Recently lsquo Rutland Island rsquo was in news in what context ........

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The National Board of Wildlife approved Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range missile test facility.
DRDO has been seeking the approval for the test facility since 2012.
Taking into account the strategic importance of the project for country’s defence, the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife has approved the project.
Rutland Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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