Banasree Sarkar

The Dalai Lama receives the 2025 Gold Mercury Award for peace and sustainability

The Dalai Lama received the Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Sustainability 2025 in recognition of his decades-long commitment to environmental advocacy, human rights, and world peace. Gold Mercury International President and Secretary General Nicolas De Santis gave the award at his home in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. The Tibetan spiritual leader’s steadfast dedication to ecological…

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The head of Congress calls for immediate action to improve the conditions in the female ward

Mr. Rangalal Halder, the president of the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee, has formally asked the Directorate of Health Services, A&N Administration, to act immediately to remedy the worsening conditions in GB Pant Hospital’s Female Ward 2. Mr. Halder emphasized in his letter the difficulties that patients in the ward—which houses about 30–40 people—face….

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Workshop on “Tuna Value Addition” to strengthen the A&N Islands’ fisheries sector

On March 28, 2025, the Department of Fisheries will host a workshop on “Tuna Value Addition” at the Department of Industries’ conference hall, with technical assistance from the National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training (NIFPHATT). The workshop is a component of the Government of India’s “Tuna Cluster Development in A&N Islands” initiative…

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Arrangements are being made for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India

According to Russian news agency, Lavrov stated, “(Russian) President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit from the Indian head of government.” “A visit by the Russian head of state to the Republic of India is currently being prepared.” Following his reelection last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first international trip to…

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MNRE approved 436 separate grid-connected solar pumps and 34 standalone solar pumps

For the fiscal year 2024–2025, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved 436 separate grid-connected solar pumps and 34 standalone solar pumps under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Launched in March 2019, the program seeks to increase farmers’ revenue by…

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ICAR-CIARI provides farmers in Assam and West Bengal with training in contemporary pig farming

Two training courses on “Modern Pig Farming Practices” were conducted by the Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI), ICAR-Sri Vijaya Puram, in West Bengal and Assam, respectively. Supported by the Scheduled Caste Component of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Pig and the North Eastern Hill (NEH) budget, the program sought to advance…

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The Agriculture Department uses mass spraying to manage the Little Andaman’s pest infestation

The Little Andaman Department of Agriculture has stepped up its efforts to fight insect infestations that are harming the region’s main crops, including arecanut and coconut. Numerous pests and diseases, such as the Rhinoceros Beetle, Leaf Spot Disease, Crown Rot, Yellow Leaf Disease, and Rugose Spiralling Whitefly, were found in farmers’ fields in Vivekanandapur, Ramakrishnapur,…

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