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India to Establish More Tiger Reserves

NEW DELHI, India, December 21, 2010 (ENS) - India's National Tiger Conservation Authority has granted approval "in-principle" for four tiger reserves across the country and has requested proposals for four additional reserves to protect the endangered big cats. Jairam Ramesh, minister for environment and forests, confirmed the four reserves and the request for proposals in a written reply to a question in the upper house of Parliament last week………………

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2010/2010-12-21-02.html

CEC members inspect mining areas on Andhra border

TNN, Dec 22, 2010, 10.05pm IST

BELLARY: As per the directions of the Supreme Court, the members of Central Empowered Committee(CEC) inspected the mining areas of Obulapuram Mining Company owned by tourism minister G Janardhan Redddy, Ananthapur Mining Corporation, Bellary Iron Ore private Limited and Mahabaleshwarappa and Sons on Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka border on Wednesday. Officials from the forest department, revenue department, mines and geology department and Survey of India from both the states also took part in ………..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Obulapuram%20Mining%20Company

Camera-trapped snaps raise hopes for Manas

ROOPAK GOSWAMI

Guwahati, Dec. 22: Pictures don’t lie and Manas is definitely not lying.

As the first camera-trapped pictures of wildlife come out, the Manas National Park authorities want to send across the message that there is still hope for the numerous species in the park though the numbers may not be that big.  “These pictures at least demonstrate that there is still hope for Manas,” the field director of Manas tiger reserve, A. Swargowari, told The Telegraph. Camera trapping began in November when forest authorities of India a …………

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101223/jsp/northeast/story_13334556.jsp

Jairam’s policy to hit India’s growth: Montek

Updated on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 11:41

New Delhi: India’s infrastructure-led growth will be hit if coal-bearing areas remained out of bound for mining, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said, questioning the policies of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. “I really do not understand the concept of ‘no-go’ areas. If you declare nearly 30 percent of coal-bearing areas as ‘no-go’, then does it mean that we should lower our growth projections?” Ahluwalia was ………............

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Govt to discuss 'no-go' mining areas next week

Press Trust of India / New Delhi December 23, 2010, 16:54 IST

Amid Plan panel seeking 'sensible' definition of 'no-go' mining areas, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said the issue will come up before the Cabinet next week to work out a solution. "We have circulated a cabinet note 15 days back. Hopefully, it will be taken up by the cabinet next week for discussion and some way out will be found," Jaiswal told reporters here on the sidelines of a meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on safety of mines. ……………

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt-to-discuss-/no-go/-mining-areas-next-week/120120/on

  

Govt worried over decreasing forest cover in state

Source: Bhaskar News   |   Last Updated 04:19(22/12/10)

Raipur: Worried over the fast reducing green cover in the region, the state government has decided to implement scientific methods to protect the jungles. The decreasing number of Sal trees also has the administration worried and it has sought a scientific research to know the reasons behind it. Speaking  after a presentation by the scientists of the Jabalpur based Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Forest Minister ………………

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/govt-worried-over-decreasing-forest-cover-in-state-1678837.html

Straying Leopard Rescued in Northern India

2010-12-21 09:59

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