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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

IN NEWS (August 13, 2011)

 Mirzapur says No to "Planting Trees, Uprooting People"

Corbett lets the cat out of the bag!
August 13, 2011

Judicial Member / Expert Member Recruitment Delhi – Ministry of Environment and Forests
August 10, 2011 — Indian Vacancies Bank
14 Vacancies at Ministry of Environment and Forests with pay Rs.80000 for Judge of the Supreme Court of India / High Court. Apply Before 5th September, 2011 Name of the Government Organization: Ministry of Environment and Forests Ministry of Environment and Forests invites applications for the following posts: Job Number: 01 Job Designation:


CONCEPT NOTE ON NEAC THEME 2011 – 12
FORESTS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

China wildlife scheme endanger Indian tigers
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, August 12, 2011

Man held with animal parts worth crores
TNN Aug 13, 2011

Highly endangered cat species spotted in Corbett
Last Updated: Friday, August 12, 2011

Wild lifeInvestment banker Hemendra Kothari is putting his millions into wildlife conservation
Arghya Ganguly / Mumbai August 13, 2011

No Conflict Between Growth And Environment, Says Jayanthi Natarajan
August 11, 2011

Friday, 12 August 2011
India: Women Forest Rights Action Invitation For National Level Consultation On "Women, Livelihood And Community Rights"  
Ranchi 14 -15th September 2011
Venue : Social Development Centre, Purulia Road, Ranchi

Rahul Khanna urges govt to ban manja
Serena Menon, Hindustan Times  Mumbai, August 13, 2011

Will to Live
Nikhat Kazmi, TNN, Aug 12, 2011

‘Missing the forest for the trees’

Indonesia’s forests: Paper trail to destruction

Being Indian
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, August 13, 2011

Delayed dawn

Friday, August 12, 2011

IN NEWS (August 12, 2011)


 Cheetah to be reintroduced at Palpur-Kuno sanctuary
PTI

Over 40 mines operating in Goa sans mandatory permits: PAC
Press Trust Of India
Panaji, August 12, 2011

Man suspected to be smuggling kingpin held
Mahalingam Ponnusamy, TNN | Aug 12, 2011

Interns from 8 countries study forest cover of Gujarat
Published: Friday, Aug 12, 2011, 16:10 IST
By Kinjal Desai | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA

Jewellers to help fund elephant corridors

Pallikaranai restoration plan ignores half the marsh
Arun Janardhanan, TNN | Aug 12, 2011

12 Aug, 2011, 02.30AM IST, Nageshwar Patnaik,ET Bureau
South Korean steel major Posco seeks changes in revised MoU, wants to swap iron ore within India

Rusty Spotted Cat - New Addition in Corbett

Expert calls for cultural change to save wildlife
TNN | Aug 12, 2011

It's A Jungle Out There, Eh? 
By Arthur Black, Special to Courier-Islander August 12, 2011

Greater Gir forest staff undergo ‘refresher’ training in wildlife crime prevention

BBC announces Independence Day programming line up
August 11th, 2011

Six Imperiled Foreign Bird Species to Gain Endangered Status

S&P: Uneven conditions for AP building material, forest, packaging sectors
Written by theedgemalaysia.com      Friday, 12 August 2011

‘Enjoy success, but don’t let failure get you down’
- The David Gower interview
LOKENDRA PRATAP SAHI


Thursday, August 11, 2011

IN NEWS (August 11, 2011)

 NGOs disappear with afforestation programmes' funds: CAG
Published: Thursday, Aug 11, 2011, 16:56 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Chennai | Agency: DNA

Most Himalayan Glaciers Retreating; 21% Stable or Expanding, Survey Finds
by Pallava Bagla on 10 August 2011

11 Aug, 2011, 04.57AM IST, ET Bureau
No conflict between growth and environment, says Jayanthi Natarajan

Kutch among top 10 birding sites in India
Published: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 19:45 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA

Forest Department makes first move to get Pallikaranai marsh declared Ramsar site
P. Oppili

Drastic decline in numbers of Lesser Floricans
Vijaysinh Parmar | tnn | Aug 11, 2011

Green groups seek tiger reserve tag for park
Environmentalists hope status upgrade will help Dibru-Saikhowa get more funds from Centre RIPUNJOY DAS

Indian ministry of steel update on Chiria iron ore mine

Posco wants modification in draft MoU before renewal: Govt
Published on Wed, Aug 10, 2011

Notice to 3 forest department officials
'The amount of acceptance we have as a culture is amazing'
Last updated on: August 11, 2011 12:26 IST
Rediff.com  » 

Sri Lankan wildlife activists boycott wild elephant census
Conservation groups accuse government of using census as a 'smokescreen' to find healthiest young animals to put to work

Saturday, August 06, 2011

Wildlife photographic exhibition in Guildhall
10:29am Thursday 11th August 2011


Riders on the storm
3,000km, Shillong to Jaisalmer in two weeks, three men and a rickety little rickshaw—that’s the call of adventure
Komal Sharma

Scientist B, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

IN NEWS (August 10, 2011)

Jayanthi sees no conflict between development and environment
PTI

Photos: 10 new frogs discovered in India's great rainforest
Jeremy Hance   mongabay.com    August 09, 2011

Have We Seen The End Of Jatropha As A Potential Biofuel?

To The Rescue Of Amphibians
Workshop conducted on the importance of amphibian conservation | By Yentha

Gender Gap in all India Services

Uttarakhand urges Centre to scrap Garhwal eco-sensitive zone plan
Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehradun August 10, 2011

Nitish Kumar asks students to protect environment
TNN | Aug 10, 2011

On adventurous tiger trail in Kaziranga
Last updated on: August 10, 2011

Elephant census threatened with boycott
Sapa-AFP | 10 August, 2011

Environmental non-compliance delays Orissa projects: Jayanti
India Blooms News Service

Rahul Khanna wants ban on kite manjas
Press Trust of India, Updated: August 09, 2011

Natrajan writes to MoD to tackle oil spills
Nitin Sethi, TNN | Aug 10, 2011

Nitin Shenoy is a techie by necessity, snake rescuer by choice
Published: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 14:23 IST
By Bharath Joshi | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

Venomous snake ‘evicted’ from Delhi Chief Secy’s house

Travel shows on India are hottest thing on television
Published: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011, 15:45 IST
By Priyadarshini Nandy | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

ICFRE Scientist-B Jobs 2011

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

IN NEWS (August 9, 2011)

 Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan to attend The Economic Times Infragreen 2011
Making 'Green' The National Agenda

Centre gives nod to divert 1,798 ha Goa forest land for mining
TNN | Aug 9, 2011

Improved Wood Stoves Save Health, Environment
By Sudeshna Sarkar

Oommen Chandys promise on states forests

Environment Minister Natarajan says 31 projects from Orissa awaiting environmental clearance
Tuesday, August 09, 2011

09/08/2011
State-level nodal agencies for forest clearances being mulled

A single authority for Manas...
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Crowd control key to wildlife rescue
Vikram Jit Singh, TNN Aug 5, 2011

9 Aug, 2011, 03.30AM IST, ET Bureau
No environmental clearance yet to Lavasa's hill city
Published on Tue, Aug 09, 2011

Balancing agriculture and rainforest biodiversity in India’s Western Ghats
Jeremy Hance  mongabay.com   August 08, 2011

Adani, Kutch collector fudged map’
The map submitted by the industrial house and the collector shows a part of the sea as land on which afforestation was to be carried out

..Rethink on a ‘killer’ route for Namdapha
An evaluation report from Delhi puts forward suggestions for two tiger reserves... ROOPAK GOSWAMI

Proposed NEAMA may subsume environment, forest committees
Kirtika Suneja    Posted: Monday, Aug 08, 2011

India’s global eco warrior
He mapped network of sacred forests
Shyam Bhatia in London

Students urged to protect environment
PTI | 03:08 PM,Aug 09,2011

Experts say oil spill to impact marine life, environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan rules out any problem

In India, Snake Charmers Are Losing Their Sway

Wild life sanctuaries in India

Slow recovery ahead for forest industry
Published Tuesday August 9th, 2011


Indian Institute of Forest Management Invites Applications for Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry Management Course

Monday, August 08, 2011

IN NEWS (August 8, 2011)

 More forest produce to come under MSP
Shashikant Trivedi / New Delhi/ Bhopal August 08, 2011

Proposed NEAMA may subsume environment, forest committees
Kirtika Suneja
Posted: Monday, Aug 08, 2011

Eco Ministry clearing projects within a year, says Jayanthi Natarajan
Our Bureau

Two-Phase Plan for Environment Monitoring Body Likely
NEAMA to take care of Environmental Assessment and Monitoring while Enviroment Ministry will retain the power of approval
URMI A GOSWAMI NEW DELHI

Climate change to take toll in NE

MoEF Closely Monitoring the Situation after Oil Spill at Mumbai

Corridors for free movement of elephants in Valparai plateau will prevent human deaths, says study
T. S. Subramanian

Evaluation lists major threats to three Tiger Reserves
B. Aravind Kumar


Local Forest Management Schemes

Govt orders laboratory test on Bt brinjal

Jayanthi Natarajan welcomes State's initiative to combat plastic menace
Special Correspondent

Natarajan urged to stop power units in Chhindwara
Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 7, 2011

Did lack of quarantine zone lead to leopard's death?
H M Aravind, TNN | Aug 8, 2011

Two-day folk festival to celebrate India’s forest

By DNA/Daily News & Analysis, 08/08/2011
Bharat Ratna for MS Swaminathan?

 Managing land is at heart of our emerging economy
Yogi Aggarwal | Monday, August 8, 2011

Significant symbols
Aparna Menon

Hubli-Ankola railway line hopes to start soon
Published: Monday, Aug 8, 2011, 16:08 IST
By M Raghuram | Place: Mangalore | Agency: DNA

JSW Steel plans to operate its plants at around 80% capacity

The young and the wild
Anusha Parthasarathy

How to overcome the fear of camping in the wild
Published: Sunday, Aug 7, 2011, 8:00 IST
By Malavika Velayanikal | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

Confident to achieve appreciable growth: FM
by CW India Staff on Aug 8, 2011

Associate Professor (Environment & Developmental Economics)
Experience: 5- 10 Years
Bhopal