FORESTRY NEWS (April 30, 2015)

Development, environment protection can go together: Javadekar

http://www.indileak.com/development-environment-protection-can-go-together-javadekar/

Bill to give major boost to India's efforts to increase its green cover gets Cabinet nod

Vishwa Mohan,TNN | Apr 29, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/centre/Bill-to-give-major-boost-to-Indias-efforts-to-increase-its-green-cover-gets-Cabinet-nod/articleshow/47095704.cms?

Cabinet approves Compensatory Afforestation Bill, likely to be tabled next week

Thursday, 30 April 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cabinet-approves-compensatory-afforestation-bill-likely-to-be-tabled-next-week-2081916

Diversion of forest land okayed; Meghalaya, Nagaland omitted

Agencies | Wednesday, April 29, 2015

http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2015/04/29/diversion-of-forest-land-okayed-meghalaya-nagaland-omitted/

Government fixes support prices of 10 minor forest produce

By PTI | 29 Apr, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/government-fixes-support-prices-of-10-minor-forest-produce/articleshow/47097527.cms

Water grid project faces roadblocks

Koride Mahesh,TNN | Apr 30, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Hyderabad/Water-grid-project-faces-roadblocks/articleshow/47102210.cms

In praise of tigers, conservation heroes of the Sundarbans

Joydip Kundu   29th April 2015

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/Blogs/2837734/in_praise_of_tigers_conservation_heroes_of_the_sundarbans.html

Slow lorises, pangolins, wild meat and crocodile lizards feature in latest TRAFFIC Bulletin

http://www.traffic.org/home/2015/4/29/slow-lorises-pangolins-wild-meat-and-crocodile-lizards-featu.html

Two Indians win Whitley Awards for wildlife conservation

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/two-indians-win-whitley-awards-for-wildlife-conservation_1587633.html

Wildlife sniffer dog brigade to be strengthened

Press Trust of India  |  Kochi    April 29, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/wildlife-sniffer-dog-brigade-to-be-strengthened-115042900329_1.html

Rajasthan losing its big cats to Madhya Pradesh

P Naveen,TNN | Apr 30, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Rajasthan-losing-its-big-cats-to-Madhya-Pradesh/articleshow/47102090.cms

PCCF keeps option on second Pench tigress open

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | Apr 30, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/PCCF-keeps-option-on-second-Pench-tigress-open/articleshow/47102071.cms

Odisha forest officials rescue 18.2 ft long Indian Rock Python

Press Trust of India  |  Kendrapara (Odisha)    April 29, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odisha-forest-officials-rescue-18-2-ft-long-indian-rock-python-115042900992_1.html

Deer found dead in Pilibhit

Keshav Agrawal,TNN | Apr 29, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Deer-found-dead-in-Pilibhit/articleshow/47100375.cms

Three rhino poachers killed in Kaziranga

April 29,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-04-29/Three-rhino-poachers-killed-in-Kaziranga-147662

All India Leopard photography contest begins in Mumbai

Thursday, 30 April 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-all-india-leopard-photography-contest-begins-in-mumbai-2082052

Centre seeks report after toxic froth from Bengaluru's Varthur lake spills on road

Shylaja Varma, CNN-IBN@ibnlive

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/centre-seeks-report-after-toxic-froth-from-bengalurus-varthur-lake-spills-on-road/542959-62-129.html

FORESTRY NEWS (April 25 & 26, 2015)

FORESTRY NEWS (April 26, 2015)

Evaluation of online applications in a month: Prakash Javadekar, Environment Minister

By PTI | 25 Apr, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/evaluation-of-online-applications-in-a-month-prakash-javadekar-environment-minister/articleshow/47051257.cms

Debate over Land Bill: Use fallow forest land better for infrastructure than rich farm land

26 Apr, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/debate-over-land-bill-use-fallow-forest-land-better-for-infrastructure-than-rich-farm-land/articleshow/47053556.cms

Need to reduce timeline, increase accountability: Prakash Javadekar

Last Updated: Sunday, April 26, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/sci-tech/need-to-reduce-timeline-increase-accountability-prakash-javadekar_1585106.html

Seshachalam forests hold Rs.1,00,000 crore worth Red sanders wood

April 25,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-04-25/Seshachalam-forests-hold-Rs100000-crore-worth-Red-sanders-wood-146873

Posco Delays Payment, Uncertainty Dogs Plant

By Express News Service    Published: 25th April 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Posco-Delays-Payment-Uncertainty-Dogs-Plant/2015/04/25/article2782094.ece

Land Bill will benefit farmers, says Javadekar

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/land-bill-will-benefit-farmers-says-javadekar/72327.html

PM encouraging people to resort to public transport: Prakash Javadekar

http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/pm-encouraging-people-to-resort-to-public-transport-prakash-javadekar/47049471

Coal Ministry asked to track rail linkage projects

Our Bureau

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/coal-ministry-asked-to-track-rail-linkage-projects/article7138596.ece

Minimise use of animal for experiments: Prakash Javadekar

http://bharatpress.com/2015/04/24/minimise-use-of-animal-for-experiments-prakash-javadekar/

  

Tiger spotted in Andhra's Kadapa dist

Balakoteshwara Rao,TNN | Apr 26, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Tiger-spotted-in-Andhras-Kadapa-dist/articleshow/47054954.cms

Man arrested with rare turtle

TNN | Apr 26, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Thiruvananthapuram/Man-arrested-with-rare-turtle/articleshow/47058905.cms

Thiruvanchoor Seeks Report on Ailing Elephants

By Express News Service    Published: 26th April 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Thiruvanchoor-Seeks-Report-on-Ailing-Elephants/2015/04/26/article2783197.ece

The demon divine

April 26,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-04-26/The-demon-divine-146961

FORESTRY NEWS (April 25, 2015)

Javadekar on reforming EIA process

http://www.niticentral.com/2015/04/25/javadekar-on-reforming-eia-process-310828.html

Environment ministry clears Aranmula airport project

http://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/436394/environment-ministry-clears-aranmula-airport-project

  

Death By Breath Challenges: No plan so far to check NCR air pollution, government tells High Court

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/death-by-breath-challenges-no-plan-so-far-to-check-ncr-air-pollution-government-tells-high-court/

Nadda Requests Javadekar to Increase power of HP Government on Forest Land Diversion

By PTI    Published: 25th April 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Nadda-Requests-Javadekar-to-Increase-power-of-HP-Government-on-Forest-Land-Diversion/2015/04/25/article2782089.ece

Digital India – Website for Control of Animal testing

http://www.niticentral.com/2015/04/24/digital-india-website-for-control-of-animal-testing-310741.html

NGT directs status quo on felling of trees

TNN | Apr 25, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/NGT-directs-status-quo-on-felling-of-trees/articleshow/47045800.cms

JK govt to restructure the organisation of forest department

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/sci-tech/jk-govt-to-restructure-the-organisation-of-forest-department_1584413.html

Court orders release of police truck, involved in timber smuggling

Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/himachal-pradesh/court-orders-release-of-police-truck-involved-in-timber-smuggling_1584622.html

India-Bangladesh join hands to protect spectacled langur

By PTI | 24 Apr, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/india-bangladesh-join-hands-to-protect-spectacled-langur/articleshow/47043057.cms

Large Bryde’s whale stranded near Rameswaram

P Oppili & Padmini Sivarajah, TNN | Apr 25, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Large-Brydes-whale-stranded-near-Rameswaram/articleshow/47045047.cms

FDCM shirks away from machan census

Manka Behl, TNN | Apr 25, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/FDCM-shirks-away-from-machan-census/articleshow/47044579.cms

Plea in SC seeks ban on use of elephants at functions

Published: April 24, 2015

http://www.vancouverdesi.com/lifestyle/plea-in-sc-seeks-ban-on-use-of-elephants-at-functions/869053/

Pench tigress state’s first hand-reared big cat to be released in the wild

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/pench-tigress-states-first-hand-reared-big-cat-to-be-released-in-the-wild/

Navegaon-Nagzira buffer to be 1,192 sqkm

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Apr 25, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Navegaon-Nagzira-buffer-to-be-1192-sqkm/articleshow/47044306.cms

Forest Department Launches Jumbo Rescue Act

By Express News Service   Published: 25th April 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Forest-Department-Launches-Jumbo-Rescue-Act/2015/04/25/article2781404.ece

Speeding vehicle kills tiger cub near Chandrapur

Mazhar Ali | Apr 24, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Speeding-vehicle-kills-tiger-cub-near-Chandrapur/articleshow/47032200.cms

Blackbuck knocked dead on Outer Ring Road

Manka Behl, TNN | Apr 25, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Blackbuck-knocked-dead-on-Outer-Ring-Road/articleshow/47044920.cms

Jim Corbett Linked India and Kenya In Wildlife Conservation Since 1947

http://www.coastweek.com/3817-culture-02.htm

The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James review – a magical fable

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/25/the-tusk-did-damage-tania-james-review-fable

FORESTRY NEWS (April 20, 2015)

Researchers Are Scanning Forests With Lasers to Monitor Their Health

Maddie Stone-, Gawker MediaApr 19, 2015

http://www.gizmodo.in/science/Researchers-Are-Scanning-Forests-With-Lasers-to-Monitor-Their-Health/articleshow/46979325.cms

United States, India on same page on climate change

April 20, 2015

http://nvonews.com/united-states-india-on-same-page-on-climate-change/

India Seeks ‘Differentiated Responsibility’ at Washington DC Climate Change Meet

in SCIENCE April 20, 2015

http://www.microfinancemonitor.com/2015/04/20/prakash-javadekar-differentiated-responsibilitydeveloped-world-pay-poorer-nation-india-green-fund/

BOOK REVIEW

No forest standing

A Srinivas

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/no-forest-standing/article7119370.ece

 NGT wants tree survey, database of Mangar forest

TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/NGT-wants-tree-survey-database-of-Mangar-forest/articleshow/46981645.cms

Wildlife authorities want no mining, quarrying around protected areas

State government yet to declare buffer zones around habitat of rare species

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/wildlife-authorities-want-no-mining-quarrying-around-protected-areas/69610.html

Tamil Nadu ecologists roar in support of tigers

C.S.Kotteswaran | April 19, 2015

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150419/nation-current-affairs/article/tamil-nadu-ecologists-roar-support-tigers

Escape route from death traps for whale sharks

Sukrat Desai, TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Escape-route-from-death-traps-for-whale-sharks/articleshow/46981018.cms

India votes for a new national animal

JOKEsingh | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mocktale/India-votes-for-a-new-national-animal/articleshow/46985727.cms

DPCC wants report on 172 projects

TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/DPCC-wants-report-on-172-projects/articleshow/46981647.cms

83% cases of forest crimes in Nagarahole unsolved

Aparajita Ray, TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/83-cases-of-forest-crimes-in-Nagarahole-unsolved/articleshow/46981354.cms

Wildlife training for Karbi Anglong forest staff

TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Wildlife-training-for-Karbi-Anglong-forest-staff/articleshow/46980829.cms

Who will bell the cat? Forest officials wary of releasing Pench tigress

NYOOOZ  Nagpur   Sun,19 Apr 2015

http://www.nyoooz.com/nagpur/89351/who-will-bell-the-cat-forest-officials-wary-of-releasing-pench-tigress

Leopard scare grips Sinnar village

Sumita Sarkar, TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Leopard-scare-grips-Sinnar-village/articleshow/46982790.cms

No takers for injured monkey in city

Manka Behl, TNN | Apr 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/No-takers-for-injured-monkey-in-city/articleshow/46970800.cms

Chinkara poached near Dhari, accused flees

TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Chinkara-poached-near-Dhari-accused-flees/articleshow/46984177.cms

Coimbatore to host graffiti fest from May 3

Adarsh Jain, TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Coimbatore-to-host-graffiti-fest-from-May-3/articleshow/46983362.cms

Centre relaxes gift policy for babus

TNN | Apr 20, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Centre-relaxes-gift-policy-for-babus/articleshow/46981492.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (April 19, 2015)

Developed world needs to walk the talk on climate change: Prakash Javadekar

By PTI | 19 Apr, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/developed-world-needs-to-walk-the-talk-on-climate-change-prakash-javadekar/articleshow/46976753.cms

Bastar crusader's wand triggers green revolution

Rashmi Drolia,TNN | Apr 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bastar-crusaders-wand-triggers-green-revolution/articleshow/46974351.cms

After SC rap, forest dept begins to plant 2.5 lakh saplings around Taj Mahal

Aditya Dev,TNN | Apr 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/After-SC-rap-forest-dept-begins-to-plant-2-5-lakh-saplings-around-Taj-Mahal/articleshow/46974323.cms

Modi’s ‘Make In India’ Lion To Replace Tiger As National Animal!

http://focusnews.com/india/modis-make-in-india-lion-to-replace-tiger-as-national-animal/19244/

Punjab gets Centre's nod to reintroduce gharial in Harike sanctuary

TNN | Apr 18, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Punjab-gets-Centres-nod-to-reintroduce-gharial-in-Harike-sanctuary/articleshow/46964941.cms

Assam government fails to utilise funds for wildlife protection at Kaziranga

Akash Vashishtha   |   Mail Today  |   New Delhi, April 19, 2015

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kaziranga-national-park-assam-govt-sits-on-funds-wildlife-protection-rhinos/1/430944.html

Who will bell the cat? Forest officials wary of releasing Pench tigress

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | Apr 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Who-will-bell-the-cat-Forest-officials-wary-of-releasing-Pench-tigress/articleshow/46972926.cms

Elephant protection in India is about more than banning them in temples

Stopping private ownership of elephants can be a huge boost to wild elephant conservation but where will all these jumbos go?

Nayantara Narayanan

http://scroll.in/article/721462/elephant-protection-in-india-is-about-more-than-banning-them-in-temples

Panic ensues in Nashik after toddler is mauled by leopard

Sunday, 19 April 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-panic-ensues-in-nashik-after-toddler-is-mauled-by-leopard-2078702

Government assent must for IAS, IPS officers before accepting gifts over Rs 5,000

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/government-assent-must-for-ias-ips-officers-before-accepting-gifts-over-rs-5000/

Tree patches outside recorded forest areas to be identified in Aravallis

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/tree-patches-outside-recorded-forest-areas-to-be-identified-in-aravallis/69173.html

Sonbhadra anti-dam protesters evicted, 17 hurt

Rajeev Dikshit,TNN | Apr 19, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Sonbhadra-anti-dam-protesters-evicted-17-hurt/articleshow/46974944.cms

Beyond the Black Forest

The Black Forest in Germany reveals customs beyond the clichés of its famed gateau, ham and unique cuckoo clocks

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/travel/beyond-the-black-forest/68166.html

Junior Fellowship vacancies announced by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Chnage

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/ministry-of-environment-recruitments-2015/1/430928.html