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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

IN NEWS (May 30, 2012)


Madhya Pradesh leads in forest cover area: MoEF
Press Trust of India / Thane May 30, 2012

Treat every tiger death as case of poaching, says NTCA
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times   New Delhi, May 29, 2012

Environment ministry rejects Forest panel proposal
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, May 29, 2012

Capacity of hydropower plants on Ganga to be reduced: Natarajan

People's Organisations oppose coal block clearance in Madhya Pradesh

30 MAY, 2012, 03.18AM IST, ET BUREAU 
Ministry of Environment and Forests may ask hydel projects on Ganga to run at lower capacities

Studies show land rights reform key to saving forests, fighting climate change

Community land rights unenforced in Third World

Forest Minister inaugurates workshop on Green India

‘Sea cow’ carcass found off Porbandar coast

Panther dies of thirst in Rajasthan heat

UP: Initial probe rules out foul play in tiger's death

UP government decides to speed up work for wildlife night park
PTI | May 30, 2012

GoM to discuss clearances to Mahan, Chhatrasal mines

Calling teak farmers — Forrest groups encourage planting of durable timber
Lucrative market for teak farming
AINSWORTH MORRIS Environment Watch writer morrisa@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

IN NEWS (May 29, 2012)


MoEF reject GoM proposal on multiple FACs
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times   New Delhi, May 28, 2012

India plants for energy
By Keya Acharya

Inside India’s forest communities

India: Forest Rights Of Indigenous People In India 
Yuvraj Dilip Patil, 2012

Centre to fund 90% of Project Tiger in Northeast

Jumbo population stable in state
M B Maramkal, TNN | May 29, 2012

Maharashtra says shoot poachers, debate is about how else to stop them

UP: 3 tigers found dead in three days
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times   Lakhimpur Kheri , May 28, 2012
  
Drought kills 23 elephants in Karnataka; SAVE ANIMALS SAVE PLANTS SAVE WATER. SAVE EARTH
By Ashwani Kumar | May 28th 2012

24 jumbo deaths in dry spell
K.M. RAKESH

Breeding of Little Egrets begins
G. VENKATARAMANA RAO

Brahma Karmali forest: A butterfly watcher's dream
Rajendra P Kerkar, TNN | May 24, 2012

Sikkim: National Environment Awareness Campaign held

Vulture census begins Junagadh

29 MAY, 2012, 04.15PM IST, PTI 
BRAI bill likely in monsoon session; to be sent to Parliamentary panel

Leopard falls in green slime, climbs ladder to escape

Forest, wildlife depts deny adequate funds: CAG India

 Herpetofauna of Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary,
Uttar Pradesh, India
http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2012/May/o258726v122553-2568.pdf

Monday, May 28, 2012

IN NEWS (May 28, 2012)


IFS Chief: “We Have to Win the Peace”
Posted on May 27, 2012

Centre to fund 90 per cent of Project Tiger
Press Trust of India / Guwahati May 28, 2012

MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012 00:26       MOUSHUMI BASU | NEW DELHI

Green ministry out to help industry
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times      New Delhi, May 27, 2012

NHRC to hear rights violation cases in North East India

Save-Ganga panel on lines of NHRC soon
Nitin Sethi, TNN | May 28, 2012

Tiger found dead in UP

MP gets clearance for Shree Singaji power project

Galloway park red panda boosts breeding plans

Don’t relent on protecting wildlife from poachers

Western India targets poachers, allows forest guards to shoot illegal hunters
KATY DAIGLE   NEW DELHI— The Associated Press

Once 'criminal tribes' might finally get integrated
Monday, May 28th 2012

Shunned tribes to be decriminalised?

Mysterious deer growth a problem on Big Island
May 27, 2012   By AUDREY McAVOY , The Associated Press

Sikkim emerged as a leading entity within the IMI: PD Ra

Sunday, May 27, 2012

IN NEWS (May 27, 2012)


MoEF diluting rules to boost industry?
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, May 27, 2012

Green Tribunal for Transparency From MoEF on Projects
PTI | NEW DELHIMAY 27, 2012

Revise Thermal Plants Guidelines: Green Tribunal
PTI | NEW DELHIMAY 27, 2012

Kerala bird survey traces Salim Ali's trail
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27, 2012

No compromise on environment conservation for tourism: Omar
PTI

‘Sincere service to people leaves lasting impression’
Omar Meets IFS Probationers    GK NEWS NETWORK

The need to protect wildlife globally
Allowing forest guards to shoot poachers indicates that natural heritage can’t be left unguarded

Rhinos move to live another day
Published: Sunday, May 27, 2012

Bring back the bucks
N. SHIVA KUMAR

Orissa | Posted on May 27, 2012 at 12:28pm IST
Jumbo Killings: Govt moved for CB Probe

Two British men killed in suspected crocodile attack while rafting on Indian river

Petting the big cat
Sunday, May 27th 2012

Green Buildings in India Need to strike a chord

Green rules dwarf Kerala's high-rises
V. SAJEEV KUMAR

India can turn wood, paper as major export items: FAO

Kenya: Illegal Ivory From Mombasa Impounded in Sri Lanka
BY MAUREEN MUDI, 25 MAY 2012


What Rahul Gandhi can do for business and economy
May 27, 2012

Hunters, officials clash as deer multiply

Sarus cranes seen in Pakistan after a decade

Saturday, May 26, 2012

IN NEWS (May 26, 2012)



MoEF Subverts its own conservation mandate
Documents acquired through RTI reveal that high-ranking officials in the environment ministry are working against what they should be fighting to protect, says Cara Tejpal

India harnesses social media in the fight to save the tigers
A new website called Tiger Nation aims to monitor every one of India’s big cats. The site is an example of “citizen science”, but also has an element of “tiger soap opera”.
Friday, May 25th 2012, 11:59 AM

Fact-finding team to visit corbett
Union environment minister writes twice to Uttarakhand CM, orders inspection by NTCA

Food for thought from Assam’s elephant corridors
The man-animal conflict in the mountain ranges of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and neighbouring Bhutan need a solution in synergy with nature
Ratnadip Choudhury 

Comfort in captivity
AREFA TEHSINRAZA H. TEHSIN

Rise Of The Monkeys
May 25, 2012 Sonia Horon

The power of one
NEHA SINHA

JK CM meets IFS Probationers

Power firm to fix drooping cables, save Odisha jumbos

Ministry of Environment and Forests clearance for Shree Singaji power project
TNN | May 26, 2012

Government locks horns with realtor over forest land
TNN May 21, 2012

PETA Delegation Meets Maharashtra CM

New range forest officers for Mhadei, Netravali
Rajendra P Kerkar, TNN | May 26, 2012

Forest Policies in India: A Historical Analysis
Bipul Kumar Rabha    Jengraimukh College 

In Brazil, a showdown over rainforest deforestation

Deer proliferation pits hunters vs. Hawaii
Some say growth is tied to retaliation for hunting-ground cuts

Hawaii's Plan to Eradicate Deer Angers Big-Game Hunters

Steve Backshall: The wild man from Surrey

Wildlife in India - Know About Important National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
by gaurav467 | May 26, 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012

IN NEWS (May 25, 2012)


CAG: Forest, wildlife depts are denied adequate funds
May 25, 2012    By C.S. Kotteswaran 

Central plan to save endangered species
May 25, 2012 

Sustaining the Environment

Wildlife Institute of India report on wildlife underpasses acceptable, says Joshi
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | May 25, 2012

Govt wants larger green role for corporates
Prasad Nichenametla, Hindustan Times   New Delhi, May 24, 2012

Western Ghats expert panel report out in public domain
AARTI DHAR

Ministry of environment and forests wants your feedback on Western Ghats
TNN | May 25, 2012

Western Ghats: No UNESCO tag this year
Published: Friday, May 25, 2012

Forest land diversion huge in AP

Green Tribunal agrees to hear plea against Lavasa's hill city

Hubli-Ankola rail line turning costly as Centre delays approval
Mahesh Kulkarni / Chennai/ Bangalore May 25, 2012

Arunachal should learn from Maharashtra to pay poachers in their own coin

India can turn wood, paper as major export items: FAO official

mongabay.com   May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012, 3:30 AM
‘Poach the Tiger Poachers’ Policy Seen as Extreme but Necessary

Smugglers attack forest officers
TNN | May 25, 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012
Monsanto, Mahyco and others to be criminally prosecuted in B.t. Brinjal Bio-piracy Case
http://hotnhitnews.com/Monsanto-Mahyco-and-Others-to-be-criminally-prosecuted-in-BT-Brinjal-Bio-Piracy-Case-ESG-Release-Hotnhitnews-Odisha-India-03324052012.htm

Thursday, May 24, 2012

IN NEWS (May 24, 2012)


India can turn wood, paper as major export items: FAO official
UN's Food and Agricultural Org ready to extend knowledge, technological assistance
Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 24, 2012

Two critically endangered birds find no mention in MoEF list
Published: Thursday, May 24, 2012

India Legalizes ‘The Most Dangerous Game’

Maharashtra forest guards 'to shoot poachers on sight'

AP losing forest land to non-tribal encroachers 

Orissa | Posted on May 24, 2012 at 09:20am IST
Mahanadi Wildlife comes under unified control 

PMO asks MoEF about way ahead on Haryana forestry scam
TNN May 20, 2012

Settling in at Sadhana ForestIndia

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

IN NEWS (May 23, 2012)


India to soon take the lead in biodiversity conservation
OUR BUREAU

Overfishing will result in disappearance of fish species in 50 years: Official
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Shoot tiger poachers on sight: Maha govt tells forest guards
by FP Staff May 23, 2012

With animal poaching rampant in India, western state allows forest guards to shoot hunters

Five underpasses to protect wildlife
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | May 23, 2012

Rare cane species discovered in Kailam reserved forest in Churachandpur
Source: The Sangai Express

Use NREGA framework for conserving biodiversity: official
PTI | 07:05 PM,May 22,2012

Renuka dam project faces delay
TNN | May 23, 2012

Woman killed in Uttarakhand forest fire
D S Kunwar, TNN | May 23, 2012

Indians Feed the Monkeys, Which Bite the Hand

Locals kill leopard in Bahraich, two held
TNN | May 23, 2012

Centre again asks Haryana to relieve whistle-blower IFS officer
HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times  Chandigarh , May 22, 2012

Government measures to increase coal production in India

May 23, 2012, 6:12 AM
A Conversation With: Delhi’s Wildlife Warden

Cameroon's forests pressured as leaders welcome palm oil investors

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

IN NEWS (May 22, 2012)


MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012

Environment special: Deforestation and forest degredation
ARTICLE | MAY 22, 2012

Ganga basin covers 26% of Indian landmass: Natarajan
India Blooms News Service

Projects worth Rs. 2,600 crore sanctioned to save Ganga: govt
PTI     New Delhi, May 21, 2012

Rajiv Gandhi's dream of pure Ganga remains a dream
Binay Singh, TNN | May 22, 2012

Chennai gears up for Biodiversity Day
May 22, 2012 

On the trail of the snow phantoms
May 22, 2012

Gujarat’s sea turtles await conservation programme
Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Centre to AP: Halt work on Polavaram
May 22, 2012 

Arunachal: Grain gift for villagers affected by human-elephant conflict
Rahul Karmakar    Guwahati, May 21, 2012

Paddy comes to rescue of elephants in Arunanchal

Save HANGUL, but don’t deprive SHEEP
Shifting of Sheep Breeding Farm, Dachigam should not be politicized and argued in a layman’s language  
GRAVE ISSUE     M. M. WILLAYAT

Vapi gets more toxic, tops India’s list

Seattle City Light Shares Expertise with Forest Advocates from India, Bandladesh

Indonesia forest moratorium won't meet climate pledge - Norway

Monday, May 21, 2012

IN NEWS (May 21, 2012)


Protection of Forests

Govt set to sidestep wildlife concerns for border road network
Ajay Banerjee/TNS

More than Rs 2,500 cr sanctioned for cleaning Ganga:Jayanthi
Monday, May 21, 2012

‘Have taken steps to allay Swami Sanand’s fears’

Fall in green cover due to clearance of forests in Naxal areas
Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 21, 2012

Fall in green cover in Naxal areas

Web app to keep track of Indian tigers

In India, tigers and villagers struggling to exist together
By Betwa Sharma | May 21, 2012

Ideas pour in to stop tiger poaching
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | May 21, 2012

India | Posted on May 21, 2012 at 01:25pm IST
Elephantine problem

The crocs of Bhitarkanika: A problem of plenty?

Namibia: Cheetah Conservation Clears the Air
BY JAN POOLMAN, 21 MAY 2012

Leopard, cubs among 5 animals electrocuted

WILDLIFE OF INDIA: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

Speech of Hon’ble Minister of Environment & Forest Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan at a function in Allahabad on 20th May 2012

Govt ready to amend rules on waste handling
May 21, 2012

Import of Hazardous Wastes

135 Eco Task Force, forest department carry out Kokrajhar cleanliness drive
TNN | May 21, 2012

International Paper Sets New Sustainability Goals

What is Sustainability?

Sunday, May 20, 2012

IN NEWS (May 19 & 20, 2012)


 
'lack of political will behind conservation woes'

What all those 'green' terms mean when buying wood furniture
Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012

Taking wildlife photos is not conservation: Krithi Karanth
TNN | May 20, 2012

Hunter-wallahs
Anahita Mukherji, TNN | May 20, 2012

Three cheers: Tiger number up in Panna
Lemuel Lall, TNN | May 20, 2012

PMO asks MoEF about way ahead on Haryana forestry scam
TNN | May 20, 2012

Forestry scam: PMO asks MoEF for plan of action
PTI | May 20, 2012

Telling the tale of a rhino rescuer
Aarefa Johari, Hindustan Times  Mumbai, May 20, 2012

Kerala | Posted on May 20, 2012 at 11:06am IST
Legal action sought against Pooram organisers

India returns Bangladeshi jumbo

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.(Part III)

Arunachal CM asks EU team to persuade WB, ADB to increase fund flow for development projects
 


Saturday, 19 May 2012

Friday, 18 May 2012

‘30% tiger reserves under Naxal control’
May 19, 2012   By Rashme Sehgal

Tiger chopped and packed in bags in ‘alert’ reserve
JAIDEEP HARDIKAR

'National shame! Form SIT to probe tiger deaths'
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN May 19, 2012

Trapping leopards is not the real solution: Wildlife expert
Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012

Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths
ANI May 16, 2012


Banned, but still cuts like a knife
Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012

Home truths for tourists in Karwar
Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012

UP: Task force to conserve forests

Croc found at Mulund released in Tulsi lake
Nikhil M Ghanekar , Hindustan Times  Mumbai, May 19, 2012

Villagers lynch wildcat mistaken for leopard
Aniruddha Ghosal, TNN May 19, 2012