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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

IN NEWS (August 31, 2011)

Whistleblowers will be protected: Jayanthi Natarajan


Govt gives 'in-principle' nod to white tiger breeding centre
Press Trust Of India   New Delhi, August 31, 2011

India: CSD condemns proposed Participatory Forest Mgt Resolution
August 26, 2011  Orissadiary.com

Indian Army rescues baby elephant from water tank
Aug 31, 2011

31 Aug, 2011, 02.14PM IST, PTI
Parliamentary panel slams CIL for giving 'lame excuses' for missing targets

SAIL to begin production from Chiria by '14
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 31, 2011

India: Now, earn money for growing trees
August 30, 2011  Times of India

Guj at top in losing its zoo animals
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN | Aug 31, 2011

CEO Protests Gibson Raid
Posted on Tuesday August 30, 2011

The billionaire investor who bought into Sino-Forest

Mela children’s programme celebrates forests, bats and birds

Around India in 81 days, in a wheelchair

O.U.A.T. is looking for Associate Professor in Forest Biology & Tree Improvement

Forest Policy Jobs in India

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

IN NEWS (August 30, 2011)

 Sustainable Livelihood for People living in and Around Forests

Schemes for Increasing per Capita Forest Cover in the Country

Evaluation of Natural Resources

Bamboo: can it live up to the 'green gold' hype?
Eifion Rees

Forest dept. re-establishing tiger corridors: Natarajan
India Blooms News Service

Emeralds to conserve elephants

Basic countries back Indian proposals on climate
Nitin Sethi, TNN | Aug 30, 2011

Climate Change – North East India to become hot

INDIA: Human Rights Council's intervention sought concerning India's violations of indigenous peoples' rights

Government 'soon' to come out with forest certification policy
PTI Aug 26, 2011

The Thames River Restoration Trust has pledged to spend £210,000 helping to clean up the River Ganges

30 Aug, 2011, 04.00AM IST, Debjoy Sengupta,ET Bureau
Coal India gearing up for Rs 42,000-cr investment

Last Updated : 30 August 2011 at 13:50 IST
Coal India to invest Rs.42000 cr on receving enviromental clearances

30 Aug, 2011, 04.33PM IST, IANS
Coal India awaits environment clearance for 13 projects

Creative Travel launches JungleSutra Wildlife Journeys

Popular Attractions of Tours in Rajasthan
2:27 PM on Aug. 30, 2011

Tipaimukh project
The New Nation (Bangladesh)
August 29, 2011

Indian Betel Farmers Battle South Korean Steel Giant
by Moushumi Basu with Pratap Chatterjee, Special to CorpWatch
August 30th, 20

Forest protection plans in Ghana, others headed for disaster unless…

Health Ministry studying recommendations of inter-ministerial panel on radiation effects from mobiles
Joseph Alexander, New Delhi  Tuesday, August 30, 2011

August 30, 2011, 9:15 AM IST
The Other Anna Effect: No Major Lawmaking in Parliament

Monday, August 29, 2011

IN NEWS (August 29, 2011)

Awards for Best Managed Protected Areas in India

Now, earn money for growing trees
Laxmi Birajdar | Aug 29, 2011

A Walk In The Woods
This enterprise has given Uttarakhand villagers a reason to stay back.

Growth Potion
Gram Mooligai has helped group medicinal plant gatherers in Tamil Nadu into a corporate structure.

Centre rues lack of review at Pakke
Hydel projects pose threat to the tiger reserve in Arunachal Pradesh ROOPAK GOSWAMI

Conservation of Elephants

Reduction in Green House Gas Emissions

Manali to get modern monal breeding centre
Suresh Sharma, TNN | Aug 29, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011 4:59:29 PM (IST)  
100 animals died in Delhi Zoo last year

Forest rangers rescue leopard in western India
  Last Updated On 27 August,2011

Production of Coal by CIL

CIL strives 5% increase in production in FY12: Jaiswal
Published on Mon, Aug 29, 2011

CEO of Gibson Guitar a Republican Donor; Democrat Competitor Uses Same Wood

South Africa: Joint Statement Issued At the Conclusion of the Eighth Basic Ministerial Meeting On Climate Change
28 August 2011

Aug. 29, 2011, 7:01 a.m. EDT
IFAW, Environment Canada and INTERPOL in Botswana at the Front Lines of the War on Wildlife Trafficking

Sunday, August 28, 2011

IN NEWS (August 28, 2011)

Two Indian cities in show World Deadliest Towns
Serena Menon, Hindustan Times   Mumbai, August 28, 2011

India considering 'forest clearance' for disputed scheme
Sun, Aug 28th, 2011

World Bank to plan conservation and development of Sunderbans
Published: Sunday, Aug 28, 2011

Jostling in the jungles
N. Shiva Kumar

Pristine Kuntala waterfalls turns into dumping yard
Sudipta Sengupta | Aug 28, 2011

SC’s environment panel to survey Bellary mining areas

CIL BCCL mine closure notice stayed

5 Amazing Wildlife Hotspots
By SiliconIndia, Monday, 22 August 2011

Week in review: Agents target Gibson Guitar in wood-smuggling probe

Saturday, August 27, 2011

IN NEWS (August 27, 2011)

Infrastructure development in protected areas is road to death for wildlife
Published: Friday, Aug 26, 2011

Industry, mining cause diversion of 10,261 ha forest land
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar August 27, 2011

Forest officials mull elephant corridor in Muttati
TNN | Aug 26, 2011

SC panel to survey Bellary mining areas from Sept 12

SC bans mining Tumkur and Chitradurag districts

Mining banned in 2 districts
August 27, 2011   DC   New Delhi

Forest Certification Council to be set up

Govt ''soon'' to come out with forest certification policy
PTI | 09:08 PM,Aug 26,2011

Save forest petitions delivered to the government
Photo | August 25, 2011


No need of forest scam probe, babu tells CVC
Nitin Sethi, TNN Aug 22, 2011

The Saturday Interview - A fair deal for the peafowl
KAUSALYA SANTHANAM

A PATRIARCH FOR THE NATION?
- The nation’s problems cannot be solved by a supercop POLITICS AND PLAY: Ramachandra Guha

Agony over ebony: US guitarists fret over crackdown on wood imports from India
Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN | Aug 27, 2011

India import led to probe at 2 Tenn. Gibson Guitar plants
By Kevin McKenzie     Posted August 27, 2011

New Developments: Management Woes and Investor Risk at Foreign-Listed Chinese Companies

Sri Lanka : The Pearl of the Indian Ocean
By Regional Representatives Aug 27, 2011

Tenders are invited for
Printing Of The India State Of Forest Report 2011 At Dehradun
Forest Survey Of India    Dehradun - Uttarakhand - India

Friday, August 26, 2011

IN NEWS (August 26, 2011)

26 Aug, 2011, 04.45PM IST, PTI
Government 'soon' to come out with forest certification policy

Govt to plant 11 cr trees this year
Sayli Udas Mankikar, Hindustan Times  Mumbai, August 26, 2011

Cheetahs to be back soon, in MP reserve
Aug 26, 2011 - LALIT SHASTRI |   Age Correspondent   Bhopal

Indian forestry bodies demand GIS
Publish Date: 23 August 2011

Rajasthan tiger reserves get thumbs up


Adi Godrej offers land to Mumbai for green lung
Press Trust of India / London August 26, 2011
 
Manas link Buxa’s boon & bane
Krishnendu Mukherjee, TNN | Aug 26, 2011

The Dugong : Non-Violent Underwater Giants

Forest test for cubs before life in wild
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
 
26 Aug, 2011, 04.09AM IST, Rachna Singh,TNN
Natural history museum at Ranthambhore soon

Work on science facility to begin by Dec
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Mumbai, August 26, 2011
 
Apex court bans mining in 2 more Karnataka districts
Arun S.
 
August 26, 2011 | Author: yadavjohn | Posted in Travel Articles

Asset stripping
Let's protect the natural wealth of Kashmir?
ISSUE BY DR ABDUL MAJID SIRAJ

Forestry prospects okay, at least in short term, Conference Board says
 By Derrick Penner And John Morrissy, Vancouver Sun; Financial Post

Expert says innovation saved New Brunswick forestry
CBC News    Posted: Aug 25, 2011

Gibson Guitar chief denies wrongdoing after raids
Warrant shows Indian imports were concern
3:25 PM, Aug. 26, 2011

GIBSON GUITAR CEO: GOVERNMENT SAYS WOOD IS ILLEGAL IF U.S. WORKERS PRODUCE IT
Published 08/26/2011

JRF Positions in Dehradun – Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Thursday, August 25, 2011

IN NEWS (August 25, 2011)


 Yowl! Madhya Pradesh to welcome 60 African cheetahs
Submitted by admin4 on 25 August 2011

Innovation and investment to lead shift towards green energy
Experts say that while companies need to play a major role, the govt and the public should also pitch in
Niranjana Ramesh

Plywood units: HC notice to forest dept
Mahir Haneef, TNN | Aug 25, 2011

Tiger bones recovered in Tadoba
TNN | Aug 25, 2011

Would Asia’s Largest Sweet lake Wular be Redeemed ?

Lake's catchment area to be shared
TNN | Aug 25, 2011

Mining firm denies role in Masood killing
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 25, 2011

Mangroves as protected species? Why not, says Aleixo
TNN | Aug 25, 2011

Cities for Forests: A National Campaign where YOU can make a difference

Discussion on mining issues held

Coal India has not halted production at Jharkhand: NC Jha
Published on Thu, Aug 25, 2011

Coal India dealt a twin blow

DESERTIFICATION CELL

Tropical Forest Research Institute is conducting walk-in interview for the post of JRF-II
 

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

IN NEWS (August 24, 2011)

Don't gag large projects, environ minister told
August 23, 2011

NTCA may clear Tadoba tiger plan on Aug 26
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 24, 2011


Centre sanctions 2cr study to determine mining impact on state
TNN | Aug 24, 2011

Apex court's final hearing on Sterlite project next year

ICFRE team on 5 day visit Bellary mining areas from tomorrow
PTI | 08:08 PM,Aug 23,2011

Asia’s Forest Rangers Train to Boost Defenses against Poaching and Illegal Logging

Pollution rap stuns BCCL
Directive to close 22 mines in Jharia
SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA

Forest Research Institute from Dehradun to visit Bellary district
Published: Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011

Workshop on agro-forestry organised
TNN Aug 23, 2011

Jumbos may get back right of way
Sudha Nambudiri, TNN | Aug 24, 2011

RAMPANT deforestation: Rupandehi being denuded of forests

Illegal business unfazed by busts

24 Aug, 2011, 03.53PM IST, Himanshu Darji,ET Bureau
Organic garments make it to fashion show

Coal India mines face 40,000 T/day loss from shutdown
Wed Aug 24, 2011

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Dipak Kumar

Delhi plays host to northeast folk musicians
ANI Aug 23, 2011

Hackers join campaign to block handover of forest reserve for cane field

Vergelegen’s camellia forest on display
August 24 2011

No pleasure in cruelty
August 24, 2011

ADMISSION IN TO INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT.
http://admissionnotices.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/ouat-bhubaneswar-stock-exchange-indian-institute-of-forest-management-bharathidasan-university-msme-develoment-commissioner-sambalpur-university-centre-for-development-of-imaging-technology/

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

IN NEWS (August 23, 2011)

Govt plans tree credits, village forests to improve green cover
TNN | Aug 23, 2011

23/08/2011
Sharma seeks reversal of decision on 5% project cost for CER

Higher MSP for Minor Forest Produce

CONSERVATION
 India's tigers struggle for space

Translocation of the Cheetah in India

Battle on the border
Anindo Dey and Vimal Bhatia, TNN | Aug 23, 2011

Refrain from allotting coal blocks in dense forests: PSC
Published on Mon, Aug 22, 2011

Forestry gets scientific base
Jotirmay Thapliyal 

NGO helps adivasis with alternative plan for forest conservation
Dipannita Das, TNN | Aug 10, 2011

Indian House crows: Threat to biodiversity and human health
By Gerald Kitabu

Lavasa responds to pre-conditions, awaits decision
Geeta Nair
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011

Essar Energy peeved at delay in projects clearance
Vidya Ram

India: Blundering On In Chhattisgarh – Analysis

Ganges twins with River Thames
By Mike Pyle   August 23, 2011

Wild weed cover lowering groundwater table in Gujarat, says forest expert
Rajiv Shah, TNN | Aug 12, 2011

Trying time ahead for log exporters
PETER WATSON

India: Corruption chaos
Opinion: In wrangling over a new anti-corruption law, India is missing the forest for the trees.
Jason OverdorfAugust 23, 2011

Monday, August 22, 2011

IN NEWS (August 22, 2011)

Finetune environment policy: Anand Sharma
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 22, 2011

The tale of a new forest
The story of Bhatti is relevant now as mining is in focus again amid controversies about its environmental impact
Ananda Banerjee

Gujarat set to increase mangrove cover by 120 sq km
PTI

No need of forest scam probe, babu tells CVC
Nitin Sethi, TNN | Aug 22, 2011

Govt set for eradication of notorious Indian crow
By Gerald Kitabu

Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary India

NALCO Obtains Mining Lease In Orissa
8/22/2011

Essar Energy hit by project delays

Anna speaking in Maoists' voice?
August 21, 2011 By Sanjay Basak   DC   New Delhi

Tribals feel their forest rights are not recognized
TNN Aug 18, 2011

Packing venom and looking pretty in pink
Vikram Jit Singh, TNN | Aug 22, 2011

First-timer gets forest portfolio
TNN Aug 17, 2011

Pet Snake Part - 2
Edison Thomas  22 August 2011

5 Amazing Wildlife Hotspots

Indian Wildlife Resorts Offering Chance to Relish Call of Wildlife
Posted: Aug 18, 2011

Museveni rejects new offer of 50,000 acres in lieu of Mabira Forest

Sunday, August 21, 2011

IN NEWS (August 21, 2011)

Rare cat species spotted at Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
August 21, 2011    PTI     Dehra Dun

Experts see more big cats than reserve cameras
VTR officials question counting methodology, to take up matter with conservation authority SANJEEV KUMAR VERMA

Rescued Hangul falls prey to official negligence
Mauled to death by leopard in breeding center
MUDDASIR ALI

Forest department 'loses' a damning report
Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, Aug 20, DHNS

 Asia for Animals 2011

Next weekend you can be at ... Pedong & Reshi

For a sustainable forest management
August 16, 2011
N. R. Krishnan