February Flashcards
Government Think Tank, [X] is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex on the [Y] Island. The plan is to turn the island into a free trade zone that could compete with Singapore and [Z]. What are X, Y and Z?
NITI Ayog; Little Andaman; Hong Kong
An Indian government Think Tank is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex in one of the Islands in the Andaman Nicobar Island Cluster. A plan to develop the transportation sector through an airport, the expansion of the island’s jetty, and a [X] km greenfield ring highway have also been made.
100
An Indian government Think Tank is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex in one of the Islands in the Andaman Nicobar Island Cluster. How many zones has the Island been divided under? What are its names
3 -
Zone 1 - financial district and medi city
Zone 2 - leisure zone
Zone 3 - Nature Zone
An Indian government Think Tank is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex in one of the Islands in the Andaman Nicobar Island Cluster. Environmentalists raise concerns that the plan threatens an already-fragile ecosystem and will lead to habitat loss for the vulnerable [X] tribe and rare wildlife. Out of 95 percent of the forest cover on the island, about 450 sq km is protected under the [X] Tribal Conserve and 640 sq km is reserved under the [Y].
Onge; Indian Forest Act 1927.
An Indian government Think Tank is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex in one of the Islands in the Andaman Nicobar Island Cluster. What is this plan named?
Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island Vision Document
An Indian government Think Tank is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex in one of the Islands in the Andaman Nicobar Island Cluster. The plan has no mention of the geological vulnerability of the place, which was amongst the worst-affected in the earthquake-tsunami combination in ______.
2004
An Indian government Think Tank is proposing to construct a mega financial-tourist complex in one of the Islands in the Andaman Nicobar Island Cluster. 95% of Little Andaman is covered in forest, a large part of it the pristine evergreen type. Some 640 sq km of the island is Reserve Forest and nearly 450 sq km is protected as a Tribal Reserve. The plan needs 240 sq km (35%) of this land and the solutions suggested are simple and straightforward — de-reserve [X]% of the reserved forest and de-notify 138 sq km or [Y]% of the tribal reserve. And if the tribals become an impediment, the vision suggests that they “can be relocated to other parts of the island”.
32;
32
Which is the law governing the protection of indigenous tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Andaman and Nicobar Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation (ANPATR)
