FORESTRY NEWS (February 28, 2014)

Environment ministry green light for gene modification field trials: Veerappa Moily

Thursday, 27 February 2014

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-environment-ministry-green-light-for-gene-modification-field-trials-veerappa-moily-1965608

AAP lashes out at UPA govt for permitting field trials on GM crops

Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/aap-lashes-out-at-upa-govt-for-permitting-field-trials-on-gm-crops_914847.html

Environment clearances on the fast track

Environmentalists have raised red flags against the accelerated pace of awarding clearances while industry is, predictably, pleased

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/xPyrxUN8aWSGgbHTeKKYMN/Environment-clearances-on-the-fast-track.html

India, more than 900 sea turtles killed by illegal fishing

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/India,-more-than-900-sea-turtles-killed-by-illegal-fishing-30420.html

Rs. 3,313.576 Crore Released for Skill Development /Employment Generation Among the Tribal Population in 2013-14

Thursday, February 27, 2014

http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=28141

Govt plans dolphin watch centre in Etawah

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui,TNN | Feb 28, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Govt-plans-dolphin-watch-centre-in-Etawah/articleshow/31122589.cms

WII Asks MP Police to Close Probe in Tiger Collar Hacking Case

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/WII-Asks-MP-Police-to-Close-Probe-in-Tiger-Collar-Hacking-Case/2014/02/28/article2082855.ece#.UxCmfs63uJQ

Forest dept to seize ‘leopard skin’ coat from MLA’s wife

HT Correspondent  Dehradun, February 28, 2014

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dehradun/forest-department-to-seize-leopard-skin-coat-from-mla-s-wife/article1-1189251.aspx

Wayanad and Parambikulam sanctuaries to be closed down

Viju B,TNN | Feb 28, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad-and-Parambikulam-sanctuaries-to-be-closed-down/articleshow/31123650.cms

Agriculture dependent population in India grew by 50%

PTI Feb 27, 2014

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-27/news/47739698_1_population-china-and-india-mechanisation

FORESTRY NEWS (February 27, 2014)

 India’s drone project halted by Green Tribunal

February 26, 2014  By Deepti Rajan

http://rtn.asia/5401/indias-drone-project-halted-by-green-tribunal

Policy to Protect Sandalwood: Moily

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Policy-to-Protect-Sandalwood-Moily/2014/02/27/article2080143.ece#.Uw9hms63uJQ

Google designs the Global Forest Watch: Can a nation of Jungles use it?

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-google-designs-the-global-forest-watch-can-a-nation-of-jungles-use-it-1964970

In Gujarat, IFS cadre means 'Indian Frustrated Service'

Kapil Dave,TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/In-Gujarat-IFS-cadre-means-Indian-Frustrated-Service/articleshow/31057779.cms

With no green pastures left, locals graze cattle in Indian forest

http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70176

Russian forest officers to study tiger mgmt at Panna Reserve

Press Trust of India  |  Bhopal    February 27, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/russian-forest-officers-to-study-tiger-mgmt-at-panna-reserve-114022700439_1.html

MP villagers start Van Satyagrah

India Blooms News Service

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2014/environmentDetails270214a.php

Mamata supports land rights for tribals in forests, hills

Press Trust of India  |  Guwahati    February 26, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/mamata-supports-land-rights-for-tribals-in-forests-hills-114022601205_1.html

With Jayanthi shunted, Veerappa Moily clears GM crop trials Feb 27, 2014
http://www.firstpost.com/india/with-jayanthi-shunted-veerappa-moily-clears-gm-crop-trials-1410623.html

Jayanthi scuttled, Moily clears GM crop trials

Written by Anubhuti Vishnoi | New Delhi | February 27, 2014

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jayanthi-scuttled-moily-clears-gm-crop-trials/

‘Do not politicise Western Ghats issue’

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/do-not-politicise-western-ghats-issue/article5730083.ece

Gadgil report on Western Ghats dropped

Bangalore, Feb 26, 2014

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/388674/gadgil-report-western-ghats-dropped.html

Siruvani water supply to Coimbatore may be disrupted

TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Siruvani-water-supply-to-Coimbatore-may-be-disrupted/articleshow/31042479.cms?cfmid=14000000

46 lions, 37 cubs died in two years

TNN | Feb 27, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/46-lions-37-cubs-died-in-two-years/articleshow/31067212.cms

Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles found dead in India

By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-26358874

Dead or alive, hunt for man-eating tiger won't end well for conservationist

By Moni Basu, CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/world/asia/india-rogue-tiger/

Vulture breeding to start in Tripura soon

TNN | Feb 27, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Vulture-breeding-to-start-in-Tripura-soon/articleshow/31085085.cms

Some areas of Ladakh declared as wildlife sanctuary: J&K Govt

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu    February 26, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/some-areas-of-ladakh-declared-as-wildlife-sanctuary-j-k-govt-114022600951_1.html

Amur Falcon conservation highlighted at 8th ARRCN

http://www.morungexpress.com/local/111668.html

Pilibhit forest staff keep vigil on leopard cubs

TNN | Feb 27, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Pilibhit-forest-staff-keep-vigil-on-leopard-cubs/articleshow/31065932.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (February 26, 2014)

Chhattisgarh PSUs mining on forest land without approval

TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Chhattisgarh-PSUs-mining-on-forest-land-without-approval/articleshow/31018265.cms

Villagers set to stonewall Mahan forest felling

TNN | Feb 25, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/the-good-earth/Villagers-set-to-stonewall-Mahan-forest-felling/articleshow/30988282.cms

Navegaon squatters yet to be ousted

TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Navegaon-squatters-yet-to-be-ousted/articleshow/31011580.cms

Leopard enters hospital, sparks panic in Indian city

By Siddhartha Kumar

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/feb/25/leopard-enters-hospital-sparks-panic-indian-city/

India: City Near Capital on Alert as Rampaging Leopard Injures Seven and Enters Army Hospital

By Vasudevan Sridharan , February 26, 2014

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/india-city-near-capital-alert-rampaging-leopard-injures-seven-enters-army-hospital-1437922

Green activists cry foul over MoU with Centre for Wildlife Studies

TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Green-activists-cry-foul-over-MoU-with-Centre-for-Wildlife-Studies/articleshow/31014880.cms

Scat sampling for genetic monitoring of tigers in Sahyadri, Radhanagari

TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Scat-sampling-for-genetic-monitoring-of-tigers-in-Sahyadri-Radhanagari/articleshow/31017550.cms

Mahindra Adventure 'Wild Escape 2014' concluded

Published On February 25, 2014

http://www.cardekho.com/india-car-news/mahindra-adventure-wild-escape-2014-concluded-12491.htm

Wildlife Expedition to India's Western Ghats

Posted by: cokesmith on Feb 25

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia/wildlife-expedition-to-indias-western-ghats.cfm

UPA plans poll tweak for MNREGA

TNN | Feb 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UPA-plans-poll-tweak-for-MNREGA/articleshow/31014620.cms

Greenpeace accuses P&G over Indonesian forest destruction

Press Trust of India | Cental Kalimantan | February 26, 2014

http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/greenpeace-accuses-pg-over-indonesian-forest-destruction/

Pakistan’s fast disappearing forests

By Rina Saeed Khan

Published: February 25, 2014

http://tribune.com.pk/story/676010/pakistans-fast-disappearing-forests/

FORESTRY NEWS (February 25, 2014)

Environment Ministry's new green building inaugurated

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 25, 2014

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/environment-ministry-s-new-green-building-inaugurated_913928.html

Minor forest produce slowly vanishing in Agency areas

TNN | Feb 25, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Minor-forest-produce-slowly-vanishing-in-Agency-areas/articleshow/30960712.cms

Turmoil in Chhattisgarh Assembly over saw mill scam

CM said that as per directives of state forest department, probe committee was constituted into the scam on April 13, 2005

Press Trust of India  |  Raipur     February 24, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/turmoil-in-chhattisgarh-assembly-over-saw-mill-scam-114022400938_1.html

Kaziranga loses another rhino, horn chopped off

TNN | Feb 25, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/wild-wacky/Kaziranga-loses-another-rhino-horn-chopped-off/articleshow/30977880.cms

Animal Planet turns spotlight on India’s national animal Tiger

http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2014/02/animal-planet-turns-spotlight-on-indias-national-animal-tiger/

Will fight to save Mahan forests from coal mining: MSS

India Blooms News Service

http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2014/newsDetails240214a1.php

Panic prevails in Muzaffarnagar after leopard kills goat

Press Trust of India | Muzaffarnagar | February 25, 2014

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/panic-prevails-in-muzaffarnagar-after-leopard-kills-goat/

Leopard on the prowl panics bustling Indian city

Updated 8:47 am, Tuesday, February 25, 2014

http://www.westport-news.com/news/science/article/Leopard-on-the-prowl-panics-bustling-Indian-city-5265251.php

Glowing indoor trees built for Indian gallery

on Feb 24, 2014

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-26725-glowing-indoor-trees-constructed-in-india/#.Uwy-wM6habE

Cheetahs could be back in India if govt clears Rs 260 cr WII project Feb 21, 2014
http://www.firstpost.com/india/cheetahs-could-be-back-in-india-if-govt-clears-rs-260-cr-wii-project-1401881.html

Leopard carcass found near Yavatmal

TNN | Feb 21, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Leopard-carcass-found-near-Yavatmal/articleshow/30749515.cms

CCEA approves National Mission for Green India

http://netindian.in/news/2014/02/20/00028135/ccea-approves-national-mission-green-india

Understaffed forest department grapples with eviction woes

Chethan Kumar, TNN | Feb 21, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Understaffed-forest-department-grapples-with-eviction-woes/articleshow/30757061.cms

14,345 hectares forest land encroached upon in J&K

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu      February 20, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/14-345-hectares-forest-land-encroached-upon-in-j-k-114022000788_1.html

Leopard skin seizure exposes interstate links

TNN | Feb 21, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Leopard-skin-seizure-exposes-interstate-links/articleshow/30749699.cms

PETA proves temple elephant sunder is tortured

TNN | Feb 20, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/PETA-proves-temple-elephant-sunder-is-tortured/articleshow/30744353.cms

Elephants in the room

Sibi Arasu

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/blink/elephants-in-the-room/article5709938.ece

Orphaned rhino taken to Assam's Manas national park

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/02/20/305--Orphaned-rhino-taken-to-Assam-s-Manas-national-park-.html

Abubshehar wildlife sanctuary to become community reserve

Press Trust of India  |  Chandigarh    February 20, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/abubshehar-wildlife-sanctuary-to-become-community-reserve-114022001401_1.html