Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Adani will have to do impossible for mining around Tadoba
Adani Power will have to recreate Tadoba like forests to compensate for destruction carried out for mining a report in DNA today quotes Maharasthra Forest officials. As is known Adani Power was alloted mining licenses around Tadoba by eager Forest officials only to see a huge protest being launched by local Chandrapur Residents and local NGo's. Given the opposition the project has been stayed for the time being with a case pending in courts to decide the fate of the project.
SAARC officials visit Sariksa to get first hand feel of 'Tiger Conservation' efforts
With a rapidly dwindling population of tigers it would be safe to describe India's conservation report card as dismal but to showcase a first of its kind relocation effort forest minsters from saarc countries today are being taken to Sariksa to have a look at the result of the effort first hand. PR coverage for the environment ministry has been no less than disastrous in the last few years what with the MOEF widely known as an ATM ministry. Now with a a new minister at helm the babus are going all out to improve their image conducting events like these to garner some brownie points. One hopes as much eneergy and effort is spent on the real job which is saving India's wildlife from destruction.
SAARC ministers to visit Sariska today
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