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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

IN NEWS (January 31, 2012)

 Govt for early start of environment management fund
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Jan 31, 2012

Fresh plans sought for no-go area projects
Projects of over two dozen corporates, including NTPC, Coal India, Hindalco, Essar and Adani, to be fast-tracked
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi Jan 31, 2012

Survey shows bears in Bokaro forests
TNN | Jan 31, 2012, 06

12,000 birds spotted in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary
PTI Jan 29, 2012
 
India lays down e-waste management rules

Demwe lower mega dam to affect wildlife in Assam and Arunachal
Naresh Mitra, TNN | Jan 26, 2012

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

SC defers hearing on Niyamgiri bauxite mining
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Jan 31, 2012

Tribal exposes govt 'lie' on Posco residents
TNN | Jan 30, 2012

Kerala | Posted on Jan 31, 2012 at 11:00am IST
Clearance to Kochi-Bangalore gas pipeline denied

GVK Group unit to increase hydro project capacity in India
EBR Staff Writer Published 31 January 2012

India, Bangladesh shrug off protest to ink power generation pact
January 30, 2012

Help Save Sadhana Forest
Alisa Rutherford-Fortunati  January 30, 2012

Conservationists Step Up Efforts to Defend the Wild Tiger

Salty soils drive Tanzanian farmers into forest reserve

Tribal villagers ousted to make room for toxic waste dump

How to classify forest in India?
K.Raja

Posted in India Wildlife Tours 30. Jan, 2012
 

Monday, January 30, 2012

IN NEWS (January 30, 2012)


India's first bamboo park coming up in Tripura
Agartala, Jan 30, 2012 (IANS)

Centre wants Kolamarka to be wild buffalo sanctuary
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Jan 30, 2012

TERI to host the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit from 2- 4 Feb 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012

Is bird-tourism possible in Gujarat?
Shyam Parekh | Monday, January 30, 2012

Census of migratory birds at Pong Dam lake to start tomorrow
PTI | 09:01 PM,Jan 29,2012

Arunachal to get hydel project to counter China
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times   New Delhi, January 29, 2012

India defends project after review call
By Cherry Thein and Thomas Kean   Volume 31, No. 612
January 30 - February 5, 2012

Tamil Nadu | Posted on Jan 30, 2012 at 10:01am IST
Animal deaths catches Forest Officers off-guard

Bangalore | Posted on Jan 30, 2012 at 10:20am IST
Manipur-Karnataka join hands for cultural treat

WCS’s Dr. Ullas Karanth Wins India's Padma Shri Award
January 27, 2012

Sunday, January 29, 2012

IN NEWS (January 29, 2012)


 29 Jan, 2012, 12.29PM IST, PTI
India ranks 125th in Environment Performance Index: report

All ears on the forest

Are the World’s Big Trees Doomed?
by Kristina Chew  January 28, 2012

India’s air is the most toxic finds Yale-Columbia study
By Betwa Sharma | January 28, 2012

Himachal to count its feathered guests this month

'NHAI violated forest clearance stipulations'
TNN | Jan 29, 2012

29 Jan, 2012, 11.02AM IST, PTI
Environment Ministry to take call on hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh soon

‘Implement ban on jallikattu’

Google hitch dogs Saranda
Row over maps for CRPF camps KUMUD JENAMANI

India life sciences business seminar: opportunities, need for understanding
Brian G Taylor   Chicago Business News Examiner

Sunday Magazine Feature    By MUHAMMAD ADIL MULKI

newsleaks | January 28, 2012

Session: Role of Geo-ICT in Forestry

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Recruitment For JRF

Peace Park on LoC
INDO-PAK TENSION CONTRIBUTES TO THE THREAT TO WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE REGION
WILD CONFLICT BY JAVED NAQI

Kashmiri Wild life officers’ claims‘discrimination’

Sadhana Forest India accepting volunteers as usual!

The rampant trade in wildlife is a hazard
 

Saturday, January 28, 2012

IN NEWS (January 28, 2012)


 Ecological balanced to be preserved in Lafarge Mining case: Jayanti Natarajan
Posted by News Desk on January 27, 2012

No power plant near Sundarbans
Eminent citizens urge govt to cancel project    Staff Correspondent

NCPNR to approach Supreme Court on encroachment by Ramesh Kumar
Special Correspondent

Tropical Forest India to open at Phipps

Wild Wild India

Tigers thriving in Ramnagar Forest Division, Uttarakhand

Five Wild Asses drown in Narmada canal
Published: Saturday, Jan 28, 2012

Guwahati faces leopard again
A STAFF REPORTER

A walk on the wild side
Neyaz Farooquee, Hindustan Times   January 27, 2012

Sourcing cheaper staff the new growth industry
Matt Wade   January 28, 2012

'Restaurants serving trunk' raise fears for Thai elephants

Short essay on the Problems of Indian Forestry
K.Raja

Short essay on Minor Forest Products (India)
K.Raja
 

Friday, January 27, 2012

IN NEWS (January 27, 2012)


Planning Commn,MoEF developing Environmental Performance Index
PTI | 04:01 PM,Jan 27,2012

Capturing India's fascinating wildlife
Staff Reporter

‘Keeping birds as pets is abominable, punishable’
Bushra Baseerat, TNN | Jan 27, 2012

January 27, 2012, 9:00 AM IST
Mumbai Journal: Let’s Not Forget Our Wildlife

Tamil Nadu | Posted on Jan 27, 2012 at 10:49am IST
Tiger burning bright, but bears bear the brunt

Centre Mulling Policy on Usage of Plastic in Roads
PTI   Chennai    Jan 27, 2012

China counter: Arunachal to get mega hydel project
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, January 26, 2012

A tough boss

Updated: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:42:28 GMT | By Mail Today Bureau, IndiaToday
Jayanthi Natarajan is a tough boss

27 Jan, 2012, 02.57AM IST, ET Bureau
Jayanthi Natarajan turns down proposal seeking Rs 1K crore under CAMPA

Vedanta cries foul at environmental clearance to Jindal, Lavasa projectsSeeks talks after court battle lost
Piyali Mandal / New Delhi Jan 27, 2012

Leopard mauls pregnant woman in India
(AFP) – 6 hours ago

Lake Forest College Plans Community-Wide ‘Conversation’: Image, Cultural, Expectation, Reality

Dakshina Kannada gets a ‘Padma’ hat-trick
Published: Friday, Jan 27, 2012

Friday, 27 January 2012

Birders flock to Gujarat

A jumbo gift!
By MANDEEP SINGH ,  Posted on » Friday, January 27, 2012

India Government Jobs: Rain Forest Research Institute Job Openings for Field Assistant (Utilization of Rattans of Assam)

Thursday, January 26, 2012

IN NEWS (January 26, 2012)


Thursday, 26 January 2012

Natarajan and DG forest at loggerheads
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times    New Delhi, January 25, 2012

A curious case of a conservation law pitted against a conservationist

Indian sandalwood productionset to lose home ground edge
Shamsheer Yousaf, shamsheer.y@livemint.com

Tiger captured for first time using Northern India wildlife corridor

Padma awards for Kannadigas
Published: Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

The crisis of global warming

Can contraception cure climate change?
by Marina Yannakoudakis

Man-animal conflict: Karnataka HC sets up task force
Published: Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

Notice Inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) for hosting the envisaged
Indian National Institute for Sustainable Forestry & Natural Resources  (INISFNR) at Delhi/NCR
………(This proposal has been refused CAMPA funding , see the news at top)

Get the best wildlife tours in India 2012
Read more about Wildlife India Tour Packages by james franklin

The decade to innovate in India

63 rd India Republic Day 

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

IN NEWS (January 25, 2012)


Killing forests for development is killing the future

First Black Panther Spotted in Kaziranga National Park
By: Rang7 Team January 24, 2012

HC seeks affidavit from MoEF on jumbo task force
Bangalore, January 24 2012

Tiger found dead in Chandrapur forest
PTI | Jan 25, 2012

A walk in Sikkim
TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS: A.J.T. JOHNSINGH

Forest Groups and Labour Clash over Extension of Canada US Softwood Lumber Agreement Extension


India's foreign minister seeks to halt mining probe
(AFP)

Old king coal

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

January 23, 2012

Experience the soul of South India Tour with Wildlife Travel

Elephant Safari for an Unforgettable Experience
Published by: Sudhanshu saini in Destinations > Travel

Animal Planet boosts India content with new show
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/jan/jan189.php

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

IN NEWS (January 24, 2012)


23 Jan, 2012, 10.49PM IST, PTI
Subhas Chandra Bose: Netaji's role among forest dwellers needs deeper study, says Jairam Ramesh

Tigers' movement: It’s, of course, a line of dispute!
January 24, 2012    By T.S. Sreenivasa Raghavan

Tigers found in non-protected areas

Rhinos to find safe haven at Manas
Jan 24,2012:

Govt says hush to activist over marine park pollution

Emperor’s new agreement on climate change

Durban Platform: Using broken ideas to fix the climate crisis

Drive to manage waste from automobile service stations in Bangalore
Published: Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012

Lokayukta probe: SM Krishna moves SC

Ex-babu: Letter was not CRZ clearance
Shibu Thomas, TNN | Jan 24, 2012
Forest Industry Welcomes Renewed Softwood Lumber Agreement
Canada NewsWire

Sumatran elephant upgraded to critically endangered status
Species has lost half its population and 69% of its habitat through deforestation in the past 25 years

Maasai Mara - The Greatest Wildlife Spectacle on Earth
The Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya is witness to the most spectacular wildlife migration on earth.

By admin on Jan 22, 2012

Bird sanctuaries in India- Get prepared for breathtaking expedition

Monday, January 23, 2012

IN NEWS (January 23, 2012)


Central Information Commission
Ms.Shibani Ghosh vs Ministry Of Environment And ... on 18 January, 2012

Wildlife Conservation Student working with NGO in India
Conservation survey which benefits the Indian Wolf and the Local Community.

Tropical Forest India
Opens Feb. 4, 2012

OMC to approach SC for selling stacked ore at Gandhamardhan
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Jan 23, 2012

Indian iron ore mining mess - Probe against SM Krishna to continue

Guidance Plus: The Northeast and a scientific bellwether
B.S. Warrier

Best Destination for Wildlife Safari in India


Thursday, January 19, 2012

Forest ferns

Sunday, January 22, 2012

IN NEWS (January 22, 2012)


Should we ban human beings from our forests?
Janaki Lenin Jan 22, 2012

Namibian cheetahs coming to MP
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, January 22, 2012

Task force to address issue of man-elephant conflict
Published: Sunday, Jan 22, 2012

High Court relief for environment engineers
January 22, 2012

M.C. Konyak calls on people to preserve wildlife

Lit fest: How can tigers go on holiday?
Published: Sunday, Jan 22, 2012

Kerala | Posted on Jan 22, 2012 at 12:21pm IST
Rare dragonfly sighted in Thenmala

Flying start to bird census in Erode, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu Bureau

Anaconda dies of heart failure
Published: Sunday, Jan 22, 2012

Coal India production target likely at 464 MT for FY13
Press Trust of India / New Delhi Jan 22, 2012

Now, a task force to combat man-elephant conflict
Staff Reporter

Saturday, January 21, 2012

IN NEWS (January 21, 2012)


CEC report on Karnataka mining likely on January 23
MV Ramsurya, ET Bureau Jan 20, 2012

20 January 2012
India urged to clean up Vedanta refinery after plant expansion rejected

Tigers meet up in India’s fractured forests.

Deathly strokes threaten mongoose:
Paint brushes for export abroad seized in Kolkata

Hundreds attend monkey’s funeral in north India state
Saturday, 21 January 2012

Wild elephant at Bandipur forest.
By naveenamohanrao on Jan 19, 2012


Govt sets up panel to promote tourism

Investigations against SM Krishna will continue, says Karnataka High Court
Maya Sharma, Updated: January 20, 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012

IN NEWS (January 20, 2012)


 Funds for afforestation go unutilised
Jan 20, 2012 - Rashme Sehgal |

Exercise begins to map forest areas inviolate to miners
Priscilla Jebaraj

Sword over 78 lakh trees for Tipaimukh
ROOPAK GOSWAMI

Environment Ministry to probe sale of Greater Noida wetlands to private builder

Activists rescue Asian palm civet
Published: Friday, Jan 20, 2012

Stray tiger near Lucknow to be darted soon

Tragedy averted during Anil Kumble's wildlife trip

Jungle Book

Wildlife expert brings new photographic collection to the Lichfield Garrick
Jan 20, 2012 by Ross

Team formed to probe sale of Dadri wetland
TNN | Jan 20, 2012

Wetland sold in Dadri, Centre calls for probe
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times  Greater Noida, January 20, 2012

Wildlife tour India: Explore the world of Mammals and reptiles

Indian Forest Services (IFS) Exam Guide Books, Reference and Study Material