IN NEWS (February 24, 2012)

Review of FSI report sought

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2926652.ece

India losing forests rapidly

Feb 24, 2012 - Rashme Sehgal   Age Correspondent   New Delh

http://www.asianage.com/india/india-losing-forests-rapidly-108

Environment Ministry working on a time frame for clearing applications

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2925253.ece

Indian NGOs slam environmental approvals as farcical rubber stamp

If environmental regulations are slowing growth, as the PM says, why is the number of approved projects 10 years ahead of plans?

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/india/india-ngos-environmental-approvals

NGO questions government’s clean chit to cement giants

http://www.sentinelassam.com/meghalaya/story.php?sec=2&subsec=8&id=108161&dtP=2012-02-24&ppr=1#108161

Forest Rights Act & Orissa– A Rhetoric or Undoing Historical Injustice

http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaColumn.asp?id=32212

Forest fires main cause of drop in green cover in AP: Survey

TNN | Feb 24, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Forest-fires-main-cause-of-drop-in-green-cover-in-AP-Survey/articleshow/12011897.cms

Karnataka forest minister summoned by court

Published: Thursday, Feb 23, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_karnataka-forest-minister-summoned-by-court_1653952

Whistleblower IFS officer gets award for crusade against graft

Sukhbir Siwach, TNN | Feb 24, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Whistleblower-IFS-officer-gets-award-for-crusade-against-graft/articleshow/12013646.cms

Panel to probe illegal mining in Ramanagara district: Minister

Bangalore, Feb 21,2012, DHNS

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/229071/panel-probe-illegal-mining-ramanagara.html

Panthers at receiving end as poachers, smugglers have field day

http://hillpost.in/2012/02/24/panthers-at-receiving-end-as-poachers-smugglers-have-field-day/

India snake charmers have identity crisis 

By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/CHARMER+IDENTITY+CRISIS/6198987/story.html

Maoists Resist Indian Occupation of Nepal’s Forest Lands

Posted by hetty7 on February 24, 2012

http://southasiarev.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/maoists-resist-indian-occupation-of-nepals-forest-lands/

A turf war

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jairam-ramesh-vs-jayanthi-natarajan/1/175069.html

Minister promises help for cyclone Thane hit areas

TNN | Feb 24, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Minister-promises-help-for-cyclone-Thane-hit-areas/articleshow/12013788.cms

Experience the real thrill of India Wildlife tours

http://www.altegen.com/travel-tourism/experience-the-real-thrill-of-india-wildlife-tours.html

Wildlife Resort of India-Surrounded by the pleasant lush Green

Feb 23, 2012

http://www.freepressreleases.com/wildlife-resort-indiasurrounded-pleasant-lush-green/114767