In 1667 a Swedish sailor reported that on his travels in the Far East he’d landed on the island of Great Nicobar ... hard to come by. The species is already endangered by multiple other threats ...

Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies, 13 of them recorded for the first time in the country, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Sometimes, the best kind of escape isn’t a luxury resort or a famous beach; it’s a quiet, untouched speck of land where time ...

Image courtesy of the Environment and Forests Department of Andaman & Nicobar ... The species is accorded the highest level of protection by the Wild Life Act of India and listed as “endangered ...

Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with 13 reported for the first time in India. Five species can ...

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are ... impacts on turtle nesting sites, endemic bird species like megapodes, and coral reefs. The Nicobar Islands fall within the Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot ...

In FY24, the shipping ministry sanctioned 28 projects worth over ₹5,400 crore for Lakshadweep and for Andaman ... Nicobar Islands are one of four major biodiversity hotspots in India. Endangered ...

Karnataka is poised to establish its first marine sanctuary, 'Mugli-Apsarakonda Marine Sanctuary,' spanning 5,960 hectares.

Regarded as a delicacy and prized in Chinese cuisine and pharmacy, the nest is one of the most expensive animal products in the world. In India, one can find them in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Researchers from the Calcutta-headquartered Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies belonging to the Culicoides genus in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ...