IN NEWS (June 18, 2011)

18 Jun, 2011, 01.10AM IST, Sarita C Singh,ET Bureau

Prior forest clearance to delay projects further, complains power ministry

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/prior-forest-clearance-to-delay-projects-further-complains-power-ministry/articleshow/8895088.cms

Managing growth with forests
A recent report "Forests in a Green Economy" by the UN Environment Programme examines the critical role of forests and provides policy recommendations for sustainable development and poverty eradication. Excerpts:

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110618/edit.htm#6

No heritage tag for 10 sites, Karnataka writes to Centre

Published: Saturday, Jun 18, 2011, 10:05 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_no-heritage-tag-for-10-sites-karnataka-writes-to-centre_1556293

Lush Cosmetics Launches National Campaign with Greenpeace to demand protection for forests

Cosmetic company along with Greenpeace demonstrates campaign to highlight the issue of deforestation for coal mining

http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/retail/2011061689551.htm

Hounded down

Piyali Mandal / New Delhi June 18, 2011, 0:34 IST

For every tiger killed, six leopards are poached as their skins are in big demand in China.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hounded-down/439501/

Growing up in Pandupur to be launched in Bangalore

Published: Saturday, Jun 18, 2011, 11:02 IST
Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_growing-up-in-pandupur-to-be-launched-in-bangalore_1556308

Betrayal via bamboo

Author(s): Aparna Pallavi   Issue: Jun 30, 2011

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/betrayal-bamboo

Acquisition made easy

Author: Richard Mahapatra   Posted on: 16 Jun, 2011

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/acquisition-made-easy

Expert from India Trains CEDAC Staff on Agro‐Forestry and Natural Resource Management Techniques

http://www.cedac.org.kh/ev_pdf215.pdf

Social forestry dept to guide panchayats in planting trees

Laxmi Birajdar, TNN Jun 12, 2011

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-12/pune/29649530_1_tree-plantation-plantation-drives-social-forestry

In danger Elephant corridors at BRT in jeopardy

Chamarajnagar, June 17, DHNS

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/169660/elephant-corridors-brt-jeopardy.html

National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA)

http://moef.nic.in/modules/others/?f=wetlands-atlases

Jairam Ramesh talks Tough on POSCO

Written by Odisha News Today Team   Monday, 13 June 2011

http://www.odishanewstoday.com/business/695-jairam-ramesh-talks-tough-on-posco.html

Jairam Ramesh tells Uttarakhand CM Nishank to stop illegal mining in Ganga

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/jairam-ramesh-tells-uttarakhand-cm-nishank-to-stop-illegal-mining-in-ganga/articleshow/8896566.cms

Illegal mining: Jairam Ramesh warns Uttarakhand

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjdj2u_illegal-mining-jairam-ramesh-warns-uttarakhand-govt_news

Coal linkage criterion may hit power capacity addition target

Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi June 18, 2011

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/coal-linkage-criterion-may-hit-power-capacity-addition-target/439568/

BCCL set to award global tenders for underground mining

Indrani Dutta

http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article2113348.ece

Climate Change: Community forestry feted for carbon reduction role

http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2011/06/15/nation/climate-change-community-forestry-feted-for-carbon-reduction-role/222903.html

Media Matters - Now, an endangered press

SEVANTI NINAN

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Sevanti_Ninan/article2109230.ece