The plea challenges the legal sanction to divert the forest area of the indigenous community towards the massive ...

The Indian government has distributed voter ID cards for the first time to members of a reclusive Andaman Islands tribe, drawing concerns from activists that the event is a “publicity stunt ...

The Indian government has distributed voter ID cards for the first time to members of a reclusive Andaman islands tribe, drawing concerns from activists that the event was a “publicity stunt ...

Activists said the island’s vulnerable tribes such as the Nicobarese and the Shompen face risks from exposure to external cultures and diseases. The Independent reached out to senior officials ...

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The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

Activists said the island’s vulnerable tribes such as the Nicobarese and the Shompen face risks from exposure to external cultures and diseases. Pankaj Sekhsaria, curator of The Great Nicobar ...

Jarawas are one of five tribes inhabiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and are ranked as “particularly vulnerable” by the Anthropological Survey of India. The others are the North Sentinelese, ...

What distinguishes this coffee-table book on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are its stunning photographs. However, ...