Press on Environment and Wildlife

Government plans CFL return scheme to curb mercury pollution (March Week #1 (2016))

Government plans CFL return scheme to curb mercury pollution [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=79734]

New Delhi: The environment ministry has proposed a scheme whereby old compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs can be returned to the manufacturer for Rs.10, as part of an initiative to control mercury pollution from CFLs.

‘Put pollution data above feedback for odd-even second phase’ (Issue of the week, February Week #2 (2016))

‘Put pollution data above feedback for odd-even second phase’ [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=79421]

The AAP government may be going ahead with the implementation of the second phase of odd-even car-rationing scheme based on favorable opinion poll but a section of city residents feel the re-introduction of the plan should be based instead on “scientific
survey” of pollution data.

Gzb, Noida trump Delhi on plastic bag ban (February Week #2 (2016))

Gzb, Noida trump Delhi on plastic bag ban [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=79439]

The neighbours have stolen a march on the capital.Three weeks after the UP government imposed a blanket ban on plastic carry bags in the state, officials of GautamBudh Nagar and Ghaziabad claimed their consumption has fallen by 80%, adding they hope to
reduce it further soon. Noida officials said their city could become UP's first to have successfully implemented the ban. No mean achievement for a region infamous for its lawlessness.

ENTHUSIASTS LOOK FORWARD TO BIRDING EXTRAVAGANZA (February Week #2 (2016))

ENTHUSIASTS LOOK FORWARD TO BIRDING EXTRAVAGANZA [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=79356]

From February 12-15, hundreds of birdwatchers from all over India will be looking for birds, recording what they see and sharing the information online. They will join over 100,000 other bird enthusiasts from all over the world in the annual Great Backyard
Bird Count (GBBC).

Kerala urged to promote farming of native freshwater fish (February Week #2 (2016))

Kerala urged to promote farming of native freshwater fish [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=79388]

A national workshop on conservation of native freshwater fishes has urged the Kerala government to set up small-scale hatcheries in inland regions to popularise aquaculture practices of species listed in the endangered category.

Borivlipark wants two Pench tigresses for breeding (February Week #2 (2016))

Borivlipark wants two Pench tigresses for breeding [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=79384]

Nagpur: At a time when Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, country's premier wildlife research institute, is not taking any calls on release two hand-reared captive tigresses in Pench enclosure, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) at Borivli
in Mumbai has sought the two wildcats for breeding purposes and tiger safari.