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Indian mines company accused of unlawful deforestation
By Vinod VermaBBC Hindi
To save tigers we need tough action, not more of this
talking
The political will to save
the species has been abysmal despite its drastic decline in numbers
Government bowing to TATA pressure is now in the open
Dhamra port project let off
the hook
Announcement /
Economy December 16, 2010, 19:22 IST
If the reports on the
powerful corporates influencing the Cabinet formation were not incriminating
enough, there is another shocker. The Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh
condoned Tata Steel and L&T’s violation of the Forest Conservation Act 1980
in their joint Dhamra port project in Orissa. This shocking revelation of
corporates influencing government decisions emerged from file notings recently
obtained by Greenpeace through an RTI application. It is in sharp contradiction
to the Ministry’s own strictures against Vedanta, Adarsh Society and the Lavasa Township.
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Eco concerns land mega Himachal projects in jeopardy
Shimla, Dec 16 – At least
four hydropower and cement projects worth Rs.6,000 crore (over $1.3 billion)
have got stuck in Himachal Pradesh in less than four months due to
green concerns. Local people as well as environmentalists say these will
gobble up a considerable chunk of forest land and cause immense damage to
natural resources. Cement maker Harish Cement Ltd, a subsidiary of Grasim
Cements Limited, is the latest in a series of projects to be caught in a
logjam. The Himachal Pradesh High Court Monday cancelled the
environmental clearance granted to it by the union environment and forests
ministry for a Rs.1,200 crore project near Sundernagar in Mandi district.
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Dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment
Posted: December 16, 2010
11:24 AM
The Road from Engineer to
Conservationist
In 1965, as a freshman
engineering student, Karanth read an article in Life magazine
entitled"My
Year With the Tigers" by naturalist George Schaller. Inspired by
Schaller's writing, Karanth
Rare census for rare species returns to UP
Tarannum Manjul
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 at 0505
hrs IST
Lucknow The state Forest department will
conduct a census of rare and endangeredspecies of birds and animals in Uttar
Pradesh, which feature in the Centre’s scheduled lists. The census will be
conducted by experts from World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Trust of
India. They will not only determine the present population of such birds and
animals, but also establish the …..
Another tiger birth in Ranthambore?
BJP says Ramesh's steely resolve on environment
'melts' abroad
Posted: Fri Dec 17 2010,
18:51 hrsNew Delhi:
BJP on Friday took potshots
at Union Minister Jairam Ramesh over his objections to a township being built
near the Mundra Port
in Gujarat for alleged violation of
environmental norms and said his "steely resolve" at home melts when
he goes abroad. "Ramesh shows such
steely resolve ……
Harry Potter Endangers India’s Owls
Harry Potter craze has
resulted in a national infatuation with owls
India’s environmental minister is blaming Harry Potter for
endangering the country’s owl population. Environment and Forest Minister
Jairam Ramesh, says the Harry Potter craze has resulted in a national
infatuation with owls, “Following Harry Potter, there seems to be a strange
fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children
with owls.” The conservation group Traffic has also warned of threats to owls
because of their popularity as entertainment ………………………..
Pat for Garo hills conservationists
OUR CORRESPONDENT
Shillong, Dec.
15: The aking nokma (area of the headman) and the management
committee of Dambuk Atong in South East Garo Hills caught and fined a person
for smuggling timber from a reserve forest, thereby enforcing stringent
measures to protect the environment. They also made signboards and
spreadawareness about the importance of forests. To encourage the efforts of
these indigenous bodies, Samrakshan Trust, an NGO working for the preservation
of the environment in Garo Hills ……………….
Rare find in first-ever census
Pankaj Dhiman, TNN, Dec 16,
2010, 12.38am IST
CHANDIGARH: The first-ever wildlife census conducted last week has thrown up
many surprises with the search teams stumbling on many species, which are
considered rare, in Sukhna
Wildlife Sanctuary. With wildlife like parakeet, cormorant, wild pig,
large egret, ruby-throated bulbul, pangolin, porcupine and hare being spotted
in high numbers, the UT wildlife department is elated. Officials confirmed
that there has been a significant ……
Forest
Cover Increases In India
The forest cover of India
has increased from 65.9 million ha. to 69.09 million ha. i.e. an
increase of 3.13 million ha. This has been stated in the State of
Forest Report, 1997 and India State of Forest Report, 2009 published by Forest
Survey of India, Dehradun. The details are given in Annexure. The Ministry
is providing funds under National Afforestation Progamme (NAP)
Scheme for regeneration of degraded forest and adjoining areas in the country.
As on 31.03.2010, 800 Forest Development
Agency …………
Keibul Lamjao Rescue centre for Sangai on the way
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 14
2010: Even as motorbikes have been pro-vided to help the forest guards
more mobile in protecting the Sangai in Keibul Lamjao
National Park, a rescue
centre for the endangered species is being developed inside the Park along with
assistance from the Wild Life Institute of India. According to an official
source ………………………………
Two poachers killed in Kaziranga, rhino found dead
CM visits Nagaland
Zoological Park
Dimapur, December 16 (MExN):
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, along with colleagues M. C Konyak, Forest Minister,
P. Longon, Minister, Land Resources, Azheto, Advisor, Sericulture and
Cooperation paid a visit to the Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar on
December 16. Inspecting all the ongoing works being taken up under the State
Plan, SPA and CZA, Government of India inside the Park complex, Rio …………
Protection force for Pench, Tadoba ayed
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN, Dec 16,
2010, 04.43am IST
NAGPUR: Deputy chief
minister Ajit
Pawar on Wednesday took top forest officials by surprise when he green
signalled setting up of Special Tiger
Protection Force (STPF) for two tiger reserves in Maharashtra. At a
meeting held at Van Sabhagruha, Pawar agreed to set up STPF by creating 224
posts. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body
under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) monitoring the tiger
reserves in the country, has mandated setting up of STPFs in tiger reserves
with 100% central assistance. The ……….
Mummified forest in Canada yields climate clues
Thursday, December 16, 2010,
16:00 [IST]
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Researchers at the Ohio State University have discovered a mummified forest in
northernmost Canada
which is giving clues on how plants struggled to endure ancient global cooling.
Researchers believe the trees-buried by a landslide and exquisitely preserved 2
to 8 million years ago-will help them predict how today's Arctic
will respond to global warming. They also suspect that many more mummified
forests could emerge across North America as
Arctic ice continues to melt. ……………..
Back to Raj era: Prince guns down man-eater leopard
Yagnesh Mehta, TNN, Dec 14,
2010, 10.53pm IST
Indigenous Medicinal plants,
Social Forestry and Tribal
AUTHOR’S: M. P. Singh,
J. L. Srivastava and S. N. Pandey
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170352730
YEAR: 2003 (First Edition)
PAGES: 519
SIZE: 14 X 22 X 2.5 cm.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English
