Dear All,  I respond below to some specific comments from Aju Mukhopadhyay, Sharad Pant, Sabyasachi Patra and Fpcn below.  I have cut and paste the...
Hi to all lovers of ANI, The premise of non proximity or isolation of Jarawas presumably arises from a concern to limit interaction with the big bad outside...
Govt to develop 6 shipping projects worth Rs 3,300 cr http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200907011831.htm New Delhi (PTI): The Shipping Ministry on...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 1, 2009 3:46 pm
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One more article, this time from Pakistan on the continued struggle to gain strategic control of the Indian Ocean, something where the A&N will play an ever...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 1, 2009 3:47 pm
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I don't think theres any evidence that the Sentinelese are declining. Nobody knows their numbers in the first place,.The same, more or less, goes for the...
Thanks for the perspective. A good read and useful. Lets hope truth and enviro concerns for life in the area prevail. Especially for India and an. ... From:...
ashok kumar
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Jul 2, 2009 3:20 am
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Fishing banned in creeks, Zone-A http://andamanchronicle.com/ Jul 01, 2009 at 10:04 PM Port Blair, July 01: The owners of the mechanized boats have been ...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 2, 2009 3:33 am
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ZP Chairperson calls upon people to plant more trees http://andamanchronicle.com/ Jul 01, 2009 at 10:05 PM Port Blair, July 1: Km. V.K. Mariam Bibi,...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 2, 2009 3:33 am
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Isn't Jarawa tourism is illegal anyways technically? There are those warning posters stating not to take pictures of Jarawa on buses going through that area. I...
* PRESS RELEASE Press Conference at Press Club, July 3, 2009, New Delhi FISHWORKERS DELEGATION SCORES CMZ VICTORY; Fishworkers to be...
T Peter
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Jul 4, 2009 1:49 am
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Dear Friends, Please find Survival's briefing about Barefoot India at http://www.survival-international.org/about/barefoot Some time ago, a Survival...
Long wait for tsunami permanent shelter at Great Nicobar http://www.andamansheekha.com/ Port Blair, July 02: Even after five years of tsunami, Andaman and ...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 4, 2009 2:13 am
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Celebrity Resort Case: Barefoot Wins The Battle Again http://andamanchronicle.com/ Jul 03, 2009 at 10:48 PM Port Blair, July 3: Barefoot Resorts finally won...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 4, 2009 2:14 am
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TRADE: Who’s Harming Fish Stocks? Trawlers or Artisanal Fishers? http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47500 By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Jul 2 (IPS) - Red tunas,...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 4, 2009 4:04 am
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THE DAILY TELEGRAMS, July 4, 2009 Plans afoot for orderly development of city in harmony with nature Staff Reporter Port Blair, July 03 An open house meeting...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 4, 2009 4:08 am
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my two bit wisae words Rauf,....though numbers are not forthcoming on the sentinelese for obvious reasons, the shompen like youve said are close by in the...
Manish Chandi
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Jul 4, 2009 5:34 am
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http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/ecosystem_management/islands/ IUCN's Islands Initiative Why an Islands Initiative? In response to interest from the...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 4, 2009 6:12 am
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Excellent. Congrats. Bless you all. Does this mean that the sea turtle nesting sites of Gujarat & Orissa will be saved from destruction? That there will be...
Sameer Banerjee
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Jul 4, 2009 8:58 am
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Dear All, The nub of the case, since the reporting lacks detail, is actually this: the oft-quoted 'buffer zone' does not exist in law. The case we filed was...
Note the change in format. The full stories are no longer presented, but can be read through the Mangrove Action Project website. MM AFRICA The Drying of the...
Mayhem in Port Blair over Draft Master Plan http://www.andamansheekha.com/ Port Blair, July 03: Responding to a report published by a section of local media to...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 5, 2009 3:19 am
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Third of open ocean sharks threatened with extinction http://www.iucn.org/?3362/Third-of-open-ocean-sharks-threatened-with-extinction 25 June 2009 | News -...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 5, 2009 4:50 am
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... That's just what the islands need -- an international airport, preferably in Jarawa territory. Has anybody asked the islanders if they need an...
India to prepare new rules to save its coastline ...
Pankaj Sekhsaria
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Jul 6, 2009 2:10 am
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Dear Sajan, I agree that the people do not want an international airport. The politicians want it and the PWD and all the Govt employees simply not to the ...
Sameer Banerjee
savioray@...
Jul 6, 2009 11:04 am
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Dear Pankaj, Initially I was elated on receiving the e-mail from T. Peter representing the groups of various fisherfolk communities of India. For once people...
Sameer Banerjee
savioray@...
Jul 6, 2009 11:04 am
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What are these 'scientific principles'? Rauf ... Rauf Ali Aurodam Auroville- 605 101 Cell: 94437 47146 ... See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people...
Dear friends, Just to clarify the matter. There is no need for any notification at this stage. The current CMZ notification is a draft for public feedback. The...
Vivek SIFFS
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Jul 6, 2009 3:41 pm
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Dear Vivek, Our immediate task is to give our feed back to the Ministry of Environment (MoEF) through Swamynathan Committee : HOW TO IMPROVE CRZ. Please do not...
thomask_sa kocherry
thomasksa@...
Jul 7, 2009 2:14 am
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For your information Mr. Vivek will work out a draft for discussion and finalise it on HOW TO IMPRPOVE CRZ? We need to mobilise the maximum number of fisher...
