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Sunday, July 31, 2011

IN NEWS (July 31, 2011)

31 Jul, 2011, 11.44AM IST, PTI
Tiger conservation does not stop with numbers, warn experts

Experts question "independence" of evaluation of tiger reserves
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, July 30, 2011

168 coal mining projects of CIL delayed on green clearance

Green blow in Red corridor
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, July 30, 2011

Mining not completely banned in Bellary
Published: Sunday, Jul 31, 2011, 10:38 IST
By HM Chaithanya Swamy | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

Bandipur forest set to become eco-sensitive zone

Cobra eggs drag forest officer to court
P Vasanth Kumar, TNN | Jul 31, 2011

WWF's programme to sensitize youth about value of forests launched
TNN | Jul 31, 2011

'Cities for forests' drive kicks off
TNN | Jul 30, 2011,

AP | By KATY DAIGLE | Posted 07.25.2011

The science of saving tigers
K Ullas Karanth
Universities Press
2011, pp 340
550

Rare little primate found on Sastri Nagar terrace
A Selvaraj, TNN | Jul 31, 2011

Indian Subcontinent    Something for every visitor in India

South Africa is more than wildlife
MALAY DESAI , Mumbai Mirror | Jul 31, 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

IN NEWS (July 30, 2011)

 Canfor sees India as new China as Canada pursues increased lumber exports
By: Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press
Posted: 07/29/2011

SC takes note of eco damage in Bellary
TNN | Jul 30, 2011

SC furious with Centre over illegal mining
July 30, 2011

SC mining ban in Bellary puts the squeeze on Reddys
Manu Aiyappa, TNN | Jul 30, 2011

Illegal mining devastated 3 K’taka areas
Jul 30, 2011 - Rashme Sehgal |

Plan to upgrade national parks

'Goa stretch of Western Ghats vital tiger link'
Paul Fernandes, TNN | Jul 30, 2011

India's tiger population 'has increased by 20 per cent'

Blow to Buxa's tiger hopes
Krishnendu Mukherjee, TNN | Jul 30, 2011

Friday, July 29, 2011
Action plan undertaken to save tigers

GLOBAL TIGER DAY
'Save its dear prey to save tigers'
Fri, Jul 29th, 2011

Events mark Global Tiger Day
Fri, Jul 29th, 2011

Vietnam to have first international day for tigers
VietNamNet Bridge – The first international day for tigers will be held in Hanoi on July 31, to raise the awareness of protection of this endangered species.

Centre's lens on Sunderbans
Krishnendu Mukherjee, TNN | Jul 30, 2011

WWF-India launches Cities for Forests campaign

Thanks for saving the fish
Nandini Velho pens a grateful farewell to Jairam Ramesh for the experience of working with him

'Indian' jumbo killed in Nepal
Pinak Priya Bhattacharya, TNN | Jul 30, 2011

Mogul steers own path to riches
Jim Yardley, Vikas Bajaj
July 30, 2011

Sloth bear dies of TB in Bannerghatta
 Bangalore, July 29, DHNS:

XXVII Certificate Course in Wildlife Management November 1, 2011 to 31 January 2012

Friday, July 29, 2011

IN NEWS (July 29, 2011)

20% increase in tiger population
Staff Reporter

29 Jul, 2011, 04.43AM IST, Sarita C Singh,ET Bureau
Government panel says 'Go, No-Go' concept of forest area classification legally not tenable and should be abandoned

Priya Lopes on 07 28, 2011

Forest officials attempt to track snake parcels
A Selvaraj, TNN | Jul 29, 2011

State tiger population touches 143
Kalyan Barooah

Tiger reserves in red zone roar for help
 New Delhi, July 28, DHNS

A New Environment

Another feather in Manas cap
Delhi report classifies Kaziranga as ‘very good’ among tiger reserves
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Behind the frame
Anusha Parthasarathy

Launching New Web Design and Updated Information on Wildlife of Corbett National Park

A walk with the ‘sun-catcher' in rural India
A. J. Vinayak

Odd Hotel No. 4
Jungle Parks Resort - Wayanad, India

Tiger Car Roars Again

SA adventure lures Indians
RASHEEDA BHAGAT

Top photographic destinations
29th July 2011

29 Jul, 2011, 06.14AM IST, Devdutt Pattanaik,
Responsible managers behave like Ram instead of Pandavas in Mahabharata

Thursday, July 28, 2011

IN NEWS (July 28, 2011)

Wildlife Board launches website
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/wildlife-board-launches-website/170926-60-119.html
 
 Oxford to study religious forests in India
PTI | Jul 27, 2011

India’s tigers gain numbers but not ground

Alibaba & 800 thieves; Santosh Hegde wants every one prosecuted

Dr U V Singh, IFS - my next year's nominee for Bangalore Ratna
22 February 2011
http://praja.in/en/blog/murali772/2011/02/22/dr-u-v-singh-ifs-my-next-years-nominee-bangalore-ratna

Taungyas get legal recognition
Author(s): Kumar Sambhav S...
Issue: Jul 27, 2011

Arunachal CM seeks green nod from Centre to expedite work on projects
Jul 27, 2011

Gujarat to kick off forestry campaign
Written by Joycebabu on Jul-27-11

Forest cover rising, says minister, FSI contradicts

Cat-Eyed Snake for Slovakia
A Selvaraj, TNN | Jul 28, 2011

Wildlife Destination Sariska A Safe Domicile of Indian Tigers
Posted by jassicac on 25 July, 2011

Top 5 Luxury Hotels in Jim Corbett

Delays may see Goa lose GAIL pipeline project: Kamat
Published on Wed, Jul 27, 2011

Scoop @ Sight
Caught on the wrong foot

Bandit River Chambal now a bonded river
By Dharmendra Khandal Jul 27 2011

Rain Forest Research Institute, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, Assam.
RFRI Jorhat, ICFRE inviting applications for the following posts through Walk-In-Interview 2011.
Junior Research Fellowship
Vacancies: 8 Posts
Pay-Scales: Rs.16000 & Rs.12000 + HRA
.
Field Assistants
Vacancies: 10 Posts
Pay-Scales: Rs.7000 & Rs.5000 (Consolidated)..
 

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

IN NEWS (July 27, 2011)



Environment Ministry For Faster Project Nods Under Jayanthi Natarajan
July 21, 2011,(Mail Today Bureau)

Jairam’s latest: I was made Shikhandi in MoEF

IFS officials promoted at one go
TNN | Jul 15, 2011

Can Prof Rajendra Pachauri really survive 'Glaciergate’?
The head of the UN panel on climate change, Prof Rajendra Pachauri, is still adamant that one famously exaggerated report should not cost him his job.

Social Networking Elephants Never Forget
ScienceDaily (July 26, 2011)

Man-elephant conflict now a concern for Bodoland too
TNN | Jul 27, 2011

Alarm bells sounded for Sunderbans ecology
Jayanta Gupta, TNN | Jul 27, 2011

27 Jul, 2011, 05.16AM IST, Jayashree Nandi,TNN
Bellary forests, water bodies ravaged

Foresters save big cat from villagers' rage
TNN | Jul 27, 2011

Leopard pulled from village pipeline

Birdwatching over brick and mortar
Construction projects are changing land use patterns and threatening the wetland ecosystem at Dadri, affecting a number of bird species
Ananda Banerjee

Bandhavgarh Park- Finest Wildlife Sanctuary in India

Ways of the Bank
0 Comments
Issue: Jul 31, 2011

Endangered tigers under threat over financial spat
16:30 NZST Wed Jul 27 201

Kumkum Dasgupta – This land is mined
| July 25, 2011

Greenwood Management Reports Surge of Interest in Brazilian Forestry Investment
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
 

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

IN NEWS (July 26, 2011)

Who pollutes: The rich or the poor?
India's prime minister is allowing India's environment to be destroyed in order to cater to powerful foreign investors.
Vandana Shiva Last Modified: 26 Jul 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Suggests Independent Regulator for Environmental Clearances
Published on July 26, 2011

India’s own red list, a stitch in time?

Green challenges
PRAFUL BIDWAI
Jairam Ramesh's removal as Environment Minister creates uncertainties for domestic environment policy and the deadlocked global climate talks.

25 July 2011 Last updated at 23:44 GMT
'How an elephant changed my life'
By Swaminathan Natarajan BBC Tamil

Being batty about bats
Aparna Menon

Three Most Famous Wildlife Destinations in India
Posted by Rajasthan Heritage Tour on July 26, 2011

A passage from wildlife to forest of peace
IPSHITA MITRA | Jul 26, 2011

Om Puri lauds proposals in draft Animal Welfare Act
PTI | 02:07 PM,Jul 26,2011

Om Puri joins the PETA bandwagon
Richa Bhatia, TNN | Jul 26, 2011

Document Details for: State Policy for Forestry Development - Documents

Malabar Hill: How a jungle turned into a posh address
Published: Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011, 11:30 IST
By Manoj R Nair | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

07/26/2011 | 04:20 am
National Aluminium Company Limited :
NALCO GETS FINAL FOREST CLEARANCE FOR BAUXITE MINING LEASE

First Takes: India Overhauls Eco-Regulators, Real Benefits from Fake Plants, and More...
Published July 25, 2011

July 21, 2011. Environment Minister in India Removed

Twin track for forest assurance

FDI in India dropped in 2010: UN report
Land acquisition row scaring away big ticket investors
Trithesh Nandan | New Delhi | July 26 2011

India to be 2nd Largest Steel Producer by 2013: Shri Beni Prasad Verma

Recruitment of Faculty IN INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT
Posted by admin on July 25, 2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

IN NEWS (July 25, 2011)

 India to set up independent environmental body
By KATY DAIGLE, Associated Press

under the ‘National Campaign of Amla’
SMPB start plantation of Amla under the ‘National Campaign of Amla’

SC clears denotification of GIB sanctuary
Vijay Pinjarkar | Jul 24, 2011

Three committees formed for Chambal River, wildlife
 Source: Bhakar News   |   Last Updated 14:58(25/07/11

Orissa high court rejects Vedanta refinery expansion

Jairam Ramesh: A Lasting Legacy

A Green Elephant?

Being a crocodile doctor
Posted On: Monday, July 25, 2011

Speed up green clearances, Coal India tells government
news 25 July 2011

India's NALCO says renews forest clearance for bauxite mine
Mon Jul 25, 2011

25 Jul, 2011, 03.50AM IST, Rakhi Mazumdar & MV Ramsurya,ET Bureau
Mines closure in Karnataka may force JSW, Tatas to halt work

India to announce new guidelines for foreign investment

Coal Ministry for strict norms on new block bids
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai July 25, 2011

Goan paradise in the rains
Mumbai Mirror | Jul 25, 2011

Save Veli, Akkulam, action council urges CM

Wildlife filming runs in the family
9:27am Monday 25th July 2011

Natarajan's elevation spells trouble for Cong in PAC
TNN | Jul 25, 2011

25 Jul, 2011, 02.50AM IST, ET Bureau
UPA in minority in Public Accounts Committee, may not get SP-BSP support

Want adventure, go holidaying
Ruchika Chitravanshi / New Delhi July 25, 2011

Eye in Red sky
NISHIT DHOLABHAI

Sunday, July 24, 2011

IN NEWS (July 24, 2011)

 India plans environmental clearances regulator

CJI doles out hard talk on green governance
Priscilla Jebaraj
 
Won't Allow Permit Raj, Green Regulator Soon: PM
PTI   New Delhi   Jul 24, 2011

Prime Minister Addresses Valedictory Session of International Seminar on Global Environment and Disaster Management

Wildlife conservation lesson for judiciary
Source: The Sangai Express

Department to explain VTR rejig
SANJEEV KUMAR VERMA

Sundarbans have only 90 tigers
Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay, TNN Jul 23, 2011

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan agrees to special dispensation in National Manufacturing Policy
SME News, Thursday, Jul 21

Mines min asks for ‘high, low-risk’ categories
Priyadarshi Siddhanta

Interview: Madhuri Dixit loves elephants
Trans World Features

Counting elephants-The other side of the coin
By Srilal Miththapala

Eats shoots and doesn’t leave
Reshma Patil, Hindustan Times
Bejing, July 24, 2011

New recruitment system for forest guards soon
Vivek Deshpande   Posted: Jul 24, 2011

Delays in grant of green clearance hurt production plans – CIL

Deliberations on Environment
Posted On Saturday, 23 Jul 2011 By barmon. Under National news   

Joint Forest Management in India:
Spread,Performance and Impact

Forest Officer for India Program (m/f)
July 18, 2011 — India Jobs Bank

24 Jul, 2011, 12.55PM IST, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar,ET Bureau
Growth data shows gaps in Maoist narrative: Swaminathan Aiyar


Saturday, July 23, 2011

IN NEWS (July 23, 2011)


Indian mycologists discover world's most heat-resistant fungi
Indo-Asian News Service  Chennai, July 23, 2011

Evolve uniform policy to clear projects: CJI to MoEF

Work collectively to protect environment, humanity: Patil

Deliberations on Environment Jurisprudence, Climate Change and Nuclear Power Plants
President Appeal to Work Collectively to Protect Environment and Humanity

'The situation is critical'
Anahita Mukherji, TNN Jul 17, 2011

India’s 2nd largest afforestation project registered under CDM

POSCO Needs Immediate Rethink Or Recall
By Mahtab Alam   22 July, 2011
Countercurrents.org

Too old to hunt, too young to die
A unique conservation effort in West Bengal is looking out for its famed tigers
By Umarah Jamali

Celebration Package of 64th Independence Day in Corbett National Park

INDIA - About Neyyar wildlife sanctuary (and Keral and Tamil Nadu)

Tell Me a Story: The Tiger Mouse (a tale from India)

HAAT 2 LAST
PTI

FUJIFILM launches FinePix HS20 EXR camera
The sensational digicam has new image technology EXR CMOS sensorAnnouncement / Corporate July 22, 2011

Friday, July 22, 2011

IN NEWS (July 22, 2011)

 Plans afoot to divide India into green zones
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, July 21, 2011

NTCA's 10-member panel to save tiger corridors, habitat
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Jul 21, 2011

International Seminar on Environmenta and Disaster Management begins Tomorrow
Holistic View of Environmental Concerns and Disaster Management Practices Required: Smt Natarajan
Platform to Deliberate on Topical Issues and All-Inclusive Growth: Salman Khurshid

Khurshid, Natarajan call for stricter enforcement of environmental laws
ANI | Jul 21, 2011

Environment ministry cites loopholes in forest laws to defend clearing Posco
Jul 19, 2011

22 Jul, 2011, 03.16PM IST,PTI
Delays in grant of green clearance hurt production plans: CIL

Villagers distort court ruling on snakes
Radheshyam Jadhav, TNN | Jul 22, 2011

Bihar task force report on Ganga dolphins soon
IANS | Jul 20, 2011

Rhino Crisis Round Up: ‘Eco-Clubs’ in Nepal, New Arrivals in India & Groenewald Makes a Deal in South Africa

22 Jul 2011
Flood situation worsens across states in India

Engage Consultant & Research Associates For Green Indian Mission At New Delhi
Ministry Of Environment And Forest
New Delhi - Delhi - India
Arrived on 21 July 2011 22:08:17 IST

Precious stones for pachyderms
July 21, 2011

Leopard mauls 11 in Indian village

Things that you might not know about India
By SiliconIndia, Friday, 22 July 2011

Indonesians Await Forest Tenure Reform
By Amantha Perera