FORESTRY NEWS (February 13 & 14, 2015)

FORESTRY NEWS (February 14, 2015)

Whistleblower likely to head anti-graft dept

Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN | Feb 14, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Whistleblower-likely-to-head-anti-graft-dept/articleshow/46239388.cms

Nod to Tibetan rehab policy

Cabinet decision to give relief to Tibetan govt-in-exile

Lalit Mohan  Tribune News Service   Dharamsala, February 13

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/nod-to-tibetan-rehab-policy/41719.html

Anti-mining cell seizes 39 dumpers during crackdown

Vineet Upadhyay, TNN | Feb 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Anti-mining-cell-seizes-39-dumpers-during-crackdown/articleshow/46237375.cms

 

Green concerns shot down, NH-7 set to be widened

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Feb 14, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/Green-concerns-shot-down-NH-7-set-to-be-widened/articleshow/46238274.cms

It Isn’t Easy Being Green

http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/it-isnt-easy-being-green/

"Tiger nations" strike anti-poaching deal at Nepal symposium

Asian nations home to tigers and other threatened species vow to work together to curb poaching.

By Surath Giri for Khabar South Asia in Kathmandu   February 14, 2015

http://khabarsouthasia.com/en_GB/articles/apwi/articles/features/2015/02/14/feature-03

The highways to extermination

P U Antony, Feb 14, 2015

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/459637/highways-extermination.html

Ponda forest officials capture leopard

TNN | Feb 14, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Ponda-forest-officials-capture-leopard/articleshow/46238311.cms

Leopard drags away girl before mom can react

Seema Sharma, TNN | Feb 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Leopard-drags-away-girl-before-mom-can-react/articleshow/46237604.cms

8 held in Arunachal for killing elephants

TNN | Feb 14, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Pasighat/articleshow/46237428.cms?

FORESTRY NEWS (February 13, 2015)

Government seeks corporate advice on changing green laws that will govern Indian firms

Nayantara Narayanan   Feb 13, 2015

 http://scroll.in/article/706293/government-seeks-corporate-indias-help-in-changing-environmental-laws

BRICS Bank to finance “green” projects - Russian ecology minister

February 13, 2015 Alessandro Belli, specially for RIR

http://in.rbth.com/world/2015/02/13/brics_bank_to_finance_green_projects_-_russian_ecology_minister_41343.html

PCC hardsells medicinal plants potential
Source: The Sangai Express   Imphal, February 13 2015

http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=7..140215.feb15

The contested story of India’s green shoots
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/BddZqSsO5cX1kJ6Msv0i2I/The-contested-story-of-Indias-green-shoots.html

NHAI’s reluctance to spend Rs 244cr shocks experts

Proshun Chakraborty, TNN | Feb 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/NHAIs-reluctance-to-spend-Rs-244cr-shocks-experts/articleshow/46214735.cms

Female leopard trapped near Jaya's retreat

TNN | Feb 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Female-leopard-trapped-near-Jayas-retreat/articleshow/46223162.cms

Leopard injures 3, killed by villagers

TNN | Feb 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Leopard-injures-3-killed-by-villagers/articleshow/46220733.cms

Five persons, elephant injured by bison

JALPAIGURI   12 Feb 2015

http://echoofindia.com/jalpaiguri-five-persons-elephant-injured-bison-78474

Spotting tigers in India: an eye for the tiger

The south-westerly Indian state of Maharashtra has a little of everything, including a trio of opportunities for spotting the elusive tiger

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/safariandwildlifeholidays/11403976/Spotting-tigers-in-India-an-eye-for-the-tiger.html

Second Sharda institute under NGT lens

Aditya Dev, TNN | Feb 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Second-Sharda-institute-under-NGT-lens/articleshow/46219664.cms

22 served notice for grabbing forest land

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui, TNN | Feb 13, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/22-served-notice-for-grabbing-forest-land/articleshow/46219881.cms

Gujjars demand extension of Forest Rights Act to J-K

http://www.risingkashmir.com/gujjars-demand-extension-of-forest-rights-act-to-j-k/

NDA's 100-Gw solar power plan to face a test of credibility

The solar power target was announced by PM Narendra Modi to prove the NDA govt's ambition to ramp up renewable energy and fight climate change

Nitin Sethi  |  New Delhi   February 13, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/nda-s-100-gw-solar-power-plan-to-face-a-test-of-credibility-115021300048_1.html

Canadians hijack CCMB patent

February 11,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-02-11/Canadians-hijack-CCMB-patent-130915

Restored Roerich Estate to be Opened Soon

By Meera Bhardwaj   Published: 13th February 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Restored-Roerich-Estate-to-be-Opened-Soon/2015/02/13/article2666365.ece