FORESTRY NEWS (May 12, 2015)

A short history of India’s two-decade struggle to define what a forest actually is

Nayantara Narayanan

http://scroll.in/article/726461/a-short-history-of-indias-two-decade-struggle-to-define-what-a-forest-actually-is

Activist questions Environment Minister on govt plan to redefine forest

Submitted by TwoCircles.net on 12 May 2015

http://twocircles.net/2015may12/1431372206.html#.VVIa4fBs7IU

Environment and development should go hand in hand, says Jairam Ramesh on China-India partnership

Jairam Ramesh, IBNLive.com

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/environment-and-development-should-go-hand-in-hand-says-jairam-ramesh-on-chinaindia-partnership/545086-3.html

Narendra Modi government’s environment policy encourages deforestation leading to ecological …

http://bharatpress.com/2015/05/12/narendra-modi-governments-environment-policy-encourages-deforestation-leading-to-ecological/

How tribal Indians beat big coal firms

11 May 2015   From the section India

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32443739

Main accused held in IFS officer attack case

Seema Sharma,TNN | May 11, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Main-accused-held-in-IFS-officer-attack-case/articleshow/47238427.cms

International Scientists Appeal to U.N. to Protect Humans and Wildlife from Electromagnetic Fields and Wireless Technology  WHO’s conflicting stance on risk needs strengthening, says 190 scientists

http://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/international-scientists-appeal-un-protect-humans-wildlife-from-electr/43704

Indian airport officials seize 700 smuggled tortoises in just two months

By Ankur Sharma

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3077312/Indian-airport-officials-seize-700-smuggled-tortoises-just-two-months.html

Delay in permits for telemeters hampering wildlife research’

Seema Sharma,TNN | May 11, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Dehradun/Delay-in-permits-for-telemeters-hampering-wildlife-research/articleshow/47238106.cms

Gulp! Horrific moment live goat is swallowed by 10ft python in Indian nature reserve

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3076619/Gulp-Horrific-moment-live-goat-swallowed-10ft-python-Indian-nature-reserve.html

Not proven guilty, yet T-24 is culprit!

Nitesh Kumar Sharma,TNN | May 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Jaipur/Not-proven-guilty-yet-T-24-is-culprit/articleshow/47240160.cms

Missing leopard poached, believe experts

Manka Behl,TNN | May 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Missing-leopard-poached-believe-experts/articleshow/47239904.cms

Tiger found dead in Talodhi range

TNN | May 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Tiger-found-dead-in-Talodhi-range/articleshow/47240195.cms

Elephant injures forest personnel

http://echoofindia.com/jalpaiguri-elephant-injures-forest-personnel-85139

Gateman alleges assault by Maneka Gandhi

Keshav Agarwal,TNN | May 12, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gateman-alleges-assault-by-Maneka-Gandhi/articleshow/47241017.cms