Biodiversity Conservation & Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BCRLIP) aims at conserving Biodiversity in selected landscapes, including wildlife protected areas/critical conservation areas while improving rural livelihoods through participatory approaches. Development of Joint Forest Management (JFM) and eco-development in some states are models of new approaches to provide benefits to both conservation and local communities.

Letter to Ministry of Environment and Forests (Sr. Pay & Accounts Officer) from Deputy Inspector General (PT) on the subject of centrally sponsored plan scheme ‘Project Tiger’ administrative approval for funds release to Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra during 2011-12 – enhancement of scheme.

A Task Force on Conservation of Bustards Species in India was constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India to look into the issues of conservation of Bustard and Florican species in India and to prepare Action Plan for the conservation of Bustard species. The Task Force, based upon the Workshop held on 1-2 November 2011 for developing guidelines for the recovery programmes of bustard species has submitted draft guidelines for Species Recovery Programme of Bengal Florican to the Ministry.

MoEF has informed Supreme Court that the environment clearance given to Nirma Industries for the Cement Plant, Coke Oven Plant and Captive Power Plant in
Bhavnagar, has been revoked. Read the final MoEF order.

Expansion of Alumina Refinery from 1 MTPA to 6 MTPA and Captive Power Plant of 72 MW to 285 MW at Lanjigarh in Orissa by M/s Vedanta Alumina Limited.

A `Task Force on Conservation of Bustards Species in India’ was constituted by Ministry of Environment and Forests, to look into the issues of conservation of Bustard and Florican species in India and to prepare an action plan for the conservation of Bustard species. The Task Force, based upon the Workshop for Developing Guidelines for the Recovery Programmes of Bustards Species held on 1-2 November 2011 has submitted draft guidelines for Species Recovery Programmes of Great India Bustard and Lesser Florican to the Ministry.

The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is situated on the Left Bank of the river Brahmaputra in the extreme east of Assam and falls between the following geographical coordinates: Latitudes: 27° 30’ – 27° 45’N, Longitudes: 95°10’ – 95° 45’E. Brahmaputra River is mainly formed by confluence of three rivers namely Siang River, Dibang River and Lohit River.

Report of Professor K.T. Ravindran, Chairman - Expert Committee to examine the quantum of penalty and creation of environmental restoration fund for Lavasa city project, Pune district.

MoEF gave conditional clearance to Lavasa Lavasa Corporation for the development of hill statation township at village Mulshi and Velhe Talukas in Pune. Read full text of this order dated Nov 9, 2011.

Minister of Environment & Forests, Smt Jayanthi Natarajan inaugurated the one-day workshop 'Challenges in Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation - Potential for Collaboration between ICIMOD and India' on the occasion of first ever ICIMOD-India Day celebration today in New Delhi on 30th September 2011. The workshop was jointly organised by the MoEF and ICIMOD.