Nicobar Island

National Green Tribunal has appointed a committee to evaluate the environmental clearance given to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

On April 3, the eastern court of the National Green Court (NGT) issued an order to stop the Great Nicobar Island project,

The Indian Government in January 2022, prepared an Rs. 75,000 crore project for the Holistic Development of Great Nicobar island

The Union Environment Ministry has given in-principle permission to divert around 130.75 sq km of forest area in Great Nicobar Island for a developmental project that will have a transhipment port