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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DLF Residents Say Metro Route Wil...
November 30, 2010: Tired of the city authorities and the DLFs inaction, the U-Block RWA of DLF Phase-III has written to the Union environment minister, Jairam

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Forest Panel Rejects POSCO Cleara...
December 2, 2010: A Union environment ministry panel has recommended temporary withdrawal of the forest clearance given to South Korean giant POSCO's proposed

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India Proposes A Monitoring Syste...
December 1, 2010: India is pushing a global emissions monitoring system in Cancun talks that could become the centerpiece of a compromise with the United Stat

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Politician As An Activist
December 2, 2010: The true geopolitics-altering crusading spirit probably died with the medieval Crusades and good riddance too. It would be much too much Bus

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We Need Sensible Eco-Compromises
December 2, 2010: Almost no one today can deny the importance of saving the environment. But, at the same time, ecological concerns can’t hold progress to ran

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Panel Seeks More Information From...
November 30, 2010: The Environment Ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has sought additional information from South Korean steel-maker, Posco, on its

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Polavaram Already Cleared: Jairam
November 30, 2010: Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) Jairam Ramesh on Monday stated that environmental clearance to the Indir

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Indian Nuclear Power Plant With F...
November 30, 2010, New Delhi: India on Sunday gave environmental clearance for a nuclear power plant to be built in collaboration with French firm Areva, days

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India, China Together On Emission...
November 30, 2010, (PTI): India and China are on board on the controversial issue of opening up of international verification of domestic climate change mitig

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India To Include Environmental Co...
November 30, 2010, (IANS): By 2015, India will report its gross domestic product (GDP) in a manner that takes into account the cost of the environment, its pr

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Breaking Naxal-Tribal Nexus
November 30, 2010: By Arti Bali, Constantly in the news due to their miserable economic conditions, tribals in India face even a still uncertain and dark futu

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Activists Call It 'Farce', May Mo...
December 1, 2010: Social activists on Tuesday labelled the 35 conditions announced by environment minister Jairam Ramesh for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant

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