FORESTRY NEWS (March 12, 2015)

Tribal Ministry objects to diluting forest law

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/tribal-ministry-objects-to-diluting-forest-law/

Devendra Fadnavis, Union tribal affairs minister battle over forest rights

Thursday, 12 March 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cm-union-min-battle-over-forest-rights-2068093

Forest Certification Moving Forward in India

Mar 11 2015

http://www.pefc.org/news-a-media/general-sfm-news/1820-forest-certification-moving-forward-in-india

 

Modi's budget slashes environmental funding for India

By Sujit Chakraborty   Thu Mar 12, 2015

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/03/12/india-budget-energy-idINKBN0M812D20150312

Fresh Air a Birth Right: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: March 12, 2015

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fresh-air-a-birth-right-environment-minister-prakash-javadekar-746064

India to delay release of air-quality numbers

By GARDINER HARRIS The New York Times   Posted: March 12, 2015

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/mar/12/india-to-delay-release-of-air-quality-n/?news-world

Indian “environmental clearance” pending for 20 hydroelectric projects totaling 11,000 MW

NEW DEHLI, India

http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2015/03/indian-environmental-clearance-pending-for-20-hydroelectric-projects-totaling-11-000-mw.html

Delhi govt to get drones to keep an eye on its forests

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-govt-to-get-drones-to-keep-an-eye-on-its-forests/

Bt Brinjal ban a costly mistake

 The environment ministry’s temporary but open-ended moratorium had no basis in global scientific consensus   Shanthu Shantharam
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/p3MBHWrspBqKJNTgmv7voO/Bt-Brinjal-ban-a-costly-mistake.html

Forest Institute's modified tree varieties popular with plywood makers

By Pratiksha Ramkumar, TNN | 12 Mar, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/developmental-issues/forest-institutes-modified-tree-varieties-popular-with-plywood-makers/articleshow/46535553.cms

Wildlife finds CSR funding

 Even though philanthropy in tiger conservation remains miles ahead, the great Indian bustard, elephants, one-horned rhinoceroses and red panda are finding companies to support their conservation                   Seema Chowdhry

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/tTTEeGYOs8VvL1GQf4dhiM/Wildlife-finds-CSR-funding.html

Biodiversity programmes held

morungexpress

http://www.morungexpress.com/local/129468.html

Workshop to train conservationists

TNN | Mar 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/Workshop-to-train-conservationists/articleshow/46534262.cms

Great Indian Bustard faces extinction threat

 Lack of funds means the central government has made no progress at all in launching a special conservation programme    Mayank Aggarwal
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LcuVPw3PdSV57Hk2ZfYeiM/Great-Indian-Bustard-faces-extinction-threat.html

Granite mining in Kolar endangers special bats

By Deepthi Sanjiv, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Mar 11, 2015

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/news/state/Granite-mining-in-Kolar-endangers-special-bats/articleshow/46521788.cms?

Forest panel approves rehab of villages from Achanakmar tiger reserve on forest land

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-forest-panel-approves-rehab-of-villages-from-achanakmar-tiger-reserve-on-forest-land-2067735

Wildlife census in Madurai to begin on Friday

TNN | Mar 11, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Wildlife-census-in-Madurai-to-begin-on-Friday/articleshow/46523266.cms

Kunkis drive wild tusker out of Nandankanan

TNN | Mar 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Elephant-Wildlife-sanctuary-kunki-Chandaka-Wildlife-Sanctuary/articleshow/46538504.cms

Illegal sand boa trade goes online

P Oppili,TNN | Mar 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Illegal-sand-boa-trade-goes-online/articleshow/46534955.cms

Sarpanch charged with grabbing forest land

Mazhar Ali,TNN | Mar 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Sarpanch-charged-with-grabbing-forest-land/articleshow/46534284.cms

Withdraw ban on bullock cart races, demands federation

TNN | Mar 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Withdraw-ban-on-bullock-cart-races-demands-federation/articleshow/46533936.cms

KMC informs on plastic carry bags

Morung Express News | March 11

http://www.morungexpress.com/local/129482.html

Stolen teak wood worth Rs 5 lakh recovered

TNN | Mar 11, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Stolen-teak-wood-worth-Rs-5-lakh-recovered/articleshow/46533281.cms

Birla faces red tape in AP

TNN | Mar 11, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Birla-faces-red-tape-in-AP/articleshow/46521972.cms

Aditya Birla hosts Solar Impulse 2 in India

Ahmedabad, Mar 11     IBNS

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-29902.html

Discover the agriculture and forestry machinery market

http://www.whatech.com/market-research-reports/press-release/industrial/46264-discover-the-agriculture-and-forestry-machinery-market