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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Delhi CM Sidesteps Jairam Ramesh'...
January 8, 2011, (PTI): Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has steered clear of remarks made by environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Akshardham temple getting env

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Jairam: New CRZ Notifications Don...
January 9, 2011: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Saturday made it clear that the new CRZ notifications do not condone “Adarsh-type

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'Frequently Asked Questions' On T...
January 10, 2011: 'Frequently Asked Questions' on the New CRZ Notification 2011 prepared by the Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF). Please click here

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Fine Balance Between Green & Grey
January 9, 2011: The city's green lungs and open spaces can now seek shelter from the onslaught of development in the new coastal zone regulations, which came

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No Commercial Devpt In 100m Zone
January 9, 2011: Developers, who were once wary of taking on projects along the coastline because the floor space index (FSI) was restricted to between 1.25 a

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CRZ Norms Shield Open Spaces, Lim...
January 9, 2011: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh unveiled a host of policy decisions that are part of the new Coastal Regulatory Zone norms here on S

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Has 2010 Been The Country’s ‘Scam...
January 10, 2011: It’s a new year and you are dying to say ‘Happy New Year’ and mean it, but what do you get? Emails circulating round give an incomprehensibl

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Private Developers To Be Subject...
January 9, 2011: In an effort to stem the tide of corruption and keep the builder lobby "on a tight leash", a number of checks and guards have been introduced

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Contour Mapping On The Cards
January 9, 2011: With the announcement of new norms, the government is also tightening the noose on CRZ violations. Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chav

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State Govt Appoints 2-Member Pane...
January 9, 2011: The Maharashtra government today appointed a two-member committee to probe the Adarsh Society scam. The committee, comprising retired judge J

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Numbers, numbers, numbers! Into 2...

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Mining Leases In Eco-Sensitive Si...
January 6, 2011: The Maharashtra government reviewed the status of operational and proposed mining leases in the eco-sensitive Sindhudurg belt and adjoining a

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