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Supreme Court refuses to stay Calcutta HC order in Great Nicobar Island Project; terms ‘preservation of culture’ a fundamental right

The petitions in the High Court had claimed that the diversion of over 130 sq. km of pristine tropical forest violated the 2006 Act and threatened the Shompen and Nicobarese way of life and culture.

Government notifies 2 more offshore mineral blocks for licensing near Great Nicobar Island