The Tribunal upheld the ₹92,000-crore project citing strategic importance, even as experts flagged gaps in environmental scrutiny, legal safeguards, and the protection of vulnerable tribal communities ...

Critics have flagged concerns over large-scale forest diversion, potential damage to coral reefs, nesting habitats, and ...

The NGT has approved the Rs 80,000 crore mega project despite ecological and tribal concerns, citing strategic importance and environmental safeguards.

Few regions in India illustrate the complex interplay between development, national security and environmental protection as clearly as the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Stretching over 800 kilometres in ...

Project spanning 166 sq km, requiring the loss of one million trees, gets National Green Tribunal's backing for the second ...

NGT refused to interfere with environmental clearance granted in November 2022, citing project's strategic national importance, "adequate safeguards" ...

The mega project includes a trans-shipment port, airport, power plant and township on the Great Nicobar island near the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.

NGT approves the Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project, highlighting its strategic importance despite environmental concerns.

The project requires 166.10 sq km of land, of which 130.75 sq km is forest land and 84.10 sq km is tribal land.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to interfere with the environmental clearance for the Rs 81,000-crore Great Nicobar Project. This effectively removes a major legal hurdle and allows the ...

On February 15, 2026, the US loaded a nuclear reactor onto a military aircraft and flew it across the country. For India, the moment deserves more than a passing glance.

India’s environmental court has given the go-ahead to the strategically significant Great Nicobar infrastructure project despite widespread concerns of ecological damage to the island in the Andaman ...