Centre prepares for Rs 41,000 crore international transhipment port at Great Nicobar Island

Centre prepares for Rs 41,000 crore international transhipment port at Great Nicobar Island

A mega International Container Transhipment Port (ICTP) is going to be set up at the Galathea Bay of Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. An official statement issued on Friday said that bids for developing this Rs 41,000 crore are being called from Saturday onwards. The first phase is targeted for completion in … Read more

Cyclone Asani: Here’s how it got its name — All you need to know

Cyclone Asani: Here’s how it got its name — All you need to know

The Cyclone Asani is set to intensify in the low-pressure area of the Bay of Bengal on March 21 with wind speeds of about 70-80 kmph pushing to 90 kmph. The first cyclone of 2022 is set to hit Andaman and Nicobar on March 21. It is named Cyclone Asani. According to the weather department, it … Read more

Disaster management plan, tsunami warning systems put in place for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, home ministry says

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The island’s mangrove growth bore the brunt of the tsunami The Centre has improved Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ defence against natural disasters and has put in place a Disaster Management Action Plan. These include an early warning and communication system to counter the threat of tsunamis, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said … Read more

India records highest single-day spike of 69,874 cases; tally rises to 29,75,701

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New Delhi: With a record spike of 69,874 infections in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 29,75,701, while the recoveries surged to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 55,794 with 945 fatalities being reported in a span … Read more

Andaman and Nicobar will play important role in govt’s self-reliant India programme: PM Modi

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New Delhi: A day before inaugurating a submarine optical fibre cable facility for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that it will ensure that the region faced no problem in getting virtually connected to the outside world as he highlighted his government’s various development initiatives for the union territory. Speaking … Read more