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Five Uninhabited Islands Along India's Coastline Where the Absence of Resorts Is the Whole Point

The island that does not perform for youMost travel is a transaction. You pay; the place delivers atmosphere. Netrani Island, off the Karnataka coast near Murudeshwar, refuses that contract. There are no guesthouses on Netrani, no chai stalls, no laminated menus with a "local special." What there is: a limestone…

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Lakshadweep Coral Reefs: India's Only Atoll System and Why Its Marine Species Are Disappearing Fast

What an Atoll Actually Is, and Why Lakshadweep Is the Only One India HasAn atoll is not a beach with coral nearby. It is a coral structure that built the land itself. The 36 islands of Lakshadweep sit on top of ancient reef platforms that grew upward from submerged volcanic…

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Lakshadweep in peril: How microplastics are destroying India’s only coral atolls

In the pristine coral atolls of Lakshadweep, where turquoise lagoons meet fragile reefs, a huge crisis is unfolding. From Minicoy to Kavaratti, plastic waste – from bottles and wrappers to fishing gear – is choking the islands, turning once-idyllic beaches and lagoons into hotspots of plastic pollution. The biggest culprits…

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Lakshadweep records marginal fall in voter turnout compared to 2019 Lok Sabha election

Lakshadweep islands see high voter turnout with marginal decrease, highest among States and Union Territories.

The Hindu

Centre to focus on promoting Lakshadweep, domestic islands but keen on not ‘overcrowding’

Lakshadweep tourism: Union Ministry of Tourism focuses on sustainable tourism development in Lakshadweep, avoiding overcrowding to preserve ecology and beauty.

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | On Indian islands

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently encouraged travel to Lakshadweep. In the Interim Budget, the Finance Minister announced that the island would get funds to improve its infrastructure. How well do you know India’s major islands?

The Hindu

As media fanned Maldives flames, silence on Lakshadweep’s ecology, Chhattisgarh forests

Predictable, is it not, that the new year should get off to a flying start with a non-issue becoming a raging controversy, thanks to social and mainstream media. It is a precursor to what we can expect in the rest of this year.

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Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives

The relationship between India and the Maldives is facing challenges after officials in the tiny island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s posts that promoted the pristine beaches of India’s Lakshadweep archipelago

The Independent UK

Modi trip to Indian islands prompts Maldives row

Maldivian envoy summoned and flights suspended after insults about Indian PM’s visit to Lakshadweep islands

The Guardian - UK

Lakshadweep remains top-searched keyword on Google for second consecutive day after PM Modi's visit

Lakshadweep remained the most searched keyword on the Google search engine for the second consecutive day since Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Union Territory and shared a few photos of the picturesque archipelago. Read further on Dynamite News

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PM Modi goes snorkelling in Lakshadweep, calls it ‘exhilarating experience’

PM Modi in Lakshwadeep: Narendra Modi shared pictures of his early morning walks on the pristine beaches of Laskhadweep and some moments of leisure, sitting on a chair by the beach.

The Hindu

NGT bats for sustainable tourism policy on islands across country to check impact of climate change

National green tribunal set up expert panel to frame policies to protect submerging islands due to sea level rise & global warming. NGT panel recommended diversified economic development, controlled nature-based growth, blue-economy-based activities, alternative climate-resilient practices, GPS/GNSS station, protection of coral reefs, monitoring of shoreline change, nationwide island assessment study,…

The Hindu

Lakshadweep Tuna scam: Fish exported to Sri Lankan company represented by MP's nephew without payments to fishermen, CBI to file FIR

New Delhi The CBI is likely to register an FIR against Abdul Razaq, the nephew of a Lok Sabha MP, an

The Hindu

Restaurant in Kochi serves traditional dishes of Minicoy Island

Sukhaina Moosa’s FoodieMeSu brings the distinct, yet little-known cuisine of Minicoy Island of Lakshadweep to the mainstream

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