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A little over a month after India's new government came to power, conservationists have begun worrying that the administration may be less than committed to protecting some of the country's ...

Oceanic islands harbour some of the most precious living jewels of planet Earth. Narcondam Island in the Andaman Sea was born about 700,000 years ago when a volcano erupted in the middle of the ocean.

Narcondam Island. Courtesy of Google Earth. A plan to build a radar installation on a remote island puts the world’s only population of some 300 Narcondam Hornbills (Aceros narcondami) at risk, warns ...

Immerse yourself in the visual splendor of a tiny volcanic island in the northern Andaman Sea, the only home of the little-known Narcondam hornbill. The Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticeros narcondami) is ...

A small shorebird, around 40-100 grams (about 1.5-3.5 ounces), has successfully migrated more than 7,472 kilometres (over 4,640 miles) from its non-breeding grounds - with the help of a tagged red ...

Narcondam Hornbill, just about 350 of its kind and who live in the smallest habitat and only in India, may lose their island home if a defence radar project on the Narcondam island in the Andamans ...

Latur: In a rare and significant discovery, a police officer with a passion for birding has recorded an international migratory link on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. G. Thikanna ...

A tagged shorebird that flew more than 7,400 km from South Australia has been spotted on the remote Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, an expert said on Tuesday. The bird, a ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out an emergency high-precision rescue operation from the remote and volcanic Narcondam Island in the Andamans, a Ministry ...

Indian Coast Guard on Monday saved 35 Bangladeshi fishermen who were drifted to Indian territory and landed at an island. In a major rescue operation, Indian Coast Guard on Monday saved 35 Bangladeshi ...