Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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6 Coal Blocks For 3 Major Power P...
June 29, 2011(PTI): In what can be seen as a relaxation in its ban on mining in “no-go" areas, the environment ministry on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks,

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Three Coal Blocks Cleared To Pave...
June 30, 2011: The environment ministry approved three coal blocks for a very large power plant in Orissa, paving the way for completing the process of inviti

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Jairam Seeks More Efforts For Tig...
June 30, 2011,(IANS): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Orissa to take urgent measures to safeguard the tigers in the state's Similipal national pa

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Ramesh Bats For Lateral Entry Int...
June 30, 2011: The forest sector may become the first segment in India to allow the lateral entry of professionals, if environment minister Jairam Ramesh has

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Jairam Ramesh Wants Developed Nat...
July 1, 2011: Asking developed countries to enhance their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets is "filibustering" and not a goal worth pursuing, environm

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Jairam Ramesh Writes To Dr. Raman...
June 29, 2011: My dear Dr. Raman Singh, I am writing to you for declaring the Guru Ghasidas National Park as a Tiger Reserve. As you may be aware, this Nation

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Polar Bear's Epic Nine Day Swim I...
January 25, 2011: Scientists studying bears around the Beaufort sea, north of Alaska, claim this endurance feat could be a result of climate change.

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Jairam Ramesh Writes To Naveen Pa...
June 29, 2011: My dear Naveenbhai. Recently, a senior official from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) visited Similipal. Based on the update, I

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Report On Green Zones In Western...
June 30, 2011: The much-awaited demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas in the Western Ghats will take a while longer. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Pa

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From Waste To Worse, Possibly
June 29, 2011: When environment minister Jairam Ramesh met angry citizens some weeks ago at the site of the proposed Waste-to-Energy plant in Okhla, south Del

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New Conditions For Hydro Project
June 29, 2011: In a moral victory for BJP leader Uma Bharati, the environment ministry is expected to ask Alakananda Hydro Power Corporation Limited (AHPCL) t

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Panaji: Goa Activists Happy With...
June 29, 2011,(IANS): Green activists in Goa have welcomed Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's initiative in asking the state government for a proposal to up

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