FORESTRY NEWS (March 19 & 20, 2015)

FORESTRY NEWS (March 20, 2015)

Congress seeks Javadekar’s intervention in mining matter

TNN | Mar 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Congress-seeks-Javadekars-intervention-in-mining-matter/articleshow/46627788.cms

Researchers say they can predict man-animal conflict

Vijay Pinjarkar | Mar 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Researchers-say-they-can-predict-man-animal-conflict/articleshow/46627551.cms

Scientists map human-wildlife conflict based on elephant study

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi    March 19, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/scientists-map-human-wildlife-conflict-based-on-elephant-study-115031900870_1.html

Is NH-7 tree felling contempt of NGT order?

Vijay Pinjarkar | Mar 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Is-NH-7-tree-felling-contempt-of-NGT-order/articleshow/46627471.cms

 

Herbal Urban Forestry Program launched in Hyderabad

March 19,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-03-19/Herbal-Urban-Forestry-Program-launched-in-Hyderabad-138471

Families in Great Himalayan Park live without electricity, basic facilities

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/families-in-great-himalayan-park-live-without-electricity-basic-facilities/

End of line for 39 families inside GHNP

Anand Bodh, TNN | Mar 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/End-of-line-for-39-families-inside-GHNP/articleshow/46633399.cms

City residents build nests to help dwindling sparrows

TNN | Mar 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/City-residents-build-nests-to-help-dwindling-sparrows/articleshow/46626516.cms

Plantation plan hits land hurdle

TNN | Mar 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Plantation-plan-hits-land-hurdle/articleshow/46628393.cms

No laughing matter this: an ode to hyena In India, we have the striped hyena found mostly in isolated pockets of scrub forest often close to human habitations  Bahar Dutt
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/ZnWY32lQfrHVFmJDgeRXpM/No-laughing-matter-this-an-ode-to-hyena.html

Legislators demand fresh elephant census in Meghalaya

Press Trust of India  |  Shillong    March 19, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/legislators-demand-fresh-elephant-census-in-meghalaya-115031901211_1.html

217Jumbo herd kills man

TNN | Mar 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/217Jumbo-herd-kills-man/articleshow/46631228.cms

Level of air pollution in Delhi exceeds limits prescribed by WHO

http://www.firstpost.com/india/level-air-pollution-delhi-exceeds-limits-prescribed-2162583.html

Life and death in African savannah

March 20,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-03-20/Life-and-death-in-African-savannah-138674

SW steel eyes 4,004-acre Posco land in Odisha

By MEERA MOHANTY, ET Bureau | 20 Mar, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/jsw-steel-eyes-4004-acre-posco-land-in-odisha/articleshow/46628075.cms

 

FORESTRY NEWS (March 19, 2015)

Air pollution level in Delhi exceeds WHO limits: Prakash Javadekar

By: PTI | New Delhi | March 19, 2015

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/air-pollution-level-in-delhi-exceeds-who-limits-prakash-javadekar/55375/

E-surveillance by drone will make an impetus on the preservation of tiger population- Prakash Javadekar

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=58056

NGO demands national guidelines on sand mining

Clara Lewis, TNN | Mar 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/NGO-demands-national-guidelines-on-sand-mining/articleshow/46621290.cms

BNHS recognizes the work of green stalwarts from global to local level to award them.

Vijay Singh | Mar 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/BNHS-recognizes-the-work-of-green-stalwarts-from-global-to-local-level-to-award-them-/articleshow/46620834.cms

More teeth to be given to wildlife crime control bureau: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/more-teeth-to-be-given-to-wildlife-crime-control-bureau-govt_1563733.html

Govt buffers mining lessees in only 2 ESZs

TNN | Mar 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Govt-buffers-mining-lessees-in-only-2-ESZs/articleshow/46614967.cms

Forest dept seeks choppers to fight fires

Lawrence Milton, TNN | Mar 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Forest-dept-seeks-choppers-to-fight-fires/articleshow/46618994.cms

India to use drones to keep eye on poachers in tiger reserves

Vishwa Mohan, TNN | Mar 18, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/India-to-use-drones-to-keep-eye-on-poachers-in-tiger-reserves/articleshow/46609261.cms

Preparing for take off – The DGCA is framing guidelines for drones in India

By Shashidhar KJ ( @lomirgenii1988 ) on March 19, 2015

http://www.medianama.com/2015/03/223-preparing-for-take-off-the-dgca-is-framing-guidelines-for-drones-in-india/

India falling behind in protection of snow leopards and their habitat

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/india-untamed/2015/mar/19/india-could-do-more-to-secure-snow-leopard-habitat

Two wild buffaloes relocated in Assam

Press Trust of India  |  Kaziranga     March 19, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-wild-buffaloes-relocated-in-assam-115031900009_1.html

Rare black spotted turtles seized along India-Bangladesh border

By Jayanta Gupta, TNN | 18 Mar, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/developmental-issues/rare-black-spotted-turtles-seized-along-india-bangladesh-border/articleshow/46610949.cms

In a tiger reserve in Mizoram, camera traps are taking pictures of gunmen

For a primer on the complexities of wildlife conservation in India's North East, head to Dampa Tiger Reserve.

M Rajshekhar  Mar 19, 2015

http://scroll.in/article/713794/in-a-tiger-reserve-in-mizoram-camera-traps-are-taking-pictures-of-gunmen

Centuryply to explore Oceania to overcome Myanmar's log ban

IANS  |  Kolkata    March 19, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/centuryply-to-explore-oceania-to-overcome-myanmar-s-log-ban-115031900219_1.html

No modification needed in Bill for coal auction: Parl panel

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/no-modification-needed-in-bill-for-coal-auction-parl-panel_121250.html

SC asks UP government to seek Centre's nod for smart city near Lucknow

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-sc-asks-up-government-to-seek-centre-s-nod-for-smart-city-near-lucknow-2069844

NHAI begins tree felling on NH-7

TNN | Mar 19, 2015,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NHAI-begins-tree-felling-on-NH-7/articleshow/46614934.cms

CJM allows poacher Kuttu’s arrest

Vijay Pinarkar, TNN | Mar 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/CJM-allows-poacher-Kuttus-arrest/articleshow/46615019.cms