Nicobar Islands

How Great Nicobar project reignites the environment vs development debate

October 09, 2025 8:12 am

Despite its promises, the Great Nicobar project has also faced criticism due to its high ecological and social costs, and raised concerns about the delicate balance between development imperatives and ecological responsibilities. But why is this balance so difficult to achieve?

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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’

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Knowledge Nugget: Why is Great Nicobar Island Project important for UPSC exam?

March 18, 2025 1:19 pm

In the ongoing parliamentary session, a question was once again raised about the Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project. What is the project? How significant is it?

Nicobar tribe genetically linked to South and Southeast Asia: Study

December 08, 2024 1:35 am

In DNA, some regions mutate fast and show variations, whereas some other regions upon mutation stabilise and remain unchanged for even thousands of years.

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Nicobar residents raise concerns about land acquisition for airport

August 19, 2024 10:25 am

The proposed project — part of the Rs 72,000-crore Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project — comprises a transshipment port, Greenfield International Airport, power plant, township and allied developments.

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Suspend Nicobar project nod, let parliamentary panels review it: Jairam Ramesh writes to environment minister Bhupender Yadav

August 11, 2024 6:41 am

The Great Nicobar infrastructure project involves the construction of a port, airport, power plant, township and allied infrastructure over a 166 sq km area. It would involve the felling of up to a million trees.