The Great Nicobar Island Development Project feels like a violation of their rights, he says. ‘They don’t have the needs we ...

The Great Nicobar Megaproject threatens to destroy 10 million trees and disrupt the lives of the indigenous Nicobarese people. Once tsunami survivors, they now face another disaster—mass deforestation ...

Union Minister Jual Oram asserts in Parliament that no objections were received from tribal councils or activists regarding ...

The Tribal Council of Little Nicobar and Great Nicobar has objected to the diversion of certain areas currently reserved for ...

The Nicobarese people, who are less isolated ... But Arjun Munda, India's tribal affairs minister, said the project would be executed with the "utmost precautions to maintain the sanctity of ...

In the ongoing parliamentary session, a question was once again raised about the Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project. What ...

MP Saket Gokhale questioned the government’s stance, pointing out that the assessment was prepared at the request of the ...

Opposition MPs question government on environmental clearances for Great Nicobar Island project, tribal consent withdrawal, ...

He contributed to several research projects on the man-environment interface among various tribal communities across India ... He conducted extensive research among the Onges, Nicobarese and Shompens ...

Speaking during Question Hour, Oram said the project — involving construction of a transshipment port, an airport, a gas ...