India's Navy set up a new naval airbase - its third - on the strategically located Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. The base - INS Kohassa, was inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba in the presence of senior Navy commanders and government officials. Lanba said that...
Reusable Bamboo Straws Developed in India
Dr. Lal Ji Singh, scientist and in charge at the Botanical Survey of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands Regional Center in Port Blair, found that the bamboo species Schizostachyum andamanicum, endemic to the islands, was an ideal green alternative to plastic straws. Discovered on the islands about two decades ago,...
What's the Favorite Destination for India's Tourists?
Google India said that the top travel searches conducted by Indians between the months of February to April this year were on U.S.A. - the most-preferred summer destination for Indian travelers - followed by the United Arab Emirates, and Thailand. Other pieces of the Google search data reported by the...
India’s Navy Accepts another Boeing P-8i Reconnaissance Aircraft
India’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar flew in to INS Rajali, Arakkonam, India’s premiere Naval Air Station in southern India, approximately 43 miles from Chennai on board a Boeing P-8I from Port Blair the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India. The minister described the long...