FORESTRY NEWS (April 3, 2015)

Schedule 1 of Wildlife Act to be reviewed

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/schedule-1-of-wildlife-act-to-be-reviewed/article7063104.ece

MoEF ultimatum to states on Kasturirangan report

TNN | Apr 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Thiruvananthapuram/MoEF-ultimatum-to-states-on-Kasturirangan-report/articleshow/46794663.cms

Green crusader on mangrove mission

Prithvijit Mitra | Apr 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Green-crusader-on-mangrove-mission/articleshow/46788663.cms

Checking air pollution should be priority for all: Delhi govt to Javadekar

02 Apr 2015

http://post.jagran.com/checking-air-pollution-should-be-priority-for-all-delhi-govt-to-javadekar-1427957665

RTI revelation: Forest land transfered to private person

Ravindra Uppar,    TNN | Apr 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RTI-revelation-Forest-land-transfered-to-private-person/articleshow/46793994.cms

Madhya Pradesh govt takes cue from African model to boost wildlife tourism

Rahul Noronha, Hindustan Times, Bhopal   Updated: Apr 02, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-govt-takes-cue-from-african-model-to-boost-wildlife-tourism/article1-1333223.aspx

Conservationists irked as trees felled for NH-7 widening

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/conservationists-irked-as-trees-felled-for-nh-7-widening/

An open letter to Amitabh Bachchan

The environment ministry has approved to a road in the Rann of Kutch that was rejected with a firm no by some of the best wildlife experts in the country  Bahar Dutt
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/Fvbs4Ntl2TNyyGeGKn3uOO/An-open-letter-to-Amitabh-Bachchan.html

Javadekar meets walkers in Cubbon Park

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/javadekar-meets-walkers-in-cubbon-park/article7064882.ece?w=city

Encroachment of forest land, streams leading to landslips: Experts

Ishfaq Tantry   Tribune News Service    Srinagar, April 2

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/encroachment-of-forest-land-streams-leading-to-landslips-experts/62117.html

DIET organizes awareness campaign

http://echoofindia.com/port-blair-diet-organizes-awareness-campaign-81980

Nesting season begins at Chambal sanctuary

Ishita Mishra,TNN | Apr 2, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Nesting-season-begins-at-Chambal-sanctuary/articleshow/46787610.cms

Floods in Kashmir: Is Rainfall the Culprit?

We have encroached upon, land-filled and destroyed our low lying areas and water-basins

FLOOD THREAT  DR. M.A. KAWOSA

http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Apr/3/floods-in-kashmir-is-rainfall-the-culprit--20.asp

DFO demanding bribe, allege employees

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-04-03/DFO-demanding-bribe-allege-employees-141635

Sedative needed to capture tusker

Nikhil Deshmukh,TNN | Apr 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Sedative-needed-to-capture-tusker/articleshow/46793194.cms