Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the government is consulting airlines and oil marketing companies over rising aviation turbine fuel prices amid the West Asia crisis.

India is on track to reach 2 GW of operational data centre capacity by the end of 2026, with more than 200 MW expected to be added in the second half of the year, according to CBRE.

Indian-American scholar Sridhar D. Damle says more than a decade of archival research has revealed new perspectives on Veer Savarkar’s political ideas, social reform, democracy and rationalism.

ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman TSG Bhasker has demanded a review of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Andaman and Nicobar and sought booth-wise details of deleted voters and reasons for their removal

Hindu Rashtra Shakti has sought a 24x7 single-window system, dedicated helpdesks and subsidised transportation to assist Islanders in transporting mortal remains from the mainland to Sri Vijaya Puram and between the Islands.

AATO President M. Vinod has urged the Andaman and Nicobar Administration to extend the validity of existing NOCs for new commercial tourist vehicles to one year, citing financial difficulties faced by tourism stakeholders amid high airfares and limited flight connectivity.

A Car Nicobar training programme covered psychosocial disaster care, preparedness, heat-wave response and disease surveillance reporting for frontline personnel.

Special Gram Sabhas were held across 70 A&N panchayats to discuss development plans, welfare schemes, sanitation and local issues.

Wildlife Week programmes exposed students to Andaman’s biodiversity through birding, trekking, endemic species awareness and visits to Biological Park.

An A&N training programme focused on Heliconia cultivation, value addition and bouquet making, highlighting its potential in tourism and local markets.