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Turtles are vital to the marine environment. (Image: Shutterstock) World Turtle Day is marked to raise awareness about the need to protect turtles and tortoises and their nesting sites around the worldWORLD TURTLE DAY 2023: Every year,…

The archipelago consists of over 500 islands, but only a few are inhabited. (Photo: Shutterstock)Andaman and Nicobar islands are home to the fascinating isolated, indigenous tribe in the world. It also has the only active volcano in South…

The Andaman and Nicobar administration announced a set of curbs for tourists amid the rise in Covid-19 cases. Now on, 500 visitors will be allowed during in the first half — 9 am to 12.30 pm — at the museums of the Cellular Jail, which is a…

Express News Service KOCHI: "I couldn't sleep all night". Young Nikhileon Francis is talking about his first ever journey to the Indian mainland from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 21-year-old was going to…

The Andaman and Nicobar Command has lived up to its mandate and continues to remain poised and prepared to take on a varied spectrum of threats, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said on Friday on the occasion of the Command's 21st Raising…

The country received “normal" rainfall during the four-month Southwest monsoon from June to September, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday, even as there is an extended period of rainfall. The IMD said the Northeast…