FORESTRY NEWS (March 26, 2014)

A world's first: Fatwa issued against wildlife trafficking

IndiaToday.in  New Delhi, March 26, 2014

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/a-worlds-first-fatwa-issued-against-wildlife-trafficking/1/351244.html

Endangered Pygmy hog located in Manas park of Assam

http://www.indileak.com/endangered-pygmy-hog-located-in-manas-park-of-assam/

Power, forest minister miss NGT deadline again

TNN | Mar 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Power-forest-minister-miss-NGT-deadline-again/articleshow/32705059.cms

20 forest officials to be poll observers

TNN | Mar 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/20-forest-officials-to-be-poll-observers/articleshow/32685553.cms?

Whistleblower writes to PM, says PMO officials withholding info

Vishwa Mohan,TNN | Mar 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Whistleblower-writes-to-PM-says-PMO-officials-withholding-info/articleshow/32693154.cms

Inquiry against WCL CVO

http://coal.steelguru.com/india/15342/inquiry_against_wcl_cvo

Mr Jairam Ramesh defends coal block clearance to Adani

http://coal.steelguru.com/india/15348/mr_jairam_ramesh_defends_coal_block_clearance_to_adani

Students from buffer villages of Pench Tiger Reserve learn lessons on nature and tiger conservation

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Mar 25, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Students-from-buffer-villages-of-Pench-Tiger-Reserve-learn-lessons-on-nature-tiger-conservation/articleshow/32668583.cms

Rhino shot dead in Assam

PTI | Mar 26, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Rhino-shot-dead-in-Assam/articleshow/32715280.cms

End of an Era: India’s Most Notorious Poacher Dead

By Atula Gutpa

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/581869-end-of-a-dark-era-india-s-most-notorious-poacher-dead/?photo=2

FORESTRY NEWS (March 25, 2014)

Global forest cover continues to decline: FAO

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi     March 24, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/global-forest-cover-continues-to-decline-fao-114032401061_1.html

UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites in India

http://travel.siliconindia.com/news/UNESCO-World-Natural-Heritage-Sites-in-India-aid-2740.html

Forests ministry raises fresh storm in India’s Kerala state

Ecology report aimed at preserving environment in the Western Ghats back in the spotlight

By Akhel Mathew

http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/forests-ministry-raises-fresh-storm-in-india-s-kerala-state-1.1308283

Protect the remains of Vellimalai forest: Environmentalists

V Devanathan,TNN | Mar 25, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Protect-the-remains-of-Vellimalai-forest-Environmentalists/articleshow/32628913.cms

Orkla, owner of MTR Foods, commits to 'no deforestation'

Saswati Mukherjee, TNN | Mar 24, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Orkla-owner-of-MTR-Foods-commits-to-no-deforestation/articleshow/32599742.cms

Policy Watch: Overseas medicare for bureaucrats - a terrible retrograde decision

Monday, 24 March 2014

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-overseas-medicare-for-bureaucrats-a-terrible-retrograde-decision-1971679

Whistleblower asks Bhupinder Singh Hooda to 'play fair'

Ajay Sura,TNN | Mar 25, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Whistleblower-asks-Bhupinder-Singh-Hooda-to-play-fair/articleshow/32634330.cms

Man Trampled By Elephant In Freak Accident

Posted on Monday 24 March 2014

http://www.key103.co.uk/news/uk-and-world/20140324-man-trampled-by-elephant-in-freak-accident/

India calls off hunt for killer tiger

March 24 2014

http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/india-calls-off-hunt-for-killer-tiger-1.1665595

India will succeed only if everybody is equal: Rahul

http://www.smetimes.in/smetimes/news/indian-economy-news/2014/Mar/24/india-succeed-everybody-equal-rahul29108.html

FORESTRY NEWS (March 24, 2014)

Bihar developing India's biggest grassland for tigers

Monday, 24 March 2014

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bihar-developing-india-s-biggest-grassland-for-tigers-1971772

GIB conservation plan caught in red-tapism

Rachna Singh & Vimal Bhatia,TNN | Mar 24, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/GIB-conservation-plan-caught-in-red-tapism/articleshow/32573199.cms

Umred-Karhandla 2nd most visited park after Pench

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | Mar 24, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Umred-Karhandla-2nd-most-visited-park-after-Pench/articleshow/32573293.cms

India calls off hunt for man-eating tiger

By Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-calls-off-hunt-for-man-eating-tiger/2014/03/24/c1dfca30-b343-11e3-bab2-b9602293021d_story.html

Time for firefighting
23 March 2014

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=/data/editorial/2014/March/editorial_March45.xml&section=editorial

Forest fire at SGNP, sixth in one week

Express News Service | Mumbai | March 23, 2014

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/forest-fire-at-sgnp-sixth-in-one-week/

Tusker poached in Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve

IANS | Mar 23, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Tusker-poached-in-Bengals-Buxa-Tiger-Reserve/articleshow/32556878.cms

Tiger attack reported from Kheri forest

TNN | Mar 24, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Tiger-attack-reported-from-Kheri-forest/articleshow/32570443.cms

STF arrests man involved in smuggling of forest goods

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/stf-arrests-man-involved-in-smuggling-of-forest-goods/459771-3-242.html

Wildlife smuggler arrested

Press Trust of India  |  Lucknow 

March 23, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/wildlife-smuggler-arrested-114032300494_1.html

FORESTRY NEWS (March 23, 2014)

Going for the kill

Written by Vivek Deshpande | March 22, 2014

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/going-for-the-kill/

Poll shadow on rhino protection in Assam

Naresh Mitra,TNN | Mar 23, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Poll-shadow-on-rhino-protection-in-Assam/articleshow/32533207.cms

Experts question move to ‘trim’ rhino horns in Assam

http://www.indileak.com/experts-question-move-to-trim-rhino-horns-in-assam/

Be Sure that New Technology Does Not Have Irreversible Consequences

http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/Be-Sure-that-New-Technology-Does-Not-Have-Irreversible-Consequences/2014/03/23/article2120437.ece#.Uy8Iws4Vdzg

'God' of cricket has a date with lord of Gir

Press Trust of India  |  Rajkot     March 22, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/god-of-cricket-has-a-date-with-lord-of-gir-114032200551_1.html

India reports outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease, or ‘Monkey fever’

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/india-reports-outbreak-of-kyasanur-forest-disease-or-monkey-fever-16574/

India will succeed only if everybody is equal: Rahul Gandhi

IANS  |  Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) 

March 22, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-will-succeed-only-if-everybody-is-equal-rahul-gandhi-114032200777_1.html