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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For Green Nod, Make Projects Tsun...
March 17, 2011: India has become the first country in the world to incorporate Tsunami proofing for environmental clearances of major projects, after titanic

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Tiger Census To Be Released On Ma...
March 17, 2011, (PTI): India's 'Tiger Census' will be released on March 28, environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced on Thursday and hoped that the countr

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Jaitapur Project May Be Scrapped:...
March 17, 2011: The proposed nuclear plant at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district of Maharshtra could be scrapped if it violates regulations, said Union Environmen

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Climate Time Bomb Ticking Away Fo...
March 19, 2011: Karnataka will be warmer by 2 degree Celsius, especially the northern parts; average rainfall will come down by 6%; Krishna basin districts will

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Indians Take Delight In Bypassing...
March 18, 2011: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh believes it is necessary to create a single indicator capable of reflecting both econom

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Time To Push Pause Button On N-Pl...
March 19, 2011:  Environment and Forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the government would not jettison its nuclear power programme in response to the

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Explosion Rocks Another Japanese...
March 14, 2011: Fresh white smoke rose again Monday from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, caused by an explosion at a building tied to the facil

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Study: Climate Change Affects Tho...
March 7, 2011: Climate change will have the greatest impact on people least responsible for causing it, new research shows.

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Ancient Treasures Threatened By C...
March 11, 2011: Archaeological treasures that have been frozen for millennia are being destroyed because of climate change, according to Edinburgh researchers

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‘Fast Start Finance For Climate C...
February 27, 2011: With the so-called “fast start finance" for climate change completely missing over a year after it was promised at Copenhagen, major emergi

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Prepare For Arctic Struggle As Cl...
March 10, 2011: America urgently needs to build up its military readiness in the Arctic where melting summer sea ice is setting up a global struggle for resou

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Blue Carbon: An Oceanic Opportuni...
March 10, 2011: Mangroves are tangled orchards of spindly shrubs that thrive in the interface between land and sea. They bloom in muddy soil where the water i

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