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Backlash as Indian oil heir Anant Ambani made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University
Newcastle University has named Anant Ambani, who stands to inherit an Indian oil and gas fortune, as a professor of practice in sustainability. The appointment has sparked criticism from conservationists and academics, who question his qualifications and the university's due diligence. Ambani runs Vantara, a large private zoo, which has faced previous concerns about how some endangered animals were sourced.
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