Nicobar Nightmare

‘Limited intervention was in the best interest of the islands’: Ritwick Dutta

Interview with the environmental lawyer, activist, author, and co-founder of advocacy group LIFE.

Anusua Mukherjee

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Nicobar Nightmare

Flora and fauna of Great Nicobar in great peril

From tropical forests to mangroves, from long-tailed macaque to megapode, it threatens everything.

Ishika Ramakrishna

Nicobar Nightmare

Great Nicobar: Whose land is it?

The indigenous Shompen and the Nicobarese say they were lied to at the project’s public hearing.

Nicobar Nightmare

Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area

The government throws caution to the wind while assessing the risk of infrastructure development.

Janki Andharia,V. Ramesh,Ravinder Dhiman

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Nicobar Nightmare — The Lede

Proposed infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island a mega folly

It puts the pristine island, its priceless biodiversity, and indigene populations as well as the huge investment itself in danger.

Pankaj Sekhsaria

Nicobar Nightmare

Should the leatherback turtle go to court?

It cannot speak for itself when its rights to exist are threatened. But can we stand up for them?

Shrishtee Bajpai

Nicobar Nightmare

Editor’s Note

The government is going full steam ahead with its misguided plans for Great Nicobar Island.

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