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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Environment Ministry Gives Powers...
May 12, 2011, (PTI): In a bid to expedite development projects in 60 Naxal affected districts, the environment ministry today gave power to state governments

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Bio-Remediation Method May Be Use...
May 12, 2011, (PTI): The government on Thursday said it was looking at "bio-remediation method" to "clean up" 350 tonnes of toxic waste lying in the now defun

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'Out Of Control Crowds Queered Le...
May 13, 2011: Wednesday's chaotic efforts to rescue a leopard that strayed into Karanj village, Uran, was a classic example, wildlife experts say, of how not

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From Prisoner Of Maoists To Rames...
May 13, 2011: R Vineel Krishna, Malkangiri district magistrate and hero of a Maoist abduction drama in February, impressed Jairam Ramesh so much that the envi

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MoEF Rejected N-Plant Hearing, Sa...
May 13, 2011: In a discussion with students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Wednesday, union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh

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Incredible Swarms Of Fish Form Of...
March 12, 2011: The shores of Acapulco's beaches were this weekend teeming with masses of fish packed so tightly they looked like an oil slick from above.

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Manmohan Singh Calls Urgent Meeti...
May 12, 2011: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an urgent meeting on May 16 to address the issue of coal shortage in the country.

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Go-Ahead In Ropeway Project Quest...
May 11, 2011, (PTI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's decision to give a go-ahead for a ropeway project in Gujarat's Girnar wildlife sanctuary has been qu

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Waste To Energy Project Not So Gr...
May 11, 2011: A waste-to-energy (WtE) project in the heart of the Indian capital and run by a powerful industrial family is testing the enforceability of the

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GM Crop: Panel To Review Field Tr...
May 11, 2011: After moratorium on BT Brinjal, the environment ministry will review all existing field trials of the genetically modified crops in India for sa

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Reliance Power Coal Blocked!
May 11, 2011, (CNBC-TV18): In a blow to Reliance Power, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has clarified that the ‘No-Go’ status of the coal block, which woul

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Lifting Of Stay On Maheshwar Hyde...
May 12, 2011: The Narmada Bachao Andolan has used Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's charge of political interference in his ministry's functioning to alleg

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