Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep become "hope spots"

Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands are India's first hope spots, as announced by International Union for Conservation of Nature. Hope spot is area of ocean that merits special protection for its wildlife and underwater habitats. "Presence of some of world's unique species of birds and plants in Andaman-Nicobar and the sensitive coral-reefs in Lakshadweep have earned them this title" -said scientists.