IN NEWS (March 18 - 24, 2013)

India: GE trees a threat to forests’ diversity

http://climate-connections.org/2013/03/21/27096/

Nurseries in forests to feed jumbos

Arun P Mathew, TNN Mar 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-23/coimbatore/37960229_1_nurseries-elephants-and-other-animals-coimbatore-forest-division

Nature at its best in Black Forest – India’s best environmental film of the year offers ‘woodexploration’

http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2013/03/20/nature-at-its-best-in-black-forest-indias-best-environmental-film-of-the-year-offers-woodexploration/

5 Bollywood actors face trial for allegedly killing rare deer in Indian wildlife preserve

The Associated Press Mar 23, 2013

http://www.570news.com/2013/03/23/5-bollywood-actors-face-trial-for-killing-rare-deer-in-indian-wildlife-preserve/

Remembering Arengh - WTI provides ex-gratia relief to family

http://www.wti.org.in/current-news/130316_India_showcases_upcoming_International_Elephant_Congress_at_CITES.html

India’s Forest Tenure Reform: Engendering Women’s Citizenship?

http://dapa.ciat.cgiar.org/indias-forest-tenure-reform-engendering-womens-citizenship/

India, Kenya to boost wildlife cooperation

http://www.afriquejet.com/news/4118-india-kenya-to-boost-wildlife-cooperation.html

India: Conscious Citizens’ Meet Cries For Certainty In Wildlife Conservation

By Nava Thakuria -- (March 21, 2013)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/21032013-india-conscious-citizens-meet-cries-for-certainty-in-wildlife-conservation/

Exploitation of resources in name of research won’t be allowed: Minister

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/exploitation-of-resources-in-name-of-research-wont-be-allowed-minister/article4513101.ece

Forest dept starts survey of trees along highway

Sumita Sarkar, TNN Mar 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-20/nashik/37871088_1_plant-trees-forest-department-tree-activists

Moratorium on Bt brinjal to continue : Jayanthi Natarajan

http://www.biospectrumindia.com/biospecindia/news/185476/moratorium-bt-brinjal-continue-jayanthi-natarajan

Engineering college registrar jailed for violating Wildlife norms

TNN Mar 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-19/kanpur/37842959_1_wildlife-norms-keetham-lake-judicial-custody

Causes and Consequences of Deforestation on the Wildlife of India

Editor Post | March 18, 2013

http://livinggreenmag.com/2013/03/18/mother-nature/causes-and-consequences-of-deforestation-on-the-wildlife-of-india/

Forester hurt in gunfight with poachers

TNN Mar 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-19/kolkata/37843303_1_forest-guard-bangladeshi-fishermen-sunderbans-tiger-reserve

Mulak takes up cudgels for wildlife

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Mar 18, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-18/nagpur/37814107_1_water-holes-wildlife-sanctuaries-face-water-shortage

Tribunal outlaws vehicles inside Rajokri forest

Neha Lalchandani, TNN Mar 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-15/developmental-issues/37743585_1_rajokri-forest-forest-area-illegal-construction

IN NEWS (March 11 - 17, 2013)

The youth must support wildlife conservation: Anil Kumble

ByVijay Vaidya, TNN | Mar 17, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/The-youth-must-support-wildlife-conservation-Anil-Kumble/articleshow/19019106.cms

PIL seeks wage increase for forest labourers

TNN Mar 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-16/ahmedabad/37766798_1_minimum-wage-wage-employees-wage-structure

Kolkata salutes wildlife saviours

Prithvijit Mitra, TNN Mar 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-16/developmental-issues/37766195_1_sariska-tiger-population-ranthambore

Protect flora, fauna from global players: Jayanthi Natarajan

DC | 16th Mar 2013

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130316/news-current-affairs/article/protect-flora-fauna-global-players-jayanthi-natarajan

Demand for a wildlife musuem in Mumbai

Sandeep Ashar, TNN Mar 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-15/mumbai/37743547_1_wildlife-museum-trophies-demand

Tribunal outlaws vehicles inside Rajokri forest

Neha Lalchandani, TNN Mar 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-15/developmental-issues/37743585_1_rajokri-forest-forest-area-illegal-construction

Tusk force: Elephants used to bulldoze shacks in forest

15 Mar 2013 00:00

Animal lovers have blasted using the endangered elephants in jumbo demolition squads as cruelty

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/elephants-used-bulldoze-shacks-forest-1764504

Assam: Tiger Trust India organises Legal Training Programme on Wildlife Crimes at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati.

March 13, 2013 by kanglaonline

http://kanglaonline.com/2013/03/assam-tiger-trust-india-organises-legal-training-programme-on-wildlife-crimes-at-don-bosco-institute-guwahati/

Crocodile's carcass alarms forest department officials

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui, TNN Mar 14, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-14/kanpur/37712493_1_crocodylus-palustris-saltwater-crocodile-mugger-crocodile

Tiger cub saved from leg trap in India

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/tiger-cub-trap.html#cr

SC allows MoEF to delink environment, forest norms

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sc-allows-moef-to-delink-environment-forest-norms/1087127/

Forest guards fortify defence against India's rhino poachers

Updated 12 March 2013

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/connect-asia/forest-guards-fortify-defence-against-indias-rhino-poachers/1100394

Locals join hands for plastic-free forest

TNN Mar 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-12/pollution/37650585_1_plastic-bags-plastic-free-chief-forest-conservator

People being trained for protection of forests

Sumita Sarkar, TNN Mar 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-11/nashik/37622239_1_joint-forest-management-committees-jfmcs-g-saiprakash

Assam to arm forest staff with AK series weapons

March 09, 2013 

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/assam-to-arm-forest-staff-with-ak-series-weapons/20130309.htm

IN NEWS (March 4 - 10, 2013)

Forest clearance norms modified, Jayanthi Natarajan tells Rajya Sabha

Infrawindow News Bureau  New Delhi  Mar. 06, 2013

http://www.infrawindow.com/news/forest-clearance-norms-modified-jayanthi-natarajan-tells-rajya-sabha_8931/

Jumbo con: Chhattisgarh fudges forest data for coal mining

ByNitin Sethi, TNN | Mar 10, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jumbo-con-Chhattisgarh-fudges-forest-data-for-coal-mining/articleshow/18885522.cms?

Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife trade

Mar 9, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-09/flora-fauna/37580528_1_wildlife-crime-countries-militia

Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

Hindustan Times
New Delhi, March 07, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/HTEducation/Chunk-HT-UI-HTEducationSectionPage-HorizonsAlertsAdmissions/Wildlife-Institute-of-India-Dehradun/SP-Article1-1022738.aspx

New prelim test challenge for Indian Forest Service

Vishwa Mohan, TNN Mar 8, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-08/news/37560704_1_preliminary-exam-main-exam-upsc

Shah panel seeks clarity on mining near forests

Sandeep Mishra, TNN Mar 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-05/bhubaneswar/37468925_1_wildlife-sanctuaries-ore-and-manganese-mines-shah-panel

Fire engulfs Chandaka forest

Minati Singha, TNN Mar 7, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-07/bhubaneswar/37531321_1_forest-chandaka-range-officer

March 6, 2013, 4:03 PM

Indian Rhino Poachers Shot Dead

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/03/06/indian-rhino-poachers-shot-dead/

Lone Indian Man Plants 1,360 Acre Forest single-handedly!!

http://one-vibration.com/profiles/blogs/lone-indian-man-plants-1-360-acre-forest-single-handedly?xg_source=activity#.UTyXsNY9FCw

Two rhino poachers gunned down at Indian wildlife sanctuary

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/two-rhino-poachers-gunned-down-indian-wildlife-sanctuary-20130306

Elephant killed by express train in Indian wildlife reserve

http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/05/17192998-elephant-killed-by-express-train-in-indian-wildlife-reserve

Train in Indian wildlife reserve strikes, kills elephant

Katrine DermodyGlobalPost.com

March 5, 2013

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130305/train-indian-wildlife-reserve-strikes-kills-elephant

FIR filed for laying roads in Rajokri forest

TNN Mar 6, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-06/flora-fauna/37499454_1_forest-area-rajokri-forest-fir

Activists send notice to Union forest minister over public hearing

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/activists-send-notice-to-union-forest-minister-over-public-hearing/1083268/

Eco-tourism centres in forests to get facelift

Sachin Sharma, TNN Mar 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/the-good-earth/37435952_1_dhanpuri-centres-r-g-prajapati

Forest guard exam: 5 'Munnabhais' held

Rajesh Jauhri, TNN Mar 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-05/indore/37468682_1_forest-guard-munnabhais-invigilators

Forest employees union office sealed

TNN Mar 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-05/nagpur/37468863_1_pk-mahajan-maharashtra-forest-guards-forest-department

Kerala forest minister thrashed by lover’s hubby

TNN Mar 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/india/37436255_1_ganesh-kumar-chief-whip-forest-minister

“Why do foresters plant trees? Applying multiple management theories to understand the behavior of Central Indian forest administrators.

http://india.syr.edu/events/a-talk-about-forestry-in-india/

IN NEWS (February 25 to March 3, 2013)

UN calls for clampdown on illegal wildlife trade

AP | Mar 3, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/UN-calls-for-clampdown-on-illegal-wildlife-trade/articleshow/18776687.cms

Captured leopard to be released in forest soon

TNN | Mar 3, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Captured-leopard-to-be-released-in-forest-soon/articleshow/18770972.cms

Jayanthi Natarajan lauds General Budget, stresses on industry accountability

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/03/01/352-Jayanthi-Natarajan-lauds-General-Budget-stresses-on-industry-accountability.html

Indian Forest Service Exam 2013 to have a new scheme of exam

February 28, 2013 

http://www.indiaedunews.net/Delhi/Indian_Forest_Service_Exam_2013_to_have_a_new_scheme_of_exam_16083/

One arrested for forest fire

Lawrence Milton, TNN Feb 27, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-27/mysore/37329885_1_forest-fire-nagarahole-tribal-youth

3 held for attack on forest guard

TNN Feb 28, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-28/allahabad/37351340_1_forest-guard-three-villagers-sohelwa

Three illegal roads cut through forest

Neha Lalchandani, TNN Feb 28, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-28/delhi/37351906_1_forest-area-forest-department-three-roads

CM suspends 3 forest officials of Mahoba range

TNN Feb 27, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-27/lucknow/37330397_1_forest-officials-bundelkhand-package-chief-conservator

Forest staff stir hits zoo services

TNN Feb 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/bhubaneswar/37256655_1_forest-guards-zoo-authorities-zoo-sources

A click that conserves wildlife

Saswati Mukherjee B, TNN Feb 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-26/bangalore/37308194_1_wildlife-conservation-reserve-species

Replenishing Water Tanks in Wildlife Reserves: How Scientific?

by K. Ullas Karanth and N. Samba Kumar

http://www.conservationindia.org/articles/replenishing-water-tanks-in-wildlife-reserves-how-scientific

How I Became India’s Only Wildlife Taxidermist

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/true-life/how-i-became-india-s-only-wildlife-taxidermist

Action: forest rights in India

http://indymedia.org.au/2013/02/22/action-forest-rights-in-india

IN NEWS (February 18-24, 2013)

Road widening runs into forest hurdle

Satyanarayan Patnaik, TNN Feb 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/bhubaneswar/37256719_1_forest-area-kusumguda-koraput

India's First Forest Stewardship Council Certification for Natural Forests Awarded to Maharashtra Forest Department's Bhamragarh Forest Division by SCS Global Services

Press Release: SCS Global Services – Wed, Feb 20, 2013

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/indias-first-forest-stewardship-council-192900104.html

Action: forest rights in India

http://www.indymedia.org.au/2013/02/22/action-forest-rights-in-india

India the next long-term growth market for forest products

February 21, 2013

http://www.workingforest.com/india-next-long-term-growth-market-forest-products/

India's First Forest Stewardship Council Certification for Natural Forests Awarded to Maharashtra Forest Department's Bhamragarh Forest Division by SCS Global Services

PR Newswire

http://www.dnaindia.com/mobile/report.php?n=1802421

India Undercuts Tribal Rights

Friday, February 22, 2013

http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2013_1053/india-undercuts-tribal-rights

India to become next long-term growth market for forest products

PRNewswire

Published: 20 February 2013

http://www.providencejournal.com/business/press-releases/20130220-india-to-become-next-long-term-growth-market-for-forest-products.ece

Officials target poaching by forest staff kin

TNN Feb 21, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/mumbai/37220289_1_forest-officials-forest-guards-city-forest-initiative

India – A New Frontier for B.C. Forest Products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          FEBRUARY 15, 2013

http://www.coastforest.org/india-a-new-frontier-for-b-c-forest-products/

India's first wildlife skywalk to come up in Sikkim

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 18, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/India-s-first-wildlife-skywalk-to-come-up-in-Sikkim/Article1-1013259.aspx

Make green funding a priority: Jayanthi

DC | 17th Feb 2013

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130217/news-politics/article/make-green-funding-priority-jayanthi

Bangalore: They create forests for a living

Published: Sunday, Feb 17, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_bangalore-they-create-forests-for-a-living_1800708

Forest diversion proposals to be accepted online now

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Feb 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-19/nagpur/37178934_1_forest-officers-forest-department-forest-conservation-act

IN NEWS (February 11-17, 2013)

Indian Ministry of Environment and Forestry to grant environmental clearance only to projects with high grade coal

Posted by: Deepak Sharma Posted date: February 14, 2013

http://www.pimagazine-asia.com/news/indian-ministry-of-environment-and-forestry-to-grant-environmental-clearance-only-to-projects-with-high-grade-coal/

Bandipura witnesses first forest fire of this season

Lawrence Milton, TNN Feb 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-16/mysore/37132444_1_forest-fire-bandipur-forest-forest-officials

13 tiger deaths in MP, Jayanthi Natarajan asks Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take preventive steps

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Feb 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-15/flora-fauna/37118660_1_tiger-deaths-tiger-reserves-tiger-state

Shaky future of the floating forests

By Atula Gupta | ENS

15th February 2013

http://newindianexpress.com/education/student/article1462727.ece

Tigers chewing up bulk of wildlife funding in India

By Cassandra Mason

4:04 PM Thursday Feb 14, 2013

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10865413

Tigers gobble up 49 percent of India's wildlife conservation funds, more imperiled species get nothing

Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
February 12, 2013
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0212-hance-tigers-funding.html#

India Inc unhappy over delays in green nods by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan

Soma Banerjee, Urmi A Goswami & M Rajshekhar, ET Bureau Feb 11, 2013

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-11/news/37039175_1_environment-minister-jayanthi-natarajan-environment-and-forests-ministry-delays

Shifting electric lines from sensitive forests proposed

TNN Feb 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-12/nagpur/37058143_1_p-k-mahajan-van-sabhagruha-forest

'Police, forest staff failed to protect migratory birds'

TNN Feb 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-11/guwahati/37038640_1_migratory-birds-jorhat-sadar-police-station-siva-kalita

Forest department to begin work on greening India

Sumita Sarkar, TNN Feb 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-11/nashik/37038383_1_g-saiprakash-plan-on-climate-change-national-action-plan

Forest department seeks lifting ban on direct appointments

TNN Feb 10, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-10/lucknow/37020181_1_forest-guards-forest-department-vacant-posts

IN NEWS (February 4-10, 2013)

India: Indigenous Peoples Reclaim Right to Forest in Jharkhand

February 4 2013

http://www.iwgia.org/news/search-news?news_id=736

UPSC Indian Forest Service IFS 2012 results declared: Check result

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/2/9/19-UPSC-Indian-Forest-Service-IFS-2012-results-declared.html

India’s edible oil imports threatens wildlife in Indonesia & Malaysia

http://www.wwfindia.org/?8562/Indias-edible-oil-imports-threatens-wildlife-in-Indonesia--Malaysia

Forest babus want non-green pastures

Saswati Mukherjee B, TNN Feb 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/bangalore/36742101_1_ifs-officers-ccfs-forest-lands

Staff crunch, poor infrastructure stump wildlife department

Riyan Ramanath V, TNN Feb 7, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/bhubaneswar/36971185_1_elephants-wildlife-manpower-shortage

Zoos: India's wildlife ghettos

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 02, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Zoos-India-s-wildlife-ghettos/Article1-1005506.aspx

Forest advisory body allows mining in Jharkhand elephant reserve

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/forest-advisory-body-allows-mining-in-jharkhand-elephant-reserve/1070513/

Stray rhino driven back into forest

Pinak Priya Bhattacharya, TNN Feb 6, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-06/kolkata/36948910_1_male-rhino-gorumara-national-park-forest-workers

Forest official attacked by lioness

TNN Feb 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/rajkot/36742100_1_lioness-forest-officials-dhari

Jayanthi Natarajan fires salvo after barrage over blocking of proposals, says she cannot be held responsible for delays

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jayanthi-natarajan-officials-blame-ministry-of-environment-blocking-proposals/1/249049.html

No bottlenecks in green nods: Jayanthi Natarajan

ET Bureau Feb 6, 2013

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-06/news/36950039_1_clearance-process-green-clearances-environmental-clearance

Forest officers resent lack of promotion

Riyan Ramanath V, TNN Feb 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/bhubaneswar/36742164_1_department-promotion-committee-promotion-list-deserving-officers

National Wildlife Board allows mines near sanctuaries with threatened species

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/national-wildlife-board-allows-mines-near-sanctuaries-with-threatened-species/1069539/

Maharashtra to reward informers of forest department

Himanshu Nitnaware, TNN Feb 3, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-03/aurangabad/36721808_1_informers-forest-area-wildlife-offences

Tigers under threat from disappearing mangrove forest

Report shows vast forest, shared by India and Bangladesh, is being rapidly destroyed by environmental change

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/29/sunderbans-disappearing-mangrove-india-bangladesh

PM calls Deo, Natarajan to resolve forest clearance impasse

Nitin Sethi, TNN Jan 24, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-24/developmental-issues/36526116_1_tribal-rights-gram-sabha-tribal-affairs

Leopard found dead in Girnar Forest in Junagadh

Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN Jan 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-29/flora-fauna/36614989_1_girnar-forest-wild-cat-leopard