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News from Dailies 2015

December 2015
In fact: Looking behind the numbers on India’s ‘stable’ forest cover - December 21,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
Farmers urge Centre to implement Forest Rights Act - December 16,2015 - THE HINDU
Khejri trees fast declining in desert dists - December 15,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tiruppur in TN plants 1.25 lakh saplings in 100 days to fight global warming - December 13,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Green cover battling for survival in Karnataka - December 10,2015 - THE HINDU
NGT caution on commercial use of private forests - December 8,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
World Soil Day Celebrations at IFGTB-ENVIS, Coimbatore - December 8,2015 - Malayala Manorama
Forest conservation and restoration could combat climate change - December 8,2015 - WWF News
Forest survey of India - *December 6,2015 - The Indian* EXPRESS**
Sandal regeneration project gets under way in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri - December 2,2015 - THE HINDU
November 2015
1.2 lakh saplings to be planted in West Godavari - November 26,2015 - DECCAN Chronicle
Centre plans public-private participation to revive country’s degraded forests - *November 25,2015 - The Indian* EXPRESS**
Protecting Forests Necessary to Conserve Environment - November 24,2015 - Central Chronicle
India to Plant 2 Billion Trees Along the Highway - November 23,2015 - ONE GREEN PLANET - Unleash your green master
Scientists in Arctic Norway discover ancient tropical forest - *November 23,2015 - The* CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR**
Amazon Tree Species Face Major Threats More Than Half Globally Threatened - November 22,2015 -SCIENCE WORLD REPORT
Why trees matter ? - *November 19,2015 - Greater* Kashmir**
In sync with Silent Valley - November 19,2015 - THE HINDU
Panel to study forest land in NE - November 18,2015 - The Shillong Times
Government reaches out to pvt firms to raise forest cover - November 17,2015 - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Government to Set Up Panel to Study Forest Ownership Issue in NE - November 17,2015 - THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
Trees must suit the environment - November 15,2015 - THE HINDU
India launches climate action website ahead of Paris meet - November 12,2015 - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Coal India has created more green cover than it has destroyed - November 11,2015 - Business Line - THE HINDU
Destruction of Palestinian olive trees is a monstrous crime - November 7,2015 - ECOLOGIST
Mangaluru forest circle achieves 33% green cover - November 6,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
China to ban all logging of forests in distinctly green new five-year plan - November 4,2015 - South China Morning Post, POLICIES & POLITICS
MoEF asks project proponents to fund conservation near protected areas - November 4,2015 - dna
Ash trees under threat if harmful borer beetle finds way to Britain - November 4,2015 - the guardian
Local tribe wins UN green award - November 2,2015 - The Jakarta Post
October 2015
Noida to add 500 acres of green cover in 5 months - October 28,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
American chestnut project raising hopes for tree's restortation - October 26,2015 - Bay Journal
உலகளவில் 260 காட்டு நாவல் - October 23,2015 - THE TAMIL HINDU
Hungary India explore joint forest research - October 20,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Afforestation programme launched near Pahalgam - October 19,2015 - THE HINDU
Governor CM launch forest eco restoration project - October 19,2015 - The Tribune
Environment Ministry Announces Launching of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Post Doctoral Research Fellowships - October 16,2015 - Business Standard
தண்டவாளம் ஓரத்தில் மரங்கள் ரயில்வே பசுமை திட்டம் - October 16,2015 - Dinamalar
மேற்கு மலைத் தொடரில் மட்டுமே உள்ள அரிய மரங்கள் கண்காட்சியில் விளக்கம் பதிவு செய்த நாள் - October 16,2015 - Dinamalar
Online campaign to save Western Ghats - October 14,2015 - DECCAN HERALD
Green bodies welcome India s INDC on climate action - October 14,2015 - Business Standard
NGT asks govt to set up specialised cell on forest cover - October 13,2015 - THE HINDU
Green India Mission plans approved for four states - October 13,2015 - Business Standard
490 trees to be retained on NH bypass - October 12,2015 - THE HINDU
NTPC plans to take up plantation of medicinal - October 12,2015 - THE HINDU Business Line
Government hopes to free Rs 40000 crore fund soon for afforestation - October 7,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Scientists clone Punnai tree varieties rich in biofuel - October 1,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
September 2015
Uttarakhand set to begin Rs 807 cr forest mgt project - September 30,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
New study finds trees may be ‘on strike’ against global warming - September 24,2015 - The Japan Times NEWS
Teens to promote forest conservation - September 23,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Wildfires How to Save The Forests - September 23,2015 - Nature World News
Government working on creating urban forest in each city in ten years - September 22,2015 - The Economic Times
J & K CM calls for framing policy on forest conservation - September 18,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Trees get identity cards in Kolkata suburb - September 16,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Increase in rate of Brazilian Amazon deforestation raises alarm - September 14,2015 - The Loss Angeles Times
Government may open degraded forests to private companies - September 11,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
HC gives 4 weeks for action plan on preserving forests - September 10,2015 - THE HINDU
Huda Survey- Over 32,000 trees in Panchkula, Arjun and Kusum most abundant: Data The first-of-its-kind survey, to ascertain the total number of trees and their varieties in Panchkul - September 10,2015 - The Indian EXPRESS
In the last 25 years, the world lost a forested area the size of South Africa - September 8,2015 - The Washington Post
World Forestry Congress opens with latest Global Forest Resources Assessment - September 8,2015 - ShanghaiDaily.com
World loses South Africa-sized forest area in 25 years - FAO - September 7,2015 - Reuters
‘Green’ New Town makes room for tall-tree nursery - September 6,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Rate of global forest loss halved - September 11,2015 - THE TIEMS OF INDIA
First mission to save ‘sacred groves’ in 30 years - September 3,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tropical forests in trouble in SE Asia West Africa analysts - September 2,2015 - Bangkok post
Scientists reveal there are 3tn trees in the world in latest count - September 2,2015 - The Guardian
India's forest cover has gone up but biodiversity is on a downward spiral, expert says - September 1,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
August 2015
Deforestation on the rise in Northern Regions - Aug 31,2015 - Ghana Web
Drone used for plantation on the banks of Vishwamitri river - Aug 30,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Rwanda Eucalyptus Trees Under Threat From Strange Disease - Aug 27,2015 - All Africa
Grow plants if you want to curb urban heat Nasa - Aug 27,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
E payment module launched to collect fund for increasing green cover - Aug 27,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Arunachal to sign MoUs for boosting bamboo sector - Aug 24,2015 - The Senitel
Delhi government goes digital to monitor forest land - Aug 23,2015 - THhe Indian EXPRESS
Need for forest resource management underlined - Aug 12,2015 - THE HINDU - coimbatore
‘Farmers must set aside land for developing forest’ - Aug 10,2015 - THE HINDU - coimbatore
‘Government launches School Nursery Scheme to increase green cover’ - Aug 10,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
‘27500 Sandalwood saplings to be planted in Anthiyur forest’ - Aug 5,2015 - Business Standard
‘Centre proposes to develop 200 city forests in the country in next five years’ - Aug 4,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
‘Keri beach faces more erosion threat; casuarina trees uprooted’ - Aug 3,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA, Goa
July 2015
Invasive alien species threaten Indian ecosystems: Govt - July 31,2015 - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Don’t say ‘diversion’ of forest land, say ‘reforestation’, says Prakash Javadekar- July 29,2015 - THE Indian Express
CHAMPAWAT TO MOVE GOD'S COURT TO PROTECT DEODAR TREE.July 27,2015 - The Pioneer India
The Seer and His Seeds - July 25,2015 THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS- Coimbatore
Odisha to regenerate degraded bamboo forests - July 25,2015 - Z News
Get 50 times returns in four years by growing casuarina- July 25,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
ESA demarcation greens fear loss of forestland to encroachers - July 23,2015 - THE HINDU
Forest cover loss blamed for landslips - July 22,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – pune.
Chhattisgarh to use transplanter machine to relocate trees - July 22,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
IIFM, IP to establish 'Centre of Excellence' on forest studies - July 21,2015 - 'Z' News
Tribal communities seek hassle-free access to bamboo on Sathy hills - July 21,2015 - THE HINDU
திசு வளர்ப்பு முறையில் புதிய ரக தேக்கு- July 19,2015 - Dinamalar
State Govt to provide 40 lakh saplings under Green Punjab Mission July 17,2015 - the pioneer-Chandigarh
India lost original forests 70 times Delhi’s area in 14 years - July 17,2015 - Hindustan Times
Mangar forest home to 6 lakh trees: Report - July 15,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Gurgaon
Forest communities, indigenous people key to sustainable forests - July 14,2015 - The Nation
J-K government unveils measures to conserve forest cover- July 12,2015 - Business Standard
'City forest' near Biodiversity Park- July 11,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Gurgaon
'Include entire Aravalis in forest area, greens tell govt'- July 10,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Gurgaon
'Educating a Forest'- July 9,2015 -philly.com
'Govt takes steps to grow forest cover, save endangered species'- July 8,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
'The Foundations of our Forests'- July 8,2015 - National Georaphic
'Final call on Western Ghats by August-end: Javadekar'- July 8,2015 - live mint
'Indian Army Plants 1 Lakh Saplings in 19 Minutes, Sets New Record'- July 7,2015 - indiatimes news
'Javadekar to Hold Review Meeting with State Environment and Forests Minsters of Western Ghats Region Tomorrow'- July 6,2015 - Business Standard
'Encouraging plantations of sandalwood and agar'- July 6,2015 - IHB
'Top honours for India-born conservation biologist Kamal Bawa'- July 4,2015 - Bangalore mirror
'Eye on moolah, State to raise Red Sanders'- July 4,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
'Centre to start ‘urban forest’ programme in cities: Prakash Javadekar'- July 4,2015 - live mint
'IFGTB signs pact with paper mill'- July 3,2015 - THE HINDU coimbatore
'Centre to start ‘urban forest’ programme in cities: Prakash Javadekar'- July 4,2015 - live mint
'Van Mahotsav sees pledge to plant trees restore Aravalis'- July 2,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
'British-Era Museum In Coimbatore Exhibits Rare Collections'- July 1,2015 - ANI
June 2015
'Experts warn 'artificial' forest regeneration plan WON'T revive stricken green spaces'- June 28,2015 - Mail Online
'Red Sanders has Medicinal Properties, say Researchers'- June 25,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA – Hyderabad
'Telangana invites President to launch green initiative Haritahaaram'- June 25,2015 - THE HINDU Business Line
'Paper Clip: the Earth has Turned Greener'- June 22,2015 - The Indian Express
'On highway to fruit & shade, India to bypass eucalyptus'- June 21,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
'Two trees over 200 years old identified in Salem'- June 19,2015 - THE TIMES OF INDIA
'Mapping biodiversity through cartoons'- June 19,2015 - THE HANS INDIA
Himachal Pradesh has 4.80 percent of India's forest cover - Jun 15,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Haritha Haram A directionless novel project - June 15,2015, \| THE HANS INDIA
Plants are human anchestors (Tamil Edition)- Jun 15,2015\| THE HINDU
Forest minister proposes special syllabus on bamboo - Jun 13, 2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Himachal Pradesh has 4.80 percent of India's forest cover - Jun 10,2015\| sahara online
Increasing forest cover, a challenge- Jun 08,2015\| THE Hans of India
Forest Dept forms Biodiversity Register for Bareilly Village - Jun 6,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Green cover drive: Govt to launch ‘urban forests’ scheme to mark World Environment Day - Jun 4,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
PM Modi to Start Plantation Drive on World Environment Day - Jun 4,2015\| NDTV
Environment ministry to create ‘urban forest’ to increase green cover - Jun 4,2015\| live mint
Forest protects the earth(tamil edition) - Jun 3,2015\| Dailt Thanthi
1,000 saplings to be planted in Kannur - Jun 2,2015\| THE HINDU
Stripped of half its forest cover, Visakhapatnam district plans afforestation drive - Jun 1,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
May 2015
Benefits of Planting a Teak (tamil edition) - May 28,2015\| Daily Thanthi
Target of planting 100 crores tree saplings towards all over india- Central minister(tamil edition)- May 27,2015\| Dinamalar
MGNREGS Aid to Increase Green Cover - May 26, 2015\| THE NEw INDIAN EXPRESS
Forest programme to be launched in June: Javadekar - May 26, 2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Environment Ministry plans regeneration drive for forest land - May 25,2015\| Mail online
Govt to kick off mega plantation drive - May 25,2015\| THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Bengaluru teens spend pocket money to plant saplings - May 25,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
The forest as an organic switchboard - May 25,2015\| THE STATESMAN
10,000 saplings to be planted in Goalpara- May 25,2015\| THE Sentinel
India ranks 24th in the first Environmental Democracy Index - May 21,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Mulberry Creek land added to Pisgah National Forest - May 20,2015\| THE Citizen Times
Terminalia trees feared for road extension- Environmental activists request for CM's intervention(tamil edition) - May 18,2015\| THE HINDU(tamil)
Red sanders become endangered in Indian wild forests (tamil edition - May 19,2015\| THE HINDU(tamil)
sacred groves under the verge of estinction(tamil edition) - May 16,2015\| THE HINDU(tamil)
mangrove forests harbour potential drugs for malarial diseases (tamil edition) - May 16,2015\| THE HINDU(tamil)
Identification of 15 Minor Forest Produce for Minimum Support Price- May 13,2015\|Business Standard
Sri Lanka to become the first nation in the world to protect all its mangroves - May 12,2015\| THE Guardian
After Oil Spill, Unique Mangrove Forest Faces More Threats- May 11,2015\| National Geographic
PM Modi to gift Buddha tree sapling to China, Mangolia- May 9,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
3.43 lakh ha forestland diverted - May 07,2015\| THE HINDU- Business line
Red Sanders The economics behind a rare wood in high demand in international markets - May 7,2015\| Live mint
Forests trump card in efforts to end global hunger - May 7,2015\| THE Hindu
How forest can end global hunger - May 6,2015\| ENN
Kasturirangan Report: Environment Ministry Asks States to Submit Responses on Western Ghats by June 15 - May 6,2015\| THE Economic Times
NMC plans 50 acre bamboo forest near Gorewada - May 6,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Govt tries to save forest cover despite million hectares of encroachment - May 6,2015\| Live mint
Forest dept’s policy for pvt forest management sent to AG, CM - May 4,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Gene technology supports faster tree growth(tamil edition)- May 4,2015\|Daily Thanthi
April 2015
Planting trees for development - April 26,2015\| Business Standard
Govt may ask private sector to chip in to increase forest cover - April 27,2015\| THE Hindu Business line
Kadugal (Tamil) - April 26,2015\| Dinamalar
News about kanimara teak - April 26,2015\| THE HINDU tamil edition
Malawi Loses Nearly 200 Square Miles of Forest Annually - April 16,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Sandalwood forests face extinction Posted in Feature, State- April 16,2015\| Orrisa post
BRTS project: Loss of green cover yet to be made up even after years- April 16,2015\| THE Tribune
Greying Kolkata’s green cover in free fal- April 14,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
1 lakh trees chopped over 8 years for Metro, PWD projects in city- April 16,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
14 lakh saplings to be planted in green war against pollution - April 16,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
forests are the peoples livelihood! time to conserve the immortal sacred trees - April 12,2015\| THE HINDU
Benefits of growing Jamun tree(syzygium cumini) - April 9,2015\| Dinamalar
Narrowing resources of Manila tamarind farmers worry - April 9,2015\|THE HINDU
PM Narendra Modi gifts ‘Tree of Life’ painting to French President Hollande - April 16,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
gaya tree - April 10,2015\|Dinamalar
Every UG student has to plant sapling on campus, says UGC - April 2,2015\| THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Ease curbs on nuclear fuel import, PM tells the West - April 6,2015\| Business Line
Adventures in a Malay rain forest - April 6,2015\| Business Line
March 2015
Sunderbans sea level to rise - March 30,2015\| THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Green India Mission Converged with MGNREGA to reclaim forest - March 16,2015\| THE Navhind Times
Consortium to improve green cover in Tamil Nadu - March 22,2015\| THE Business Line
Admin to plant 2.5 lakh trees this year for a greener Chandigarh- March 21,2015\| Hindustan Times
Govt sets up forest certification body - March 12,2015\| Live Mint
fast growing red sanders has to be developed - March 29,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Forest Institute’s modified tree varieties popular with plywood makers- March 12,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
‘Forest cover’ as devolution criterion was mooted in Kerala- March 10,2015\|business line
Forests of the world under siege - March 9,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Legal opinion in, Gramvan on track- March 6,2015\| THE indian EXPRESS
The Jungle in its heyday - March 5,2015\| THE indian EXPRESS
DEFORESTATION MAY SHIFT MONSOONS, LEAVING INDIA HIGH AND DRY - March 4,2015\| Ahmedabad Mirror
Forest Department takes steps to promote organic Holi - March 4,2015\| THE FREE PRESS
BURIAL PODS TO TURN HUMAN REMAINS INTO TREES - March 1,2015\| THE Deccan Chronicle
Feburary 2015

GPS-based census of trees begins in Raj Bhavan - Feb 27,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Seed bank to revive medicinal plant- Ifgtb - feb 24,2015\| THE TIMES OF INDIA
Environmental loss worth Rs 1290 crore due to climate change in Sundarbans - Feb 22,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
New gene that may help reduce risk of GM crops identified - Feb 21,2015\| THE HINDU Business Line
Afforestation key to battling climate change- Feb 5,2015\| THE Tribune
Environment ministry proposes India’s first tree census - Feb 3,2015\| Live Mint
Sunderban mangrove has components to cure Type 2 diabetes - Feb 1,2015\| Mid Day
Environmental loss worth Rs 1290 crore due to climate change in Sundarbans - Feb 22,2015\| THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Project to Raise Forest Trees with Government Subsidy a Success - Feb 4,2015\| THE HINDU
January 2015
Orissa accounts for 95 per cent afforestation in country - Jan 22,2015\| Orissa post
PMO ordered 60 changes to green clearances, environment ministry delivered on most Some others may need legislative amendments to laws - Jan 20,2015\| Business Standard
Mangarbani The fight to keep Delhi’s last sacred forest alive - Jan 19,2015\| Hindustan Times
carsenia travenconia - Jan 18,2015\| Dinamalar

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News from Dailies 2015