Havelock Island erstwhile name of Swaraj Dweep in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The Central government has decided to rename three popular islands of Andaman and Nicobar to mark the 75th anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s historic visit to the islands. The names of Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island will ..

Indian Coast Guard conducts ‘Ex Clean Sea-2018’ at sea off Port Blair

The Indian Coast Guard has conducted the Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled ‘Clean Sea – 2018’ at sea off Port Blair on December 6. Coast Guard ships Viswasth, Vijith, Rajveer, Rajshri, 4 interceptor boats and its air ..

American national ‘John Allen Chau’ allegedly killed by people belonging to protected Sentinelese tribe in North Sentinel Island

The North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, which includes South Sentinel Island, in the Bay of Bengal. It is home to the Sentinelese who, often violently, reject any contact with the outside world, and are among the ..

Irrawaddy Dolphins

Irrawaddy dolphin is an oceanic dolphin that lives in brackish water near the coasts or mouths of the rivers and even in the estuaries in South and Southeast Asia. They are characterised by slaty blue to slaty gray colour while ..

The 2018 Island Tourism Festival started in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Islands Tourism Festival has inaugurated by Chief Secretary of A & N Administration Anindo Mazumdar at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar on April 18, 2018. During this five days festival, cultural programmes, adventure sports, flea market and traditional ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Indian Navy’s Mission Based Deployment

Indian Navy has approved new mission-based deployment plan for deploying mission ready ships and aircraft along critical sea lanes of communications and choke points in Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Under this mission-based deployment plan, Indian Navy’s 14-15 ships will be ..