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 Response On...
April 8, 2011: Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that the Maharashtra government was keen to build a six-lane coastal road along w

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Cheetah Revival Stuck For Want Of...
April 8, 2011: The Environment Ministry’s ambitious plan to re-introduce the now extinct cheetah from South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania is mired in controver

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CM Sticks To Stand On Waste-To-En...
April 7, 2011: Though residents of Okhla have been protesting the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in their locality for months, Chief Minister Sheila

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Satluj Report Clearance By May 15...
April 7, 2011: As part of a comprehensive plan for cleaning of Punjab rivers, Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today assured Punjab Chief

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Relocate Zoo: Jairam Ramesh
April 8, 2011: The original makeover plan for the Byculla zoo had theme gardens of various continents, a 3D theatre and night safari, among other things. Unio

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Jairam Rules Out No-Go Area Revie...
April 8, 2011: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday ruled out reviewing classification of "Go" and "No-go" areas for coal mining, even as the minist

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Waste-Powered Energy Plant: CM Me...
April 6, 2011: The saga of the waste-to-energy plant in Okhla has taken a new turn, again. The office of the L-G of Delhi has jumped into the fray and called

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Expert Against Nagzira Curtailmen...
April 7, 2011: The state wildlife department's move to curtail proposed Nagzira-Navegaon tiger reserve area by confining it to its present core has been oppos

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No Coal To Fire New 24,000 Mw Pow...
April 7, 2011: The power ministry has warned that denying green clearances to stranded coal projects could jeopardise commissioning of plants that would add n

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Review Jaitapur And Large Nuclear...
April 7, 2011: The meltdown in Japan's Fukushima nuclear plants, following the earthquake and tsunami, is casting a shadow on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's

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In A Land Of Scams, Yeddy Is In T...
March 25, 2011: In what has become a routine in Karnataka, another land scam involving a former state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and trusted lieut

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Five Whale Sharks Rescued From Fi...
March 25, 2011: Gujarat's Whale Shark Rescue team have had a hectic few weeks, successfully freeing five whale sharks that had become trapped in fishing nets.

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