The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, at approximately 90 miles northwest of Aceh in Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. The island is close to international tourist destinations such as Senang...
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,...
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...