FORESTRY NEWS (June 07 & 08, 2015)

FORESTRY NEWS (June 08, 2015)

India’s Environment Policies: A Year Of Change – Analysis

http://www.eurasiareview.com/07062015-indias-environment-policies-a-year-of-change-analysis/

Increasing forest cover, a challenge

June 08,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-08/Increasing-forest-cover-a-challenge-155903

UP to plant 5 crore trees in 75 districts

Jun 08, 2015 - Amita Verma

http://www.asianage.com/india/plant-5-crore-trees-75-districts-852

Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Urban Forest Garden project

By Press Trust of India @indiacom | June 06, 2015

http://www.india.com/news/india/prakash-javadekar-inaugurates-urban-forest-garden-project-2-411496/

Javadekar likely to spell out coastal policy this week

Policy to determine fate of road development project

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/javadekar-likely-to-spell-out-coastal-policy-this-week/

Mahim Nature Park: From dump yard to Mumbai’s green lung

Badri Chatterjee and Aishwarya Iyer, Hindustan Times, Mumbai   Updated: Jun 08, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mahim-nature-park-from-dump-yard-to-mumbai-s-green-lung/article1-1356333.aspx

Industries in WB to get faster green nod

Suman Chakraborti,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/west-bengal/Industries-in-WB-to-get-faster-green-nod/articleshow/47581008.cms

Rs 7.4 crore plan to relocate people 'trapped' in Kozhikode's forests

K R Rajeev,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Rs-7-4-crore-plan-to-relocate-people-trapped-in-Kozhikodes-forests/articleshow/47579453.cms

Two otter species spotted in Goa

Lisa Monteiro,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Two-otter-species-spotted-in-Goa/articleshow/47578908.cms

180 Indian giant squirrels in Koyna: Study

Nikhil Deshmukh,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/180-Indian-giant-squirrels-in-Koyna-Study/articleshow/47578556.cms

Ecological imbalance forces tusker to leave its habitat

Kumar Rajesh,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ecological-imbalance-forces-tusker-to-leave-its-habitat/articleshow/47578412.cms

Wild elephants found chomping on garbage

Vineet Upadhyay,TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Wild-elephants-found-chomping-on-garbage/articleshow/47577834.cms

Uttrakahnd to start snow leopard census from June 16

http://www.indileak.com/uttrakahnd-to-start-snow-leopard-census-from-june-16/

Leopard attack kills cattle, instills fear among villagers

TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Leopard-attack-kills-cattle-instills-fear-among-villagers/articleshow/47578667.cms

Panic prevails in village near Sathyamangalam forest after leopard kills goats

Adarsh Jain, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Panic-prevails-in-village-near-Sathyamangalam-forest-after-leopard-kills-goats/articleshow/47575433.cms

Injured peacock rescued, released into forest

TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Injured-peacock-rescued-released-into-forest/articleshow/47579496.cms

New forest range officers remain unpaid

P Oppili,TNN | Jun 8, 2015,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/New-forest-range-officers-remain-unpaid/articleshow/47578581.cms

Seeds of doubt: Monsanto never had Bt cotton patent

Shishir Arya & Snehlata Shrivastav,TNN | Jun 8, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Seeds-of-doubt-Monsanto-never-had-Bt-cotton-patent/articleshow/47578304.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (June 07, 2015)

Oram shields forests from green ministry 

By Akash Vashishtha    Published: 22:21 GMT, 6 June 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3113861/Oram-shields-forests-green-ministry.html

Environ Ministry to start nursery programme for school kids

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi    June 6, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/environ-ministry-to-start-nursery-programme-for-school-kids-115060600843_1.html

Forest dept forms biodiversity register for Bareilly village

Priyangi Agarwal, TNN | Jun 6, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Forest-dept-forms-biodiversity-register-for-Bareilly-village/articleshow/47568391.cms

OMC signs MoU with dept of forest and environment

PTI   Bhubaneswar, | 06 June, 2015

http://www.thestatesman.com/news/odisha/omc-signs-mou-with-dept-of-forest-and-environment/67649.html

SMC, forest dept spar over number of trees in city

Himansshu Bhatt, TNN | Jun 6, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/SMC-forest-dept-spar-over-number-of-trees-in-city/articleshow/47562775.cms

Meet Jadav Molai Payeng: A man who planted a 1,360 acre forest

06 Jun 2015

http://post.jagran.com/meet-jadav-molai-payeng-a-man-who-planted-a-1360-acre-forest-1433587905

Pride is in numbers: We saved Gir's Asiatic lions, but is it enough?

Poulomi Banerjee, Hindustan Times, New Delhi   Updated: Jun 08, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/we-saved-the-asiatic-lions-in-gir-but-is-it-enough/article1-1355955.aspx

Meghalaya hamlet dedicates forest for conservation of bats

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/meghalaya-hamlet-dedicates-forest-for-conservation-of-bats_1608904.html

‘Chocolate bomb’ kills Satkosia wild boar

Riyan Ramanath V, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Chocolate-bomb-kills-Satkosia-wild-boar/articleshow/47571915.cms

Kumki elephant to be shifted from Chadivayal camp

A Subburaj, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Kumki-elephant-to-be-shifted-from-Chadivayal-camp/articleshow/47569888.cms

Tusker kills 4 more in Bhagalpur

Kumar Rajesh, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Tusker-kills-4-more-in-Bhagalpur/articleshow/47570443.cms

‘Make in Chandrapur’ meet to woo industries

Mazhar Ali, TNN | Jun 7, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Make-in-Chandrapur-meet-to-woo-industries/articleshow/47569976.cms