IN NEWS (April 14-20, 2013)

Indian Supreme Court Puts Odisha Mining Ban Decision in Local Hands

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130419-705382.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Export the pride

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/export-the-pride/article4634184.ece

CBSE invites entries for online competition on tiger conservation

HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times  Ludhiana, April 19, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/CBSE-invites-entries-for-online-competition-on-tiger-conservation/SP-Article1-1047081.aspx

Kaziranga forest officials to be trained in forensics

PTI Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/flora-fauna/38692890_1_wildlife-crime-control-bureau-poaching-gujarat-cadre

High Level Working Group recommends promotion of Ecotourism in Western Ghats to empower locals

Environment & Forests Minister says recommendations will be soon looked into

Saturday, April 20, 2013

http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=16465&sid=1

Religious rights of tribals should be protected: SC

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/religious-rights-of-tribals-should-be-protected-sc_843249.html

Leopard released by foresters caused mayhem?

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/flora-fauna/38692128_1_leopard-forest-officials-man-eater

Leopardess rescued

TNN Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/indore/38692371_1_leopardess-dr-uttam-yadav-zoo

Advertisement to engage Research Associate, Project Biologists and Project Sociologist (Indian national only) through a walk-in-interview on Friday, 31st May 2013

http://wiienvis.nic.in/ViewMajorActivity.aspx?Id=8017&Year=2013

Unruly nilgais on dangerous bull run

Shobha John, TNN Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/flora-fauna/38692779_1_nilgai-gir-lions-rahul-gupta

Indian Gaur injured in road mishap

TNN Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/nagpur/38692559_1_indian-gaur-beast-vehicle

'Elephant deaths in Odisha not properly probed'

TNN Apr 20, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/bhubaneswar/38692891_1_elephant-deaths-odisha-government-orissa-university

MoEF allows coal mining in tiger corridors

Shishir Arya, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/nagpur/38673734_1_coal-mining-underground-mining-moef

Good weather, plenty of prey for lions in Kuno, says Madhya Pradesh

P Naveen, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/flora-fauna/38673055_1_gir-lions-kuno-river-big-cats

Dawood aide gets jail for 1998 wildlife crimes

Aniruddha Ghosal, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/delhi/38673114_1_romesh-sharma-wildlife-articles-tiger-and-leopard-skins

Indian court rules in favour of translocating Asiatic lions to new reserve

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/india-lions-kuno.html#cr

Urbanisation destroying natural habitats & killing wildlife

Blogpost by Natasha Adlakha - April 15, 2013

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/Blog/Community-blogs1/urbanisation-destroying-natural-habitats-kill/blog/44759/

Good chance for Goa Western Ghats to be in heritage list

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/good-chance-for-goa-western-ghats-to-be-in-heritag_843041.html

Navi Mumbai airport in fresh controversy over wildlife clearance

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/navi-mumbai-airport-in-fresh-controversy-over-wildlife-clearance/article4633226.ece

Rs. 200cr fine on Adani group recommended

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, April 18, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Rs-200cr-fine-on-Adani-group-recommended/Article1-1046522.aspx

To save tigers, trains to slow down on Gondia-Chanda route

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/nagpur/38673664_1_tiger-cub-national-tiger-conservation-authority-tiger-deaths

SP's Lion Safari project awaits MoEF nod

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/kanpur/38673541_1_lion-safari-fisher-forest-forest-land

Gir forest region protests against
verdict on lions
Mahesh Trivedi / 19 April 2013

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/April/international_April729.xml&section=international&col=

SC stalls Vedanta's Niyamgiri mining, Gram Sabhas to decide rights

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/sc-stalls-vedantas-niyamgiri-mining-gram-sabhas-to-decide-rights_74415.html

Amnesty Hails Indian Supreme Court Ruling On Vedanta Bauxite Mining

http://www.rttnews.com/2096893/amnesty-hails-indian-supreme-court-ruling-on-vedanta-bauxite-mining.aspx?type=gn&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sitemap

Nilgai rescued from pit after 4-hour struggle

Neha Lalchandani, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/delhi/38673051_1_forest-area-rescue-operation-rajokri

Tiger was found dead near Corbett

DS Kunwar, TNN Apr 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/flora-fauna/38673806_1_special-tiger-protection-force-tiger-poaching-corbett-national-park

Officials Seize 10.7 Kilogram of Ivory

http://ntdtv.org/en/news/world/asia/2013-04-18/officials-seize-10-7-kilogram-of-ivory.html

Elephants Being Killed on Indian Railway Tracks

By Venus Upadhayaya, Epoch Times | April 19, 2013

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/19160-elephants-being-killed-on-indian-railway-tracks/

Himachal forest auditors look after service records – CAG

http://hillpost.in/2013/04/himachal-forest-auditors-look-after-service-records-cag/69316

ACB nabs forest officials for demanding bribe

TNN Apr 18, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-18/vadodara/38646224_1_acb-net-anti-corruption-bureau-bribe

Forest department violated MoEF norms for leopard release

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 18, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-18/nagpur/38645771_1_same-leopard-leopard-cub-captured-leopard

Odisha acquires 2,100 acres for Posco: Status report

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/odisha-acquires-2-100-acres-for-posco-status-report_74420.html

In setback for Vedanta, Niyamgiri mining ban to continue: top 10 developments

NDTV | Updated On: April 18, 2013

http://profit.ndtv.com/news/cheat-sheet/article-in-setback-for-vedanta-niyamgiri-mining-ban-to-continue-top-10-developments-321089

Second home at Kuno-Palpur ideal for Gir lions, says expert

P Naveen, TNN Apr 18, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-18/flora-fauna/38646046_1_gir-forest-wildlife-experts-wildlife-institute

Sharphooters hired to kill rhinos

Naresh Mitra, TNN | Apr 18, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Sharphooters-hired-to-kill-rhinos/articleshow/19604866.cms?

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi  April 16, 2013 Last Updated at 20:55 IST

Crucial report on Western Ghats to be submitted tomorrow

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/crucial-report-on-western-ghats-to-be-submitted-tomorrow-113041600558_1.html

Wounded pride of Gujarat: Defeat in fight to prevent relocation of Asiatic lions

Indian Supreme Court rules other populations should be established in neighbouring states

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/wounded-pride-of-gujarat-defeat-in-fight-to-prevent-relocation-of-asiatic-lions-8575603.html

Himachal: CAG points at absence of internal audit in forest dept

Ravinder Makhaik, TNN Apr 17, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/india/38615110_1_cag-audit-internal-audit-forest-land

Female elephant found dead near Mettupalayam forest range

TNN Apr 17, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/flora-fauna/38615534_1_elephant-forest-officials-dead-animal

Karnataka: Wild elephants pose threat to voting in border areas

HM Aravind, TNN Apr 17, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/mysore/38615226_1_elephant-attack-poll-staff-forest-staff

Brain behind lion relocation snubbed at Gir

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Apr 17, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/flora-fauna/38615365_1_gir-lions-prague-zoo-asiatic-lion

Towards a greener estimate of India’s growth story

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/Rfe5LNr6cPL60phuGiMnZM/Towards-a-greener-estimate-of-Indias-growth-story.html

An oxygen factory amid concrete jungle

Sachin Sharma, TNN Apr 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-16/vadodara/38585341_1_banyan-trees-vadodara-municipal-corporation-shikhaliya

Bollywood names falsely used in illegal pet show

Ismat Tahseen, TNN Apr 17, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/news-interviews/38614985_1_neha-dhupia-peta-india-wild-animals

MoEF committee opens Western Ghats for industrial development

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, April 17, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/MoEF-committee-opens-Western-Ghats-for--industrial-development/Article1-1045925.aspx

Butterflies, good tools to monitor forests

http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/butterflies-good-tools-to-monitor-forests_842523.html

SC gives Gujarat's lion share to MP

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, April 15, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/SC-gives-Gujarat-s-lion-share-to-MP/Article1-1044805.aspx

Green panel slaps fresh conditions on Posco

Rajaram Satapathy, TNN Apr 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-16/bhubaneswar/38585818_1_y-w-yoon-8-mtpa-captive-port

Production sectors cost trillions in damages to world environment – UN-backed study

http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/india/918/production-sectors-cost-trillions-in-damages-to-wo/

Speeding train knocks dead tiger cub, injures another

Vijay Pinjarkar & Mazhar Ali, TNN Apr 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-16/nagpur/38585770_1_tiger-cub-injured-cub-tigress

Duke Signs Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Centre for Wildlife Studies

Apr 15, 2013 

http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news/duke-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-india2019s-centre-for-wildlife-studies-2

'I'm happy I got many youngsters interested in wildlife'

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 14, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-14/nagpur/38528258_1_nagzira-wildlife-lover-vidarbha-nature

India Warns of Possible Elephant Attacks at Polling Stations

By Yue WangApril 14, 2013

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/14/india-warns-of-possible-elephant-attacks-at-polling-stations/

Colour-banding may help save forest owlets

Tarini Puri, TNN Apr 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-15/the-good-earth/38554972_1_forest-owlet-bombay-natural-history-society-prachi-mehta

Drunk forest guard allegedly shoots superior dead in Dehradun

Press Trust of India | Updated: April 15, 2013

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/drunk-forest-guard-allegedly-shoots-superior-dead-in-dehradun-354362

Rs 61k fine on two for hunting porcupine

TNN Apr 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-15/jaipur/38555317_1_forest-office-forest-department-porcupine-meat

Big cats may go extinct in Odisha reserve

Chetan Chauhan , Hindustan Times  New Delhi, April 14, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/odisha/Tiger-likely-to-get-extinct-from-Odisha-s-Satkosia-tiger-reserve/Article1-1044358.aspx

Deadlock on largest highway project continues

TNN Apr 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-15/jaipur/38555504_1_90-day-cure-period-project-worth-nhai

Jumbo electrocuted in sponge iron unit

Binita Jaiswal, TNN Apr 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-15/bhubaneswar/38555282_1_factory-owner-elephant-calf-athagarh

IN NEWS (April 8-14, 2013)

Natarajan vows to 'strain every nerve' to save India's forests and warns developers to 'face consequences' for damaging environment

By MAIL TODAY REPORTER
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2308746/Natarajan-vows-strain-nerve-save-Indias-forests.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Jayanthi Natarajan says she'll do all it takes to save forests

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/right-to-be-heard-townhall-jayanti-natarajan-says-shell-do-all-it-takes-to-save-forests/1/262173.html

Feathered friends of India now homeward bound (Wildlife Feature)

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/14/48--Feathered-friends-of-India-now-homeward-bound-Wildlife-Feature-.html

For creatures great and small

By Ayesha Singh

Published: 14th Apr 2013

http://newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/For-creatures-great-and-small/2013/04/14/article1544054.ece

Adani sure of meeting quality norms

PRATIM RANJAN BOSE

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/adani-sure-of-meeting-quality-norms/article4614554.ece

Rhino Poaching In India Orphans Baby Months After Mother Moved To National Park (PHOTOS)

Posted: 04/13/2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/13/rhino-poaching-india-wwf_n_3054651.html

SAIL’s Durgaiburu mine finally gets eco nod, begins operation

JAYANTA MALLICK

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sails-durgaiburu-mine-finally-gets-eco-nod-begins-operation/article4614556.ece

J-K wildlife authorities conduct census to protect endangered Hangul deer

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/13/215-J-K-wildlife-authorities-conduct-census-to-protect-endangered-Hangul-deer.html

An eye on the Hangul

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/an-eye-on-the-hangul/article4614448.ece

Delhi | The forest city

Delhi has increased its green cover despite rapid urbanization. How did it do that and what are the challenges now?

Rudraneil Sengupta

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/jAA8rxF4YtE99J60S5qkSM/Delhi--The-forest-city.html

Coal Ministry seeks CCI help to speed up nod for mining projects

http://www.coalguru.com/india/coal_ministry_seeks_cci_help_to_speed_up_nod_for_mining_projects/8782

Radio-tagging for Bustards to wait till the end of breeding season

ADAM HALLIDAY : Ahmedabad, Fri Apr 12 2013

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/radiotagging-for-bustards-to-wait--till-the-end-of-breeding-season/1101329/

Green trouble for Adani’s $10-b investment in Australian coal mine

SIDDHARTHA P SAIKIA

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/green-trouble-for-adanis-10b-investment-in-australian-coal-mine/article4606867.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

More forests burning in Jharkhand

Alok K N Mishra, TNN Apr 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-12/ranchi/38490341_1_forest-fire-forest-department-protected-forest

Saplings loss: Forest dept, Army lock horns

P Naveen, TNN Apr 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-12/indore/38490639_1_army-officers-saplings-dfo

US mission feared Veerappan killing may help Maoists in Tamil Nadu

B Sivakumar, TNN Apr 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-12/india/38490557_1_dharmapuri-veerappan-cable

NGO opposes move to shift tigers from MP to Sariska Reserve

PTI  Bhopal, April 12, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bhopal/NGO-opposes-move-to-shift-tigers-from-MP-to-Sariska-Reserve/Article1-1043136.aspx

Slow loris rescued from tribal 'godman'

K Sarojkumar Sharma, TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/guwahati/38462065_1_slow-loris-pfa-thoubal-nongpok-sekmai

Using drones to monitor wildlife in India

Akhila Vijayaraghavan, mongabay.com
April 09, 2013
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/in0904-drone-rhino-conservation.html

Save The Rhino: India Using Drone Technology To Protect Endangered Wildlife From Poachers

http://www.ibtimes.com/save-rhino-india-using-drone-technology-protect-endangered-wildlife-poachers-1184441#

No green light for Nilgiris ‘elephant corridor’

http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/No-green-light-for-Nilgiris-%E2%80%98elephant-corridor%E2%80%99/2013/04/11/article1539605.ece

'Deny bail to rhino poachers'

IANS Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/guwahati/38462076_1_rhino-poaching-arrested-poachers-rhino-killings

Baby elephant rescued from well in India - video

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/apr/11/baby-elephant-well-india-video

Rusty-spotted cat found in Kutch

TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/flora-fauna/38462041_1_leopard-cat-rusty-spotted-cat-small-birds-and-mammals

Matanhy opposed Mopa airport: Alina

TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/goa/38462449_1_dabolim-airport-mopa-airport-issue

CAG slams HUDA for project in forest land

Yogesh Kumar, TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/gurgaon/38462786_1_huda-land-acquisition-act-haryana-urban-development-authority

Wild buffalo kills forest guard

TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/guwahati/38462286_1_kaziranga-national-park-forest-guards-wild-buffalo

Madhya Pradesh tigers to head for Sariska sanctuary

Manjari Mishra, TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/flora-fauna/38462370_1_sariska-forest-minister-sartaj-singh-tigers

New pine species in Arunachal - Scientists find first such forest sub-type in large tracts of Anjaw district

WASIM RAHMAN

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130411/jsp/northeast/story_16772463.jsp#.UWv5g6LI3XU

Kaziranga air surveillance awaits defence minister nod

TNN Apr 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/guwahati/38462592_1_unmanned-aircraft-kaziranga-defence-ministry

One killed, 5 hurt in animal attacks in Indian wildlife sanctuary
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/04/09/One-killed-5-hurt-in-animal-attacks-in-Indian-wildlife-sanctuary/UPI-65161365519684/

Centre for Wildlife Studies signs MoU with Duke University

Saswati Mukherjee, TNN Apr 10, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-10/bangalore/38433148_1_research-wildlife-studies-science-technology

UPSC declares results of Indian Forest Service Examination, 2012

http://netindian.in/news/2013/04/09/00023830/upsc-declares-results-indian-forest-service-examination-2012

Authorities should decide on tree cutting for road project: HC

PTI

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/authorities-should-decide-on-tree-cutting-for-road-project-hc/article4598658.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy

60 injured birds get wings of hope

TNN Apr 10, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-10/ahmedabad/38433057_1_birds-jivdaya-charitable-trust-winged-visitors

Science Express Biodiversity Special Train Flagged off Train to Cover 62 Stations 

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in/showEE.asp?newsid=21448

Great Indian Bustard gets alone time to breed

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Apr 10, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-10/flora-fauna/38433396_1_great-indian-bustard-grasslands-core-breeding-areas

Second Science Express inaugurated

OUR BUREAU

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/second-science-express-inaugurated/article4598503.ece

Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train to be Re-launched 

http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/science-express-biodiversity-special-sebs-train-to-be-relaunched-1365427219-1

Wildlife authorities fit satellite collars on endangered rare Kashmiri red deer

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/09/187-Wildlife-authorities-fit-satellite-collars-on-endangered-rare-Kashmiri-red-deer.html

Planned wildlife corridor will check straying of animals

Vibhor Mohan, TNN Apr 9, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-09/chandigarh/38402437_1_sukhna-wildlife-sanctuary-wild-animals-catchment-area

“Balu Ay Gaya!” (“Bear Has Come!”)

Posted by Jordan Carlton Schaul of Wildlife SOS on April 8, 2013

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/08/balu-ay-gaya-bear-has-come/

Nobody's child: New plants die, greenery dips

Darpan Singh, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, April 09, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Nobody-s-child-New-plants-die-greenery-dips/Article1-1039540.aspx

First wild rhino calf born in India to a mother hand-raised by IFAW-WTI

By International Fund for Animal Welfare

Published: Monday, Apr. 8, 2013

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/08/5325297/first-wild-rhino-calf-born-in.html

NCSA volunteers show the way to protect forests

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Apr 8, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-08/flora-fauna/38372344_1_tiger-conservation-forest-fire-major-fire

UN forum on forests kicks off in Istanbul

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2013/environmentDetails090413e.php

Forest dept, cops clueless about poachers

Apr 5, 2013, 02.22AM IST TNN[ Vimal Bhatia ]

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/jaipur/Forest-dept-cops-clueless-about-poachers/articleshow/19390547.cms

CBI to probe rhino poaching at Kaziranga

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times  Guwahati, April 07, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/CBI-to-probe-rhino-killings-UAVs-to-be-used/Article1-1038879.aspx

NHPC awarded contracts before getting environment clearance: CAG
R Dutta Choudhury

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr0813/at05

Call on nod for Posco yet to be taken: Natarajan

The green revalidation for the Korean major is stuck with the expert panel

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/call-on-nod-for-posco-yet-to-be-taken-natarajan-113040700271_1.html

GoM curbs system of 'inviolate' mining areas

Priyadarshi Siddhanta : New Delhi, Mon Apr 08 2013

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gom-curbs-system-of-inviolate-mining-areas/1099037/

dna exclusive: Army gets forest land for infra projects on China border

Monday, Apr 8, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1820016/report-dna-exclusive-army-gets-forest-land-for-infra-projects-on-china-border

Over 3,000 trees could be felled for road project in Meghalaya

http://zeenews.india.com/news/north-east/over-3-000-trees-could-be-felled-for-road-project-in-meghalaya_840519.html

Green norms fall prey to Indian mining imperatives

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/green-norms-fall-prey-to-indian-mining-imperatives-2013-04-08

Leopard stuck in a well: Big cat hoisted to safety in India

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFgW29f7HxQ

Test flight of UAVs over Kaziranga from tomorrow

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/test-flight-of-uavs-over-kaziranga-from-tomorrow-113040700193_1.html

Env Min rejects proposal to expand Bhopal-Nagpur highway

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/env-min-rejects-proposal-to-expand-bhopal-nagpur-highway-113040700028_1.html

Walls to stop people entering forest areas

Neha Madaan, TNN Apr 7, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-07/pune/38346010_1_forest-area-forest-department-forest-lands

Chaitra hunting spree fuels fires in forests

Satyanarayan Pattnaik, TNN Apr 7, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-07/bhubaneswar/38345460_1_forests-mahua-tribals

State-Wise Recorded Forest Area Of The Country

http://www.data.gov.in/dataset/state-wise-recorded-forest-area-country

Mahan Sangharsh Samiti gathering more local support for forest rights

Blogpost by Akshay Gupta - April 4, 2013

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/Blog/Campaign-blogs/mahan-sangharsh-samiti-gathering-more-local-s/blog/44584/

IN NEWS (April 1-6, 2013)

 Deforestation cost govt Rs. 2000 cr

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, April 06, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Deforestation-cost-govt-Rs-2000-cr/Article1-1038195.aspx

11 die in Bihar fire incidents, 100 acre of forest area gutted

Press Trust of India 

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/11-die-in-bihar-fire-incidents-100-acre-of-forest-area-gutted-350688

Leopard gets into a spot of bother... by falling down a well: Amazing rescue in India

Leopard saved after falling down a well on food hunt in northeast India

By SARA MALM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2304688/Leopard-gets-spot-bother--falling-Amazing-rescue-India.html

  

Ladakh highest producer of sea buckthorn in India: J-K Govt

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ladakh-highest-producer-of-sea-buckthorn-in-india-j-k-govt-113040600135_1.html

'Security threat' to ex-forest officer

TNN | Apr 6, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Security-threat-to-ex-forest-officer/articleshow/19411651.cms

Total Forest Cover in India

http://www.data.gov.in/dataset/total-forest-cover-india

Hand-reared rhino has a baby, a first for India

Saira Kurup, TNN | Apr 6, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Hand-reared-rhino-has-a-baby-a-first-for-India/articleshow/19407874.cms

Gibbon conservation event in Arunachal village

TNN | Apr 6, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Gibbon-conservation-event-in-Arunachal-village/articleshow/19409908.cms

Wary Manas cheers another birth

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130406/jsp/northeast/story_16752454.jsp#.UWA4y6LI000

Foresters confuse kittens with leopard cubs

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Apr 6, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Foresters-confuse-kittens-with-leopard-cubs/articleshow/19409231.cms

Kenya to toughen poaching sentences to save elephants

AFP | Apr 6, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Kenya-to-toughen-poaching-sentences-to-save-elephants/articleshow/19414101.cms

Centre rejects Satpura tiger reserve denotification proposal

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/centre-rejects-satpura-tiger-reserve-denotification-proposal-113040500525_1.html

Little hesitation in giving ‘green’ signal for projects

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/little-hesitation-in-giving-green-signal-for-projects/article4581727.ece

Himachal still relying on decade old forest survey

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/himachal-still-relying-on-decade-old-forest-survey-113040500005_1.html

Steps Taken to Protect Ecology of Indian Himalayan Region

http://investinindia.com/news/steps-taken-protect-ecology-indian-himalayan-region-12c3

Forest dept, cops clueless about poachers

Vimal Bhatia, TNN Apr 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-05/jaipur/38306087_1_chinkaras-poachers-three-blackbucks

Forest department begins studying leopard habitats, diet

Lawrence Milton, TNN Apr 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-05/mysore/38305753_1_leopards-study-incidents

Forest planned on floodplains to counter encroachment

Purusharth Aradhak, TNN Apr 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-05/noida/38306157_1_land-sharks-floodplains-land-mafia

Five chitals translocated to Ralamandal sanctuary

Bagish K Jha, TNN Apr 5, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-05/flora-fauna/38305519_1_forest-department-van-vihar-ratapani-wildlife-sanctuary

CAG to Assam: probe wrongs in work for Corridor project

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cag-to-assam-probe-wrongs-in-work-for-corridor-project/article4582517.ece

‘Save Palar using bio-metallurgy’

http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1530741.ece

Teams fan out to check mine owners’ claims
April 4, 2013

http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Teams-fan-out-to-check-mine-owners-rsquo-claims/72744.html

Check on displacement of adivasis

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/03/380-Check-on-displacement-of-adivasis-.html

Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) move on Kalu dam shocks greens

Saturday, Mar 30, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1817040/report-union-ministry-of-environment-and-forests-moef-move-on-kalu-dam-shocks-greens

Human-wildlife conflict on the rise in India

Akhila Vijayaraghavan, mongabay.com
April 03, 2013
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/in0204-human-animal-conflict.html

India Identifies 12 Coal Projects For Speedy Clearance

4/4/2013

http://www.rttnews.com/2088592/india-identifies-12-coal-projects-for-speedy-clearance.aspx?type=in&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sitemap

Leopard under stress

TNN Apr 3, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-03/mysore/38247576_1_mysore-zoo-forest-officials-k-b-markandaiah

Relocated rhino killed in Manas

TNN Apr 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-04/guwahati/38277437_1_indian-rhino-vision-11-rhinos-manas-national-park

Green crusader Sarabhai feted

TNN Apr 3, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-03/ahmedabad/38247817_1_sarabhai-flower-market-sustainable-development

In India, leopards are now backyard wildlife

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

http://beforeitsnews.com/science-and-technology/2013/04/in-india-leopards-are-now-backyard-wildlife-2568644.html

Summer renders big cats vulnerable

Saswati Mukherjee B, TNN Apr 3, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-03/bangalore/38247622_1_nagarahole-tiger-reserve-tiger-deaths-big-cats

Manas National Park scripts another tiger success story

TNN Apr 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/guwahati/38216731_1_tiger-conservation-tiger-population-adult-tiger

Lionhearts by profession, bravehearts for life

Runa Mukherjee Parikh, TNN Apr 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/ahmedabad/38216934_1_trackers-gir-lion

Internship in Delhi – WIldlife – WWF India

http://blog.internshala.com/2013/03/internship-delhi-wwf-wildlife/

Leopards and humans peacefully coexist in India

By Becky Oskin, LiveScience

http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/31/17540614-leopards-and-humans-peacefully-coexist-in-india?lite

Pets turn predators when tossed into unnatural habitat

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1525065.ece

Making A Difference: Indian Man Proves Power Of One With 1,300 Acre Wildlife Refuge

By Trisha Marczak | March 26, 2013

http://www.mintpress.net/making-a-difference-indian-man-proves-power-of-one-with-1300-acre-wildlife-refuge/

Forest deptt needs expansion: Altaf

http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Apr/1/forest-deptt-needs-expansion-altaf-48.asp

Ten Sunderbans tigers to get collars

Krishnendu Mukherjee, TNN Apr 1, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-01/flora-fauna/38188992_1_tigers-wii-satellite-collars

Gujarat’s tree 
transplantation a success
Mahesh Trivedi / 1 April 2013

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/April/international_April7.xml&section=international

IN NEWS (March 25 -31, 2013)

Researchers: Leopards are new backyard wildlife in India

The researchers utilized camera traps to observe leopards in areas with high human populations.

http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/researchers-leopards-are-new-backyard-wildlife-in-india/

Poachers train sights on smaller animals

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, March 30, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Poachers-train-sights-on-smaller-animals/Article1-1034936.aspx

‘Extinct’ gecko rediscovered in India

Jeypore Ground gecko found after 135 year absence

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/extinct-gecko-jeypore.html#cr

Rejected dam proposal is up for reconsideration

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/diversion-of-forest-land-for-kalu-dam-up-again-before-fac/article4567087.ece

Government recommends NWCERT proposal to Plan Panel

http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1524163.ece

Odisha: Naveen reviewed actions taken on issues raised before union ministries

http://hotnhitnews.com/Odisha-Naveen-reviewed-actions-taken-on-issues-raised-before-union-ministries-HotnHitNews-16631032013.htm

Asiatic lions in Allen Forest on April 5

TNN Mar 31, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/flora-fauna/38162591_1_kanpur-zoo-hyderabad-zoo-zoo-staff

Actual Forest Area in the Country

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=93492

Squirrels watch out... now LEOPARDS are moving into the back garden!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2301057/Home-sweet-home-Leopards-leaving-jungle-set-home-sprawling-urban-jungles-India.html

Big cat country: lesser known wildlife sanctuaries

Sneha Mahale Sneha Mahale Sneha Mahale, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, March 29, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Chunk-HT-UI-EntertainmentSectionPage-Lifestyle/Big-cat-country-lesser-known-wildlife-sanctuaries/Article1-1034271.aspx

India Declares a New Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

The reserve will connect two other protected areas in the world's largest contiguous tiger habitat.

http://worldwildlife.org/stories/india-declares-a-new-tiger-reserve-in-tamil-nadu

India's New Tiger Reserve Within Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Will Be One Of World's Largest

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/india-tiger-reserve-sathyamangalam_n_2963986.html

‘Sex-On-the-Reef’ Discovered Along Lakshadweep Islands

http://www.indiawest.com/news/9960--sex-on-the-reef-discovered-along-lakshadweep-islands.html

Arrival of migratory winged guests springs delight

Bipin Chand Agarwal, TNN Mar 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/allahabad/38145323_1_dudhwa-national-park-wildlife-sanctuary-sohelwa

Rare Indian blue robin spotted in Gir sanctuary

Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN Mar 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-29/rajkot/38124689_1_bird-watcher-robin-jasdan

Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) move on Kalu dam shocks greens

Published: Saturday, Mar 30, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_union-ministry-of-environment-and-forests-moef-move-on-kalu-dam-shocks-greens_1817040

Blackbuck count doubles in Vallanadu sanctuary

J Arockiaraj, TNN Mar 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/flora-fauna/38144678_1_wildlife-census-blackbucks-pasture-lands

Bodo students' bid to conserve forests

TNN Mar 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/guwahati/38144832_1_manas-national-park-absu-all-bodo-students

Seven held for killing Kaziranga rhinos

TNN Mar 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-30/guwahati/38144651_1_rhino-poaching-agoratoli-forest-forest-staff

Maharshtra wants to fast track Shivaji memorial proposal

Thursday Mar 28, 2013

http://india.nydailynews.com/politicsarticle/7d3e3a745c7fdc47eccb16cdf266e5c0/maharshtra-wants-to-fast-track-shivaji-memorial-proposal

Forest is narrator in Kambar's new play

TNN Mar 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-29/bangalore/38124948_1_macbeth-shakespeare-king-lear

Shahpura hillock to be developed as city forest

Ankur Sirothia, Mar 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-29/bhopal/38124653_1_hillock-babulal-gaur-saplings

Arunachal CM vows action against forest encroachment

TNN Mar 24, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/guwahati/37980660_1_forest-land-nabam-tuki-encroachment

India, Kenya strike deal on wildlife protection

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000080176&story_title=India,-Kenya-strike-deal-on-wildlife-protection

Railways gets survey nod for forest tracks

Krishnendu Mukherjee & Jayanta Gupta, TNN Mar 27, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/kolkata/38069593_1_rail-link-rail-connectivity-mahananda-wildlife-sanctuary

Illegal road through Rajokri forest dug up

Neha Lalchandani, TNN Mar 27, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/delhi/38069226_1_rajokri-forest-forest-department-illegal-road

Bardez's private forests in peril

TNN Mar 27, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/goa/38069038_1_private-forest-forest-department-forest-conservation-act

Police, forest dept to fight rhino poachers

Prabin Kalita, TNN Mar 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-26/guwahati/38039737_1_kaziranga-national-park-forest-dept-poachers

Forest officials mess-up Pachgaon mining scam

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Mar 26, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-26/nagpur/38039944_1_suresh-gairola-forest-land-pachgaon

Four black bucks killed in MP forest

Press Trust of India | 25-Mar

http://m.ibnlive.com/news/india/four-black-bucks-killed-in-mp-forest/381156-3.html

Tiger kills woman in Usarpar forest

TNN Mar 25, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-25/nagpur/38008750_1_saoli-range-villagers-senior-forest-officer

Cameras capture tigers trekking through wildlife corridor

http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/24/17442896-cameras-capture-tigers-trekking-through-wildlife-corridor?lite

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