# Pankaj Sekhsaria wins Prem Bhatia award for Great Nicobar reporting 2026-08-12T19:52:39+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Frontline contributor Pankaj Sekhsaria has won the Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism 2026 for his reporting on the ecological and social costs of the Great Nicobar project. He shares the award with Rohini Krishnamurthy of Down to Earth. The award was presented on August 12, 2026, and is now administered by the Editors Guild of India. Sekhsaria has documented the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for over three decades. His work focused on the proposed transhipment port, airport, and township, and the threats to forests, biodiversity, and indigenous communities. In 2024, Frontline published ‘The Great Nicobar Betrayal’, a book of essays edited by Sekhsaria that extends his journalism on the megaproject. ## Coverage - frontline.thehindu.com Tags: Andaman and Nicobar, environmental journalism, Frontline, Great Nicobar project, Pankaj Sekhsaria, Prem Bhatia Award Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pankaj-sekhsaria-wins-prem-bhatia-award-for-great-nicobar-reporting/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pankaj-sekhsaria-wins-prem-bhatia-award-for-great-nicobar-reporting/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.