FORESTRY NEWS (June 13, 2015)

Forest deputy ranger killed, three injured in timber thieves raid

http://www.firstpost.com/india/forest-deputy-ranger-killed-three-injured-in-timber-thieves-raid-2293422.html

Tribal, forest workers protest against land acquisition ordinance, demand stay on Kanhar dam project

Ashish Tripathi,TNN | Jun 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tribal-forest-workers-protest-against-land-acquisition-ordinance-demand-stay-on-Kanhar-dam-project/articleshow/47648495.cms

Forest minister proposes special syllabus on bamboo

Mazhar Ali,TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Forest-minister-proposes-special-syllabus-on-bamboo/articleshow/47649685.cms

Delhi 'Metro Model' to Inspire New Solid Waste Management Rules, Says Javadekar

New Delhi | Jun 12, 2015

http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/delhi-metro-model-to-inspire-new-solid-waste-management-rules-says-javadekar/901722

 

Relocated villagers storm Navegaon park, set forest afire

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Relocated-villagers-storm-Navegaon-park-set-forest-afire/articleshow/47649585.cms

Over 2,000 gharial hatchlings spotted in Chambal

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui,TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Over-2000-gharial-hatchlings-spotted-in-Chambal/articleshow/47655448.cms

Posted at: Jun 13 2015 12:31AM

Forest Dept, NGO out to save vanishing house sparrows

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/forest-dept-ngo-out-to-save-vanishing-house-sparrows/93063.html

Man jailed for illegally keeping Shahtoosh shawls

PTI | Jun 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Man-jailed-for-illegally-keeping-Shahtoosh-shawls/articleshow/47644261.cms

Conservation via wildlife photo expo

TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Conservation-via-wildlife-photo-expo/articleshow/47650738.cms

 

Frog poachers beware, forest dept officers now on night prowl

Steefni Cruz & Sunny Fernandes,TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Frog-poachers-beware-forest-dept-officers-now-on-night-prowl/articleshow/47650581.cms

Rescued turtles set for longer stay in Nagpur

Manka Behl,TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Rescued-turtles-set-for-longer-stay-in-Nagpur/articleshow/47649659.cms

Minor girl untraceable after crocodile attack in Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttar-pradesh/minor-girl-untraceable-after-crocodile-attack-in-katarniyaghat-wildlife-sanctuary/

Madras HC raps government for flouting building laws

A Subramani,TNN | Jun 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Madras-HC-raps-government-for-flouting-building-laws/articleshow/47649776.cms

ASU industry cannot be exempted from ABS tax, minister tells ADMA

Swati Rana, Mumbai Saturday, June 13, 2015

http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=88865&sid=1

Bangla solution to Indian food security

June 13,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-13/Bangla-solution-to-Indian-food-security-156971

ASU biology alum helping save the world's tigers

Posted: June 12, 2015

https://asunews.asu.edu/20150612-biology-alum-saving-tigers

Masters in Wildlife Biology & Conservation

https://www.ncbs.res.in/mscprogram/overview

FORESTRY NEWS (June 09, 2015)

Modi assaults Greenpeace for blocking India growth

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article4464038.ece

Bill to increase penalties for green norms violation under consultation

By PTI | 8 Jun, 2015,

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bill-to-increase-penalties-for-green-norms-violation-under-consultation/articleshow/47591370.cms

Politicians, cops, dept officials involved in forest land grab: Forest Minister

Govt to act tough against offenders; 3,100 kanal forest land freed from encroachers

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/politicians-cops-dept-officials-involved-in-forest-land-grab-forest-minister/91200.html

India playing pro-active role in dealing with climate change: Javadekar

http://www.firstpost.com/india/india-playing-pro-active-role-dealing-climate-change-javadekar-2285556.html

We value NGOs' participation: Prakash Javadekar

Posted on: 06:30 PM IST Jun 08, 201

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/we-value-ngos-participation-prakash-javadekar-1003506.html

Indian environment minister dismisses claims of charity crackdown

By C.K. Nayak

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/us-india-environment-charities-idUKKBN0OP0EK20150609

Government planning emergency steps to clean Delhi's air, says Prakash Javadekar

Akash Vashishtha  New Delhi, June 9, 2015

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-air-pollution-government-plans-prakash-javadekar/1/443089.html

Delhi air worsened since 2007, no discussion started then: Prakash Javadekar

By PTI | 8 Jun, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-air-worsened-since-2007-no-discussion-started-then-prakash-javadekar/articleshow/47589835.cms

India PM Modi endorses controversial Sundarbans coal plant

Last updated on 8 June 2015

http://www.rtcc.org/2015/06/08/india-pm-modi-endorses-controversial-sundarbans-coal-plant/

Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project gets environment ministry nod

By ET Bureau | 9 Jun, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/mumbais-coastal-road-project-gets-environment-ministry-nod/articleshow/47584037.cms

Protection of environment for sustainable development

June 09,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-09/Protection-of-environment-for-sustainable-development-156084

Businesses, small or big, can’t shy away from environmental compliance

Subir Ghosh | June 09, 2015

 http://social.yourstory.com/2015/06/environmental-compliance/

Madras HC's 'Janmam land' order raises hope of conserving Nilgiris forests

TNN | Jun 8, 2015,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Madras-HCs-Janmam-land-order-raises-hope-of-conserving-Nilgiris-forests/articleshow/47578643.cms

Vertiver takes the OOH route for USAID’s ‘Forests are Life’ campaign

The campaign is being showcased by Times OOH on 300 digital sites in Mumbai and hoardings on the Noida Expressway

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | June 9, 2015

http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/06/vertiver-takes-the-ooh-route-for-usaids-forests-are-life-campaign/

Lion translocation panel may join Rajasthan as member

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Lion-translocation-panel-may-join-Rajasthan-as-member/articleshow/47585007.cms

U’khand to begin count of elusive snow leopards from June 16

TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/uttarakhand/Ukhand-to-begin-count-of-elusive-snow-leopards-from-June-16/articleshow/47577929.cms

Kaziranga encroachment: Centre may seek report from State govt

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun0915/at054

Overpopulated animals to be marked as vermin: Prakash Javadekar

By PTI | 8 Jun, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/overpopulated-animals-to-be-marked-as-vermin-prakash-javadekar/articleshow/47589125.cms

Certain animals to be marked as vermin: Javadekar

PTI    New Delhi, | 09 June, 2015

http://www.thestatesman.com/news/india/certain-animals-to-be-marked-as-vermin-javadekar/68276.html

Centre Will Amend Laws to Allow Jallikattu

By Richa Sharma | ENS   Published: 08th June 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Centre-Will-Amend-Laws-to-Allow-Jallikattu/2015/06/08/article2856063.ece

UP centre a home for rescued turtles

Neha Shukla, TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/UP-centre-a-home-for-rescued-turtles/articleshow/47586004.cms

Relief and Care for Vinayagar's Lakshmi at Last

By Pradeep Kumar     Published: 09th June 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Relief-and-Care-for-Vinayagars-Lakshmi-at-Last/2015/06/09/article2857090.ece

A trip to America - vis a vis wildlife talks   - Part 2 –

http://epao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=travel.Manipur_Travel_Log.A_trip_to_America_wildlife_talks_Part_2_By_Usham_Somarendro

Ill temple jumbo forced to beg may get medical care

TNN | Jun 9, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Ill-temple-jumbo-forced-to-beg-may-get-medical-care/articleshow/47592919.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (June 07 & 08, 2015)

FORESTRY NEWS (June 08, 2015)

India’s Environment Policies: A Year Of Change – Analysis

http://www.eurasiareview.com/07062015-indias-environment-policies-a-year-of-change-analysis/

Increasing forest cover, a challenge

June 08,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-08/Increasing-forest-cover-a-challenge-155903

UP to plant 5 crore trees in 75 districts

Jun 08, 2015 - Amita Verma

http://www.asianage.com/india/plant-5-crore-trees-75-districts-852

Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Urban Forest Garden project

By Press Trust of India @indiacom | June 06, 2015

http://www.india.com/news/india/prakash-javadekar-inaugurates-urban-forest-garden-project-2-411496/

Javadekar likely to spell out coastal policy this week

Policy to determine fate of road development project

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/javadekar-likely-to-spell-out-coastal-policy-this-week/

Mahim Nature Park: From dump yard to Mumbai’s green lung

Badri Chatterjee and Aishwarya Iyer, Hindustan Times, Mumbai   Updated: Jun 08, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mahim-nature-park-from-dump-yard-to-mumbai-s-green-lung/article1-1356333.aspx

Industries in WB to get faster green nod

Suman Chakraborti,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/west-bengal/Industries-in-WB-to-get-faster-green-nod/articleshow/47581008.cms

Rs 7.4 crore plan to relocate people 'trapped' in Kozhikode's forests

K R Rajeev,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Rs-7-4-crore-plan-to-relocate-people-trapped-in-Kozhikodes-forests/articleshow/47579453.cms

Two otter species spotted in Goa

Lisa Monteiro,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Two-otter-species-spotted-in-Goa/articleshow/47578908.cms

180 Indian giant squirrels in Koyna: Study

Nikhil Deshmukh,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/180-Indian-giant-squirrels-in-Koyna-Study/articleshow/47578556.cms

Ecological imbalance forces tusker to leave its habitat

Kumar Rajesh,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ecological-imbalance-forces-tusker-to-leave-its-habitat/articleshow/47578412.cms

Wild elephants found chomping on garbage

Vineet Upadhyay,TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Wild-elephants-found-chomping-on-garbage/articleshow/47577834.cms

Uttrakahnd to start snow leopard census from June 16

http://www.indileak.com/uttrakahnd-to-start-snow-leopard-census-from-june-16/

Leopard attack kills cattle, instills fear among villagers

TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Leopard-attack-kills-cattle-instills-fear-among-villagers/articleshow/47578667.cms

Panic prevails in village near Sathyamangalam forest after leopard kills goats

Adarsh Jain, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Panic-prevails-in-village-near-Sathyamangalam-forest-after-leopard-kills-goats/articleshow/47575433.cms

Injured peacock rescued, released into forest

TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Injured-peacock-rescued-released-into-forest/articleshow/47579496.cms

New forest range officers remain unpaid

P Oppili,TNN | Jun 8, 2015,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/New-forest-range-officers-remain-unpaid/articleshow/47578581.cms

Seeds of doubt: Monsanto never had Bt cotton patent

Shishir Arya & Snehlata Shrivastav,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Seeds-of-doubt-Monsanto-never-had-Bt-cotton-patent/articleshow/47578304.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (June 07, 2015)

Oram shields forests from green ministry 

By Akash Vashishtha    Published: 22:21 GMT, 6 June 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3113861/Oram-shields-forests-green-ministry.html

Environ Ministry to start nursery programme for school kids

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi    June 6, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/environ-ministry-to-start-nursery-programme-for-school-kids-115060600843_1.html

Forest dept forms biodiversity register for Bareilly village

Priyangi Agarwal, TNN | Jun 6, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Forest-dept-forms-biodiversity-register-for-Bareilly-village/articleshow/47568391.cms

OMC signs MoU with dept of forest and environment

PTI   Bhubaneswar, | 06 June, 2015

http://www.thestatesman.com/news/odisha/omc-signs-mou-with-dept-of-forest-and-environment/67649.html

SMC, forest dept spar over number of trees in city

Himansshu Bhatt, TNN | Jun 6, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SMC-forest-dept-spar-over-number-of-trees-in-city/articleshow/47562775.cms

Meet Jadav Molai Payeng: A man who planted a 1,360 acre forest

06 Jun 2015

http://post.jagran.com/meet-jadav-molai-payeng-a-man-who-planted-a-1360-acre-forest-1433587905

Pride is in numbers: We saved Gir's Asiatic lions, but is it enough?

Poulomi Banerjee, Hindustan Times, New Delhi   Updated: Jun 08, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/we-saved-the-asiatic-lions-in-gir-but-is-it-enough/article1-1355955.aspx

Meghalaya hamlet dedicates forest for conservation of bats

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/meghalaya-hamlet-dedicates-forest-for-conservation-of-bats_1608904.html

‘Chocolate bomb’ kills Satkosia wild boar

Riyan Ramanath V, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Chocolate-bomb-kills-Satkosia-wild-boar/articleshow/47571915.cms

Kumki elephant to be shifted from Chadivayal camp

A Subburaj, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Kumki-elephant-to-be-shifted-from-Chadivayal-camp/articleshow/47569888.cms

Tusker kills 4 more in Bhagalpur

Kumar Rajesh, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Tusker-kills-4-more-in-Bhagalpur/articleshow/47570443.cms

‘Make in Chandrapur’ meet to woo industries

Mazhar Ali, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Make-in-Chandrapur-meet-to-woo-industries/articleshow/47569976.cms