IN NEWS (February 12, 2011)

“In India, forest is a major source of livelihoods. One hundred million people directly depend on it, while another 250 million [depend on it] indirectly.”

http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/promises-and-pressures-indias-forests

Fast growth rate not good for ecology, feels Jairam Ramesh

12 February, 2011

http://www.khabrein.info/news/Fast_growth_rate_not_good_for_ecology__feels_Jairam_Ramesh_1297504395/

Chiria mines to get Rs 5,000-cr boost

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 11, 2011

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Chiria-mines-to-get-Rs-5-000-cr-boost/Article1-661304.aspx

First ever rainforest festival in Assam

Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan Times
Guwahati, February 12, 2011

http://www.hindustantimes.com/First-ever-rainforest-festival-in-Assam/Article1-661576.aspx

Global expert advocates for canopy research in N-E

12 February, 2011Amarjyoti Borah

http://www.assamtimes.org/blog/4728.html

Villagers in Kutch file PILs against towers, SEZs

Published: Saturday, Feb 12, 2011, 17:12 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_villagers-in-kutch-file-pils-against-towers-sezs_1506849

Trekking in the Indian Himalayas: high adventure – in a low-key way

In the Himalayas, Jim White treks between villages that have escaped India's frantic dash towards modernisation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/india/8316883/Trekking-in-the-Indian-Himalayas-high-adventure-in-a-low-key-way.html