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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Ramesh Hoodwinked Bellary Project
March 23, 2011: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh’s ban on mining projects in Bellary appears to have been violated by his own ministry, if the Karnataka gov

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Jairam Ramesh Pitches In For Coal...
March 23, 2011, (PTI): Amid concerns over the safety of India’s nuclear power plants in the wake of the Japan nuclear crisis, Environment Minister Jairam Rame

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Stop Passing The Buck On Yamuna:...
March 23, 2011: Stop passing the buck on Yamuna once and for all, an angry Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today told Delhi and Haryana Governments and dir

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For Immediate Release: A "Revolut...
March 23, 2011, Washington, D.C.: Food prices have soared to record highs and are projected to increase further in the coming decade, pushing millions of peop

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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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American Environmental Scientist...
March 22, 2011: Stephen R. Carpenter, Professor of Zoology and Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, will receive the 2011 Stockholm Water Pr

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"A Healthy Environment Leads To A...
March 18, 2011: Bittu Sahgal, Editor and Founder of Sanctuary Asia addressed students from St. Xavier’s College on March 18, 2011 in Mumbai. Speaking at the H

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Ministry Hoodwinks Ramesh
March 21, 2011: The environment ministry may have hoodwinked its in-charge Jairam Ramesh to help a company escape action initiated by the minister. The minist

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Jairam Ramesh Clarifies His Stand...
March 22, 2011: I am shocked and pained to read in a newspaper published from Mumbai (in its edition dated 18.3.2011) that I have changed rules to benefit Jin

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American Environmental Scientist...
March 22, 2011: Stephen R. Carpenter, Professor of Zoology and Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, will receive the 2011 Stockholm Water Pr

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Is Our Nuclear Regulator Independ...
March 21, 2011: Former AERB chief A Gopalakrishnan says it isn’t, others disagree Indian nuclear scientists are divided on whether the Atomic Energy Regulator

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DMK Returns To Waters To Reap Ele...
March 21, 2011: The DMK manifesto for the April 13 election in Tamil Nadu has once again brought the issue of interlinking of rivers to the fore. Releasing th

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