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‘Stop immediately’: SC calls for halt to illegal mining in Aravallis

“Any illegal activity has to be stopped immediately,” the bench told the Union government and the state of Rajasthan. (Sanjay Sharma)

Updated 172 days ago

After Aravalli, Jairam Ramesh asks SC to take suo motu note of 3 ‘urgent’ issues

"The Supreme Court's intervention is now essential to ensure that the NGT is allowed to function as per law without fear or favour," Jairam Ramesh said.

Published 195 days ago

Supreme Court’s stay on Aravallis order hailed across party lines

Environmental experts and conservationists had flagged concerns with the new definition, saying that it excluded large tracts of smaller hills, ridges, and undulating terrain from the continuous geological and ecological system of the Aravallis (HT Photo)

Updated 195 days ago

Supreme Court stays Aravalli order, stresses ecological risks

Describing the Aravallis as the “green lungs of north-western India”, the court underlined that the two-billion-year-old range serves as an indispensable ecological and socio-economic backbone of the region, acting as a natural barrier separating the Thar desert from the fertile northern plains while sustaining diverse ecosystems and livelihoods. (HT File)

Published 196 days ago

Supreme Court stays own order limiting definition of Aravalli range amid row

The top court decided to revisit the contentious issue of what constitutes the Aravallis and proposed forming an expert panel to comprehensively examine questions.

Updated 196 days ago

Supreme Court set to hear Aravalli Hills matter today after suo motu cognisance

Referring to the long-running environmental litigation in TN Godavarman Thirumulpad case, the Supreme Court delivered a 29-page judgement in the suo motu matter.

Published 197 days ago

Aravalli hills row: Supreme Court to hear suo motu case on Monday | 5 Key facts

An aerial view of Aravalli Range as the Supreme Court of India takes suo motu cognisance of matter over Aravalli Hills and a three-judge vacation bench headed by Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant will hear the matter on December 29, on Sunday.

Published 197 days ago

BJP evaded debate on key public issues during Haryana winter session, says Hooda

Former chief minister and leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Published 202 days ago

Union minister seeks report on Assam elephant deaths, stresses on Aravalli

On Aravalli protection, the minister said mining is allowed only in 0.19 per cent of the 1.44 lakh sq km area, with the rest fully preserved.

Published 204 days ago

New definition of Aravalli Hills trigger protests, activists fear for ecology

Members of 'Aravalli Bachao Sanstha' stage a demonstration as part of the Save Aravalli movement, near the residence of Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh, in Gurugram.

Published 204 days ago

On World Environment Day, PM Modi flags off Aravalli reforestation plan

PM Modi also highlighted the importance of reforesting the Aravalli range under the Aravalli Green Wall project.

Updated 403 days ago

Govt to soon launch Green Wall project to save exploited Aravallis

Tyre marks left by tractor trolleys and JCB earthmovers, pointing at mining activity in the Aravalli range region at Gangani village, in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 404 days ago

4-year-old child’s death confirmed as Gujarat’s first due to Chandipura virus

The samples have been sent to Pune’s National Institute of Virology. (AP/Representative)

Updated 725 days ago

DC issues orders to stop illegal mining in Aravalli region

Residents of their destroyed homes after a demolition drive was carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad on its land in Khori village in the Aravalli region, in Faridabad in 2021. (HT Photo)

Updated 744 days ago

Experts concerned as NCR draft regional plan 2041 doesn’t mention Aravalli range

The current regional plan identifies the Aravalli ridge in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana, forest areas, Yamuna, Ganga, Kali, Hindon, Sahibi and major lakes such as Badkal, Suraj Kund and Damdama as protected zones, where construction is not allowed.

Updated 1659 days ago

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