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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The Element Of Doubt About Jairam...
June 25, 2011: Is India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh a smooth, cunning and crafty fox? That’s what he claimed to be at a journalism school convocation

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Note Of Caution On Forest Owlet A...
June 27, 2011: Ahead of the state wildlife board (SWB) meeting on Tuesday, a section of board members, birders, nature lovers and conservationists have cautio

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Repeat Of Posco In Uttarakhand
June 24, 2011: In repeat of Posco inquiry, a committee to look into issues raised by Uma Bharati to save Dhara Devi temple in Uttarakhand has given a fragment

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Govt To Set Up Eco-Sensitive Zone...
June 25, 2011, (DNA): In a significant move, the state government has agreed to create eco sensitive zones around 27 protected wildlife areas. The decision wa

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Coal Blocks: Ramesh Says Border L...
June 24, 2011,(PTI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said it was a "difficult" decision to approve the coal blocks in Chhattisgarh after overruling t

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New Frog Species From Arunachal P...
June 25, 2011: The genus Leptobrachium described by Tschudi (1838) and belonging to the family Megophryidae Bonaparte, 1850 consists of 27 known species world

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Consult Jarawas On Their Future,...
June 23, 2011: The National Advisory Council (NAC) on Wednesday asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to consult the Jarawas, a primitive tribal group in the Anda

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Jairam Overrules Green Panel, Giv...
June 24 2011: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has yielded to demands from the governments of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan by declaring three coal block

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Western Ghat Panel Report To Be D...
June 23, 2011,(Express News Service): The submission of the final report by the experts’ panel on the eco-sensitive areas in the Western Ghats will be delayed

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Punjab CM Meets PM For Clemency T...
June 23, 2011,(PTI): Later talking to the media, the CM said the Prime Minister had responded positively to the issues raised by them. The Punjab CM also met

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Manmohan To Hold Review Meeting O...
June 23, 2011: With signs of economic growth slowing down and concerns over the below-par performance of many core sectors, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh has

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Three Chhattisgarh Coal Blocks Ca...
June 24, 2011: The first signs of Jairam Ramesh easing his stand on the `go no-go' policy came on Thursday with the Union environment minister clearing three

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