Page-2 of Maritime Southeast Asia Current Affairs, GK & News

Veer Savarkar International Airport declared as an authorized Immigration Check post

The Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair has been declared as an authorized Immigration Check post for entry into/exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers. It was declared under sub-rule (b) of rule 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules of 1950. This decision of the Union Government ..

Topics: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Azad Hind • Geography of Asia • Havelock Island • Indian Hindus • Maritime Southeast Asia • Neill Island • Port Blair • Ritchie's Archipelago • Ross Island, South Andaman district • States and union territories of India • Veer Savarkar International Airport

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 be changed to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep, respectively. On ..

Topics: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Azad Hind • Havelock Island • Indian National Army • Maritime Southeast Asia • Neill Island • Netaji Stadium • Port Blair • Ritchie's Archipelago • Ross Island, South Andaman district • States and union territories of India • Subhas Chandra Bose

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 assets Dornier and Chetak helicopters participated in the exercise.The preparedness of all agencies during the ..

Topics: Andaman • Asia • Geography of Asia • Indian Coast Guard • Maritime Southeast Asia • Nicobar Islands • Southeast Asia

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 last uncontacted peoples to remain virtually untouched by modern civilisation. Recently, it is in news ..

Topics: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Andaman Islands • Autonomous regions of India • Geography of Asia • Indigenous peoples of South Asia • Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples • Maritime Southeast Asia • North Sentinel Island • Sentinel Island • Sentinelese • South Andaman district • Southeast Asia

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 underparts are relatively pale. It has a typical bulging forehead and short beak. They ..

Topics: Bay of Bengal • Bottlenose dolphin • Chilika Lake • Dolphin • Geography of Asia • Irrawaddy dolphin • Irrawaddy River • Maritime Southeast Asia • Oceanic dolphins • Project Dolphin • Southeast Asia • Sundarbans • Water