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Jairam Ramesh questions Environment Minister over Aravalli Hills redefinit
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday raised questions over the re-definition of the Aravalli Hills, citing Forest Survey of India's (FSI) 2010 definition and objection to the re-definition of the mountain range.
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"Most mountains less than 100 meters": Sachin Pilot says Aravalli range fa
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Aravalli range is facing a grave threat because, according to the documents the government has submitted to the court and the definition it has provided, most of the mountains are less than 100 meters high," Pilot told ANI.
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"Government is helpless or lacks intent": Congress' Sachin Pilot on Araval
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the Aravalli hills row, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday accused the government of failing to protect the ecologically sensitive hills and warned that inaction could cause irreversible environmental damage.
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BJP protecting "mining mafia," alleges Punjab Finance Minister amid Araval
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the Aravalli hills row, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday claimed that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is protecting the mining mafia in various states, including Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh criticises Govt's new definition of Aravalli, BJP'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of any New
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Environment Ministry writes to states on prohibited zones, sustainable min
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat regarding the "ban on grant of new Mining leases and strict regulation of ongoing mining activity in the Aravalli Hills in compliance
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Mining will be completely prohibited by state government in 'core and invi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gujarat's Minister of Forests and Environment Arjun Modhwadia has reaffirmed the state government's firm commitment to the conservation and sustainable development of the Aravalli hills and mining will be completely prohibited by the state government in 'core and inviolate' zones.
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Gujarat government committed to protecting forests, Aravalli Hills: Forest
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gujarat's Minister of Forests and Environment Arjun Modhwadia on Wednesday reaffirmed the state government's commitment to conserving the Aravalli hills and forest areas across the state.
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Jairam Ramesh accuses Centre of misleading public on Aravallis, questions
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change was being "economical with the truth" on the Aravalli Hills issue. He claimed that the redefinition being adopted by the government had been "clearly and compellingly opposed" by key statutor
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Modi govt is selling Aravalli Hills, not engaged in saving it: Jairam Rame
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the ongoing Aravalli Hills row, Jairam Ramesh said the government's actions were contrary to environmental protection and posed a serious threat to the fragile ecosystem spread across multiple states.
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"Determined to destroy every bit of India's ecology": Aaditya Thackeray sl
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the Aravalli Hills row, accusing it of trying to damage India's environment.
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Jairam Ramesh counters Union Environment Minister's clarification on Arava
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This development comes after Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav clarified that only 0.19% or 277 sq km of the 1.44 lakh sq km of the Aravalli hills will be allowed for mining.
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