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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Lucknow Comes On Nation's Noise M...
March 25, 2011: After persistently recording higher noise levels, Lucknow has come under the direct watch of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).

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Bamboo Harvesting Gets Minister's...
March 24, 2011: Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has written to the chief ministers of all states to declare and treat bamboo as minor

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Karnataka Opposes, Ramesh Dispose...
March 25, 2011: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh usually hits the headlines for holding back clearances. Of late, he has been in the news for giving them.

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GreenKarbon Panel Discussion At N...
On February 17, 2011 a panel discussion titled Enjoined Destinies: Biodiversity and Climate Change was held at the Nehru Science Centre under the GreenKarbon

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India Cannot Abandon Nuclear Powe...
March 20, 2011, (PTI): Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that though India needs to learn appropriate lessons from the crisis at Japan's nucle

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Why India Might Save The Planet
March 23, 2011: If you had to name a most valuable player of December’s climate summit in Cancún, hands down the award would go to Jairam Ramesh. His Mexican

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How About Owl For A Pet?
March 23, 2011:So 'Harry Potter's' now an eco-offender, making Indians obsessed with keeping owls as pets, leading to their dwindling population, says Jairam

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An Open Letter To Mr. Jairam Rame...
March 23, 2011: Dear Mr. Ramesh,   I refer to the two of your interviews referred to in the news items below. It is difficult to decide to put these stateme

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MOEF Gets Rs. 200 Crores Under Bi...
March 23, 2011, (ANI): Informing about special allocation of Rs. 200 crore under environmental remediation for the ministry in this year's Budget, Minister of

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Tiger Census To Be Made Public On...
March 23, 2011, (PTI): Expressing hope that the number of tigers in the country has increased, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said that the census o

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HC To Decide Fate Of Lavasa Proje...
March 23, 2011, (PTI): The fate of Lavasa's phase I Hill City Project in Pune will be known on March 25 when the Environment Ministry will submit its recommen

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Deshmukh Proposes Leopard Safari...
March 24, 2011: Maharashtra minister for food, civil supply and consumer protection Anil Deshmukh has moved union minister for environment and forests Jairam

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