Great Nicobar now 9th Indian reserve in UNESCO world network. SENSEX 81,118.60 -573.38. NIFTY 24,718.60 -169.60. CRUDEOIL 6,281.00 ... The Great Nicobar Biosphere Island Reserve, ...

The highly threatened Nicobar islands of India – home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world’s most endangered tribes, has now been designated as a world biosphere reserve.

Great Nicobar Development ... The GNI was declared a biosphere reserve in 1989 and included in UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme ... Great Nicobar project will not evict tribes, says Centre.

‘Foreign’ plastic invades Great Nicobar Island Researchers have found litter from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand on the island, which hosts a biosphere reserve Updated - October 13, 2019 10: ...

They include land under the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve and a tribal reserve. Around 81.74% of the island covers national parks, reserves and forests. The EIA said 15.02% of the forest land ...

The Great Nicobar project, often referred to as 'the new Hong Kong', includes plans to construct a mega-port, a defence base, a power station, and a new city to accommodate 650,000 residents.

New Delhi: The Rs 75,000 crore Great Nicobar Development Project threatens to wipe out the vulnerable Shompen tribe in the Nicobar Islands, according to a report by UK-based Survival International ...

The island chain, home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world’s most endangered tribes, was among 12 new sites added to the global network of biosphere reserves in Paris on Thursday.

The island chain is home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world's most endangered tribes. It is among 12 new sites added to the global network of biosphere reserves in Paris on Thursday. Such ...

New Delhi: The Great Nicobar Biosphere island reserve, whose tropical wet evergreen forest hosts a wealth of animal species and medicinal plants, joins a global list of places named by UNESCO for ...