IN NEWS (April 20, 2012)

'Govt a trustee, not owner of forests'

Published: Thursday, Apr 19, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_govt-a-trustee-not-owner-of-forests_1678436

Friends of the forest

Naushad Alam

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article3335356.ece

Green lessons from India's past
Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability by Pankaj Jain
Reviewed by Piyush Mathur

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/ND21Df02.html

Damning our rivers

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/item/51466-damning-our-rivers.html

Forest land: Karnataka violated laws, granted leases

Published: Thursday, Apr 19, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_forest-land-karnataka-violated-laws-granted-leases_1678425

Kerala | Posted on Apr 20, 2012 at 12:03pm IST

Mangrove cover increasing in Kerala: Report

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mangrove-cover-increasing-in-kerala-report/250499-60-116.html

Ms Natarajan stops fresh Vedanta bid to mine Niyamgiri hills

http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/Ms_Natarajan_stops_fresh_Vedanta_bid_to_mine_Niyamgiri_hills/259995.html

Elephants push back against India's growing villages

Gethin Chamberlain    Apr 20, 2012 

http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/elephants-push-back-against-indias-growing-villages

On the tiger trail in India

Christina Pfeiffer    From: Herald Sun    April 20, 2012

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/on-the-tiger-trail-in-india/story-fn6bn9st-1226333738735

Forest officials let stray tiger identify its own safari and live there

Published: Friday, Apr 20, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_forest-officials-let-stray-tiger-identify-its-own-safari-and-live-there_1678280

 

Decoding the politics of bidi

Pranay Lal | Friday, April 20, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_decoding-the-politics-of-bidi_1678209

Wildlife department asks schools to surrender specimens

Kamini Mehta, TNN | Apr 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Wildlife-department-asks-schools-to-surrender-specimens/articleshow/12740956.cms

Humane Society Int applauds India's move to cut animal experiments from research

http://business-standard.com/india/news/humane-society-int-applauds-indias-move-to-cut-animal-experimentsresearch/163387/on

Rights group lauds India's ban on animal testing

http://twocircles.net/2012apr20/rights_group_lauds_indias_ban_animal_testing.html

Stop by the woods

April 19, 2012    By Harishvara Venkat

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/wanderlust/stop-woods-955

Haryana yet to get 2 key approvals for nuke plant

Ajay Sura, TNN | Apr 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Haryana-yet-to-get-2-key-approvals-for-nuke-plant/articleshow/12740593.cms

Siachen melt: Pak, India experts spar

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/siachen-melt-pak-india-experts-spar-101

Climate Change Minister travels to India for talks on low-carbon economy

http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/international-news/123431-climate-change-minister-travels-to-india-for-talks-on-low-carbon-economy.html

Britain for negotiated settlement of aviation tax

http://twocircles.net/2012apr19/britain_negotiated_settlement_aviation_tax.html

Rhino Poaching Threatens South Africa’s CEO-Owned Game Farms

By Franz Wild - Apr 20, 2012

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-19/rhino-poaching-threatens-south-africa-s-ceo-owned-game-farms.html

Become One with Nature in a Wildlife Tour to India

http://wildlife.ezinemark.com/become-one-with-nature-in-a-wildlife-tour-to-india-7d35cb56b7b3.html

15 Fully-Funded Distance Learning Scholarship in MSc Forestry at Bangor University, UK-2012   - Last Date : 28th May 2012 –

http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Education_Announcements.Edn_Ann_2012.Scholarship_in_MSc_Forestry_at_Bangor_University_UK_20120419

UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam 2012 (IFS 2012): How to Apply

Only ONLINE application allowed for IFS 2012 exam. Apply here!

Posted by Nishatha Abraham on April 17, 2012

http://www.htcampus.com/article/upsc-indian-forest-service-exam-2012-ifs-2012-how-/