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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Reflections On The Jaipur Literat...
January 20, 2011: Incest is a reality but perhaps all civilizations have been wary of it. Jaipur Literature Festival that began as ‘civil society’ initiative

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Expanding National Highways Is No...
January 18, 2011: The myopia of our mandarins continues. Union minister of road transport and highways Kamal Nath, on taking office, grandiosely announced tha

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Major Oil Spill Off Mumbai's Coas...
January 21, 2011: The Oil and Natural Gas Commission's (ONGC) Mumbai -Uran Trunk Oil pipeline burst on Friday morning causing a major oil spill, 80 kms away f

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Press Release: Worldwatch Institu...
January 19, 2011, Washington, D.C:Event highlights innovative next steps to create an environmentally sustainable food system,  improve food security, and all

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India To Raze Building For Enviro...
January 19, 2011: An upscale apartment building that has caused an Indian political scandal was ordered Sunday to be razed because it violates coastal protect

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MoEF Official In City To Probe Te...
January 20, 2011: Even as the cold war continues between the wildlife wing and Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) over communication gap abo

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Jaiswal’s Work Gets Paid With Cab...
January 20, 2011: Coal minister Sripraksh Jaiswal was promoted as Cabinet minister in Wednesday’s reshuffle while environment minister Jairam Ramesh just mana

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Adarsh-Like Action Against Towers...
January 20, 2011: Following a diktat by Jairam Ramesh, environment and forest minister, the state government has started consolidating information about high

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MoEF Probe Into Tree Felling At M...
January 19, 2011: Union minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has ordered a probe into largescale teak and bamboo felling by Forest Development Co

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Declare Sawantwadi-Dodamarg 'Eco-...
January 19, 2010, (IANS): A top Mumbai NGO Wednesday urged the central government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg area of Sindhudurg district of the Konkan

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How Green Are Government Building...
January 19, 2010: At the forefront of the global war against climate change, does not have any guidelines to make government offices eco-friendly, reveals a R

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REFILE-UPDATE 1-India Min:Willing...
January 19, 2011: India's environment minister said on Wednesday he was willing to revive Vedanta Resources' (VED.L: Quote) plans to expand its alumina refine

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