FORESTRY NEWS (May 4, 2015)

Government is set to introduce a new definition of forests

 Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, New Delhi     Updated: May 04, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-set-to-rework-definition-of-forests/article1-1343655.aspx

Preserving Himalayan ecology

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/preserving-himalayan-ecology/article7167486.ece

Forest dept’s policy for pvt forest management sent to AG, CM

TNN | May 4, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Forest-depts-policy-for-pvt-forest-management-sent-to-AG-CM/articleshow/47142931.cms

Online campaign against NH7 widening draws big response

TNN | May 4, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/Online-campaign-against-NH7-widening-draws-big-response/articleshow/47142973.cms

Mufti govt cracks down on forest land grabbers in Jammu

PTI [ Updated 04 May 2015

http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/mufti-govt-cracks-down-on-forest-land-grabbers-in-jammu-28868.html

Forest officials hold Asiatic lion census in Gir sanctuary

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/forest-officials-hold-asiatic-lion-census-in-gir-sanctuary_1589575.html

CZA approves Gorewada detailed master plan

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | May 4, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/CZA-approves-Gorewada-detailed-master-plan/articleshow/47142866.cms

Stop monkeying around, say activists to wildlife dept

Seema Sharma,TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Stop-monkeying-around-say-activists-to-wildlife-dept/articleshow/47141779.cms

UT to buy 90,000 net to ensnare monkeys

Deepak Yadav,TNN | May 4, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UT-to-buy-90000-net-to-ensnare-monkeys/articleshow/47147377.cms

Injured monkeys left to die by forest department

Manka Behl,TNN | May 4, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Injured-monkeys-left-to-die-by-forest-department/articleshow/47142956.cms

Elephant calf born near road found dead

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/elephant-calf-born-near-road-found-dead/

IAS officers face renewed fight for ‘right’ to top jobs

Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, New Delhi          Updated: May 04, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ias-officers-face-renewed-fight-for-right-to-top-jobs/article1-1343640.aspx

FORESTRY NEWS (May 3, 2015)

Scientific Lion census in Gir sanctuary kicks off

http://www.indileak.com/scientific-lion-census-in-gir-sanctuary-kicks-off/

Rare migratory bird Black Baza sighted in Kolsa

Manka Behl,TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Rare-migratory-bird-Black-Baza-sighted-in-Kolsa/articleshow/47134840.cms

Roars for the Holy Cow

By Richa Sharma    Published: 03rd May 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Roars-for-the-Holy-Cow/2015/05/03/article2794262.ece

People participation needed for better waste management: Javadekar

Last Updated: Saturday, May 2, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/people-participation-needed-for-better-waste-management-javadekar_1588511.html

 ‘Amreli lion numbers up, may need another reserve’

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN | May 2, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Amreli-lion-numbers-up-may-need-another-reserve/articleshow/47126688.cms

Kerala: Wild elephant calf found dead; other elephants seen caressing the body with trunks

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-wild-elephant-calf-found-dead-other-elephants-seen-caressing-the-body-with-trunks/

Peacock deaths raise bird flu scare in Pratapgarh

Rajeev Mani,TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Peacock-deaths-raise-bird-flu-scare-in-Pratapgarh/articleshow/47138041.cms

Cobra rattles patients at Haldwani hospital

Vineet Upadhyay,TNN | May 2, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Cobra-rattles-patients-at-Haldwani-hospital/articleshow/47134155.cms

Night safaris at Jhalana, a nuisance for wildlife

Rachna Singh,TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Night-safaris-at-Jhalana-a-nuisance-for-wildlife/articleshow/47137976.cms

Tusker tramples villager to death in state

Rashmi Drolia,TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Tusker-tramples-villager-to-death-in-state/articleshow/47138054.cms

Javadekar Says ‘vested interest’ remark misunderstood

Vishwa Mohan,TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Javadekar-Says-vested-interest-remark-misunderstood/articleshow/47135385.cms

Industries in Bengaluru's Whitefield likely to be shoved out

TNN | May 3, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Industries-in-Bengalurus-Whitefield-likely-to-be-shoved-out/articleshow/47135151.cms

New rules to snip states' power of suspending IAS, IPS officers

By PTI | 3 May, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-rules-to-snip-states-power-of-suspending-ias-ips-officers/articleshow/47136490.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (May 2, 2015)

Prakash Javadekar cautions against extreme, unimplementable green orders

By Anubhuti Vishnoi, ET Bureau | 2 May, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/prakash-javadekar-cautions-against-extreme-unimplementable-green-orders/articleshow/47127589.cms

Why did no one raise air pollution issue for 10 years…vested interests doing it now, says Javadekar

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/death-by-breath-why-did-no-one-raise-air-issue-for-10-years-vested-interests-doing-it-now-says-prakash-javadekar/

Forest land thrown open for regular use

TNN | May 2, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Forest-land-thrown-open-for-regular-use/articleshow/47126422.cms

SIT team visits encounter spot, forest staff in dark

May 01,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-05-01/SIT-team-visits-encounter-spot-forest-staff-in-dark-148063

Citizen plays a big role in SGNP's first ever bird census

Saturday, 2 May 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-citizen-plays-a-big-role-in-sgnp-s-first-ever-bird-census-2082466

Plan ready to shift Nara depot deer

TNN | May 2, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/Plan-ready-to-shift-Nara-depot-deer/articleshow/47126537.cms

Trench fencing works gain pace

May 01,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-05-01/Trench-fencing-works-gain-pace-148064

Elephant found dead in Dharamjaigarh

TNN | May 1, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Elephant-found-dead-in-Dharamjaigarh/articleshow/47116662.cms

Gass Forest Museum to open again

TNN | May 1, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Gass-Forest-Museum-to-open-again/articleshow/47120024.cms

Book Review- ‘The Tusk That Did The Damage': Born Free

http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/book-review-the-tusk-that-did-the-damage-born-free/

FORESTRY NEWS (May 1, 2015)

Forest fund gets Rs 38,000 crore boost

Vishwa Mohan, TNN | Apr 30, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Forest-fund-gets-Rs-38000-crore-boost/articleshow/47102196.cms

Watch What Happens When Tribal Women Manage India’s Forests

By Manipadma Jena

http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/04/watch-what-happens-when-tribal-women-manage-indias-forests/

3-Month Action Plan to Combat Pollution: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: April 30, 2015

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-month-action-plan-to-combat-pollution-centre-759504

Emissions from power sector highest: Prakash Javadekar

By PTI | 30 Apr, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/emissions-from-power-sector-highest-prakash-javadekar/articleshow/47110780.cms

Revised rules on waste management by July 15: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

By PTI | 1 May, 2015

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/revised-rules-on-waste-management-by-july-15-environment-minister-prakash-javadekar/articleshow/47120063.cms

Rules for disposal of construction waste finalised: Javadekar

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi    April 30, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rules-for-disposal-of-construction-waste-finalised-javadekar-115043000786_1.html

Toxic Mercury in the Mist: Holding Unilever in India to Account

By Colin Todhunter   Global Research, April 30, 2015

http://www.globalresearch.ca/toxic-mercury-in-the-mist-holding-unilever-in-india-to-account/5446324

Aranmula Airport: RSS' Firm Stand Behind Centre's Flip-flop

By N V Ravindranathan Nair   Published: 01st May 2015

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Aranmula-Airport-RSS-Firm-Stand-Behind-Centres-Flip-flop/2015/05/01/article2791724.ece

Forest official’s death: HC recalls SIT order against Sanjeev Chaturvedi, others

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Chandigarh   Updated: Apr 30, 2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/forest-official-s-death-hc-recalls-sit-order-against-sanjeev-chaturvedi-others/article1-1342714.aspx

Tapping into evolutionary responses to guard crops against elephants

Nathan Hahn   April 30, 2015

http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0430-wildtech-hahn-elephant-warning-system.html

Elusive butterfly spotted in Manipur
Sobhapati Samom

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may0115/oth054

Trench fencing works gain pace

May 01,2015

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-05-01/Trench-fencing-works-gain-pace-148064

Kerala: Herd of 20, forest staff guard newborn calf and mother elephant

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/herd-of-20-forest-staff-guard-newborn-calf-and-mother-elephant/

Illegal trade of body parts of tigers, leopards reported: Govt

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi    April 30, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/illegal-trade-of-body-parts-of-tigers-leopards-reported-govt-115043000722_1.html

Sumatran Tigers on brink of extinction due to illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss

Updated 1 May 2015

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-05-01/sumatran-tigers-on-brink-of-extinction-due-to-illegal-wildlife-trade-and-habitat-loss/1442712

The One That Lived

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/the-one-that-lived/

Forest fire near crippled Chernobyl atomic plant contained

India Gazette Thursday 30th April, 2015

http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/232418081