IN NEWS (April 21-27, 2013)

Leopard hauled from deep well

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/8521660/Leopard-hauled-from-deep-well

Green loss: Delhi finds fault with Centre's survey

Darpan Singh, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, April 27, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-IndiaSectionPage-htfordelhi/Green-loss-Delhi-finds-fault-with-Centre-s-survey/Article1-1051011.aspx

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai  April 27, 2013 Last Updated at 17:15 IST

Environment Ministry to take strong action for oil leak

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/environment-ministry-to-take-strong-action-for-oil-leak-113042700335_1.html

Indian Man Who Planted 1,360-Acre Forest Plans To Plant Another

by MANDY ADWELL on 04/23/2013

http://www.the9billion.com/2013/04/23/indian-man-to-plant-another-1360-acre-forest/

India's palm oil demand destroying Indonesia’s rainforests?

India Blooms News Service

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2013/environmentDetails260413b.php

Highway construction stumbles on plethora of clearances, RS informed

http://newindianexpress.com/business/news/Highway-construction-stumbles-on-plethora-of-clearances-RS-informed/2013/04/26/article1562190.ece

Forest officer rides on tigers to strike gold

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-26/nagpur/38842302_1_brahmapuri-national-tiger-conservation-authority-individual-tiger

25 poachers arrested in Meghalaya

TNN Apr 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-26/guwahati/38842533_1_sambar-poachers-barking-deer

Forest department team visits Vellingiri sites

Apr 23, 2013

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/coimbatore/Forest-department-team-visits-Vellingiri-sites/articleshow/19687574.cms

Forest panel clearance to Kalu dam raises greens' hackles

Friday, Apr 26, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1827114/report-forest-panel-clearance-to-kalu-dam-raises-greens-hackles

Mountain goat population grows as peace prevails on LoC

Zulfikar Majid, April 25, 2013

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/328584/mountain-goat-population-grows-peace.html

Wildlife safety priority area for Assam Police

TNN Apr 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-26/guwahati/38842363_1_forest-guards-kaziranga-national-park-forest-department

Wildlife wins gold medal for Gunwanta

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-26/nagpur/38842475_1_tass-tigress-forest-officials-gold-medal

Lion translocation: State government to file review plea

Friday, Apr 26, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/1827252/report-lion-translocation-state-government-to-file-review-plea

Online smuggling has wildlife bureau hiring cyber detectives

Anubhuti Vishnoi : New Delhi | Mon Apr 22 2013

http://m.indianexpress.com/news/online-smuggling-has-wildlife-bureau-hiring-cyber-detectives/1105886/

Hundreds pledge to save dolphins from captivity

Vijay Singh, TNN Apr 24, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-24/mumbai/38789760_1_fiapo-animal-protection-organisations-captivity

Sluggish pace in road construction due to bottlenecks: Govt

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/sluggish-pace-in-road-construction-due-to-bottlenecks-govt_74918.html

Gujarat will have to keep sending its lions to Madhya Pradesh

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Apr 25, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-25/flora-fauna/38816513_1_gir-lions-palpur-kuno-asiatic-lions

Ranthambore tiger strides 220km to MP

Anindo Dey & P Naveen, TNN Apr 25, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-25/jaipur/38815888_1_district-forest-officer-ranthambore-khandar-dharmendra-khandal

Maharashtra officials get animal rescue training in Gir

TNN Apr 25, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-25/rajkot/38815776_1_gir-sanctuary-sasan-gir-forest-department

Now, 'human langoors' chase monkeys away

Deepak Yadav, TNN Apr 25, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-25/chandigarh/38816224_1_langoors-monkey-menace-simian-menace

First underground Navy base hits green hurdle

Anubhuti Vishnoi : New Delhi, Thu Apr 25 2013

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/first-underground-navy-base-hits-green-hurdle/1107176/

BMC cleared Worli VIP bldgs sans ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) nod

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1826653/report-bmc-cleared-worli-vip-bldgs-sans-ministry-of-environment-and-forests-moef-nod

Environment ministry clears projects it had once held back

Nitin Sethi, TNN Apr 24, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-24/india/38789167_1_project-proponents-water-supply-project-forest-advisory-committee

Rescued Assam rhino's new-born marks new success

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/24/293--Rescued-Assam-rhino-s-new-born-marks-new-success-.html

Faridabad expressway is death trap for wild animals

Himabindu Reddy, Hindustan Times  Gurgaon, April 24, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Gurgaon/Faridabad-expressway-is-death-trap-for-wild-animals/Article1-1049381.aspx

Signature campaign against Yamuna dam

TNN Apr 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/delhi/38762566_1_power-plant-water-resources-forest-clearance

Electronic surveillance of tiger movement to be put in place

PTI Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/flora-fauna/38734839_1_national-tiger-conservation-authority-tiger-deaths-tiger-and-wildlife

John Abraham asks Central Government to ban use of animals in circuses

Ismat Tahseen, TNN Apr 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/news-interviews/38762153_1_circuses-animals-peta-india

Hearts tamed by wildlife

Prerna Sodhi, TNN Apr 21, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-21/flora-fauna/38709789_1_keepers-two-white-tigers-zoo

Indian man who planted a 1,360-acre forest now plans to plant another

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/indian-man-who-planted-1360-acre-forest-now-plans-plant-another.html

Butterfly park takes wings

R Gokul, TNN Apr 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/madurai/38762019_1_zodiac-conservatory-tree-cover

Rescued leopard back in forest

TNN Apr 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/lucknow/38762122_1_zoo-director-leopard-zoo-officials

IT parks in state take green route

TNN Apr 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/kochi/38762388_1_saplings-social-forestry-campaign

Earth Day 2013 observed in Kohima

TNN Apr 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/guwahati/38762176_1_climate-change-kohima-earth-day

Forest department stands by forester's charges of illegal mining

TNN Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/jaipur/38692764_1_forest-guard-illegal-mining-mined-stones

Since 2004, 6 lakh hectares of forest cleared for mining

Apr 20, 2013

http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/19642811.cms

Sesa Goa hopeful of getting green nod to K'taka mine soon

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/sesa-goa-hopeful-of-getting-green-nod-to-ktaka-mine-soon_74619.html

City-based wildlife conservationist nominated for WCCB

Express news service : Ludhiana, Mon Apr 22 2013

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/citybased-wildlife-conservationist-nominated-for-wccb/1105656/

Adani project in Mundra has violated environmental norms, rules MoEF committee

Saswati Mukherjee, TNN Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/bangalore/38734559_1_project-clearance-moef-power-plant-project

Forest guards to be trained to catch monkeys

TNN Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/kanpur/38735300_1_forest-guards-kanpur-zoo-monkey-menace

MoEF allows diversion of protected forest land in Gurgaon

Tanushree Roy Chowdhury, TNN Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/gurgaon/38735524_1_land-diversion-service-road-huda

A Young Indian’s Green Dream

By Arshdeep Sarao, Epoch Times | April 22, 2013

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/21137-green-dream-a-young-indians-commitment-to-conserve-environment/

NGOs join hands to save forest land in Aarey

Linah Baliga, TNN Apr 21, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-21/mumbai/38709098_1_aarey-new-zealand-hostel-better-india

Gandhi demands suspension of range forest officer

Aparna Nair, TNN Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/nagpur/38735180_1_leopard-cub-maneka-gandhi-forest-department

Sadagad leopard has indeed turned man-eater

TNN Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/nagpur/38734993_1_leopard-sadagad-saoli

AP witnesses decline in green cover, Hyderabad is worst hit

DC CORRESPONDENT | 22nd Apr 2013

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130422/news-current-affairs/article/ap-witnesses-decline-green-cover-hyderabad-worst-hit

Nilgai rescued in Asola sanctuary

Neha Lalchandani, TNN Apr 22, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-22/delhi/38734934_1_nilgai-water-pit-water-tank

Man who turned a sandbar on Brahmaputra into forest

Monday, Apr 22, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1825397/report-man-who-turned-a-sandbar-on-brahmaputra-into-forest

Mithivirdi project: Charges fly, MoEF seeks NPCIL reply

Express news service : Ahmedabad, Sun Apr 21 2013

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mithivirdi-project-charges-fly-moef-seeks-npcil-reply/1105505/

NOT JUST KING OF GUJARAT

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130421/jsp/opinion/story_16807742.jsp#.UX0b0qLI3xg

Now, wildlife photography has become a form of trophy hunting

Prema Naraynen, TNN Apr 21, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-21/people/38709313_1_wildlife-photography-wildlife-habitats-wildlife-conservation

Notices to temple, forest dept for not freeing elephant

Vijay Singh, TNN Apr 21, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-21/mumbai/38709234_1_sunder-mla-vinay-kore-forest-force

India’s Gundia environment project needs more examination

http://bikyanews.com/87575/indias-gundia-environment-project-needs-more-examination/