order on petitons over Nicobar project clearances

November 22, 2025 4:03 am

Kothari’s counsel said that not having access to information from the HPC report tilted the proceedings in favour of the environment ministry, and it was anathema to open court’s principles.

Indigenous people have the right to reject outside contact. We must respect their choice

November 07, 2025 6:14 pm

Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation have the right to live undisturbed, govern their ancestral lands, refuse contact, and exercise Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)

Congress cannot take high moral ground in Nicobar megaproject. They have been complicit in tribal dispossession

September 18, 2025 3:16 pm

Across regimes and party lines, governments have treated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as empty frontiers: To be secured, resettled, and rendered ‘productive’

How India is attempting to harness its marine fisheries potential

August 29, 2025 6:33 pm

A new enabling and regulatory framework will help tap into India’s vast marine wealth

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Andaman and Nicobar Islands

July 29, 2025 6:35 am

The National Center for Seismology further stated that the exact location of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake was 62 kilometers WSW of Campbell Bay in the Andaman and Nicobar Island.

Projects in Great Nicobar Island have strategic importance. Government must address transparency concerns

July 09, 2025 1:16 pm

Its insistence on secrecy will do more harm than good, especially because the lack of openness around due procedures was a major sticking point with civil society activists

15 years on: Heartbreaking photos from the devastating tsunami of 2004

December 27, 2019 11:51 am

December 26 marked 15 years since a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province triggered a tsunami that killed more than 2,30,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.

Express Wanderlust: Visiting Andaman? Here's what you need to know

December 20, 2019 9:21 am

From river rafting to scuba diving: You must try these adventure activities this summer

May 18, 2019 11:40 am

Planning to enjoy some adventure activities this summer? Then you have reached the right place. These places across the country are sure to make your vacation full of fun!

Express Eye for Detail 14: J&K crisis, Sushma Swaraj out of 2019 race, American tourist in Andaman and more

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

This week we look at the strange situation in Jammu & Kashmir where a fax machine is all it took to stop three parties from coming together and forming the government. What it means for Sushma Swaraj to opt out of the 2019 general election and the c